News & Insights

As we round out the end of Black History Month, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) is looking back at our fourth annual Celebration of Black Philanthropy that was held on February 7. At the Celebration, the Foundation proudly announced that we have achieved our goal of distributing $3 million to Black-led nonprofits through our Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity. Launched in 2020, the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity awards funding to Black-led organizations leading the fight for racial justice in our region and working to build wealth in the African American community.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) announced it has activated its Disaster Response & Restoration Fund and will be awarding a total of $75,000 in grants to six local nonprofits that serve Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, and Orleans parishes in response to the tornadoes which hit on Wednesday, December 14.

I’ve been to many conferences, but the butterflies in my stomach arriving at the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) Fall Retreat in Chicago made it clear that this was a first – my first time traveling for the Greater New Orleans Foundation, my first national gathering in the field of philanthropy, and my first opportunity to meet so many peers in the space. A month later, as I walked out of the Facing Race conference, l felt more deeply connected to my role in philanthropy and to my own leadership as the Director of Environmental Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation. And now, I’ve helped distribute my first round of environmental grants!

On November 14, 2022, Impact 100, an initiative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, announced that its $100,000 transformative grant was awarded this year to TrainingGrounds, Inc. Now in its tenth year, Impact 100, our women’s giving circle, is a group of over one hundred local women who committed to giving $1,100 for the purpose of making a single transformative grant to a local nonprofit. Recipient nonprofits will use the grant to deepen their impact and grow their network of supporters. Since its inaugural year ten years ago, Impact 100 has granted out more than $1 million to nonprofits across our region.

Impact 100, an initiative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, announced that its $100,000 transformative grant will be awarded this year to TrainingGrounds, Inc. Impact 100, a giving circle now in its tenth year, is a group of over one hundred local women who committed to giving $1,100 for the purpose of making a single transformative grant to a local nonprofit.