A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame
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Grant recipient EIN 85-3933537Arts and culture

Who funds Black School Inc?

7 private foundations gave Black School Inc in New Orleans, LA $2.2 million across 12 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

12 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Lulu FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General fund

    $10,000
  2. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support the construction of the black schoolhouse building and to continue support for organizational capacity and community-focused artist programs

    $250,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for it's gallery and residency programs, art exhibitions, site specific and responsive engagements, and professional artist support in new orleans

    $80,000
  4. The Lulu FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General fund

    $15,000
  5. Geraldine R Dodge Foundation IncNewark, NJ 2024

    General operating support

    $2,500
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for it's gallery and residency programs, art exhibitions, site specific and responsive engagements, and professional artist support in new orleans

    $87,000
  7. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Enhance Community Health

    $25,000
  8. Claire and Theodore Morse FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  9. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $1,000
  10. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gift

    $300
  11. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support the construction of the black schoolhouse building and to continue support for organizational capacity and community-focused artist programs

    $1,700,000
  12. Claire and Theodore Morse FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    general support

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New Orleans, LA and are not among Black School Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 264 grants Preselected only $20,390 to similar organizations
  2. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 114 grants Preselected only $143,153 to similar organizations
  3. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 90 grants Accepts applications $1,891,051 to similar organizations
  4. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 61 grants Accepts applications $723,500 to similar organizations
  5. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 28 grants Accepts applications $236,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 75 grants Accepts applications $7,142,960 to similar organizations
  7. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 34 grants Accepts applications $697,800 to similar organizations
  8. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 42 grants Accepts applications $1,837,739 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-3933537 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.