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Grant Funders in Baton Rouge, LA

Bespoke Grants indexes 49 grant-making foundations headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — together $253.4M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and youth development. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Baton Rouge nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

49
Foundations in Baton Rouge
$253.4M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
LA
State

Foundations headquartered in Baton Rouge

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Our Lady of the Lake Foundation$52.9M2023
2Hiv-aids Alliance for Region Two Inc$31.7M2020
3Feeding Louisiana$29.3M2025
4Baton Rouge Area Foundation$26.4M2024
5L S U Foundation$24.0M2024
6Tiger Athletic Foundation$13.6M2024
7The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation$7.1M2024
8Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc$6.3M2023
9Irene W and C B Pennington Foundation$5.7M2023
10New Schools for Baton Rouge$5.4M2024
11Employee Assistance Foundation$4.3M2024
12Capital Area United Way$3.4M2025
13Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank$3.1M2024
14Blue Cross & Blue Shield of$3.0M2024
15General Health System Foundation$2.7M2024
16Lsu Real Estate and Facilities$2.2M2023
17Louisiana Primary Care Association Inc$2.0M2018
18Capital Area Agency on Aging Inc$1.8M2025
19The Emerge Center Inc$1.7M2024
20Friends of Louisiana Public$1.7M2024
21Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical$1.5M2023
22Nsbr Facilities Inc$1.5M2023
23The Edward L Rispone Family Foundation$1.4M2024
24Sja Foundation$1.3M2024
25Foundation for Womans$1.3M2024
26Foundation for Louisiana$1.3M2023
27The Credit Bureau of$1.2M2024
28United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana Inc$1.0M2025
29Lsu Alumni Association$988K2021
30The Charles Lamar Family Foundation$980K2024
31Louisiana Hospital Association Research$945K2024
32Magnolia Healthcare Inc$934K2024
33Baton Rouge General Medical Center$867K2024
34Gbrfb Mission Support$850K2023
35Phi Kappa Phi Foundation$811K2021
36Labi Foundation$700K2023
37The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby$664K2024
38Louisiana Clean Fuels Inc$663K2025
39Center for Planning Excellence$618K2024
40The Newton B Thomas Support Foundation$600K2024

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What Baton Rouge funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Baton Rouge, LA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Baton Rouge nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.