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Grantmaking public charityEIN 832205950

Bayou Community Foundation

Houma, LA 70361

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$467K

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$502K

In 2024, Bayou Community Foundation awarded grants to 30 nonprofits working in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle as part of the Foundations Annual Nonprofit Grants Program to fill critical needs such as food, housing and behavioral health services. In addition, the Foundation awarded grants to eight local nonprofits after Hurricane Francines landfall here on September 11, 2024, to support local relief and recovery efforts, and fund repairs to nonprofit facilities damaged in the storm. Bayou Community Foundation also provided grants to local nonprofits requested by donors through Donor Advised Funds and donor-directed gifts to the Foundation.

Program 2

$19K

In 2024, Bayou Community Foundation conducted to host opportunities to strengthen the capacity of local nonprofit organizations, including the Annual Nonprofit Bus Tour, the Bayou Region Nonprofit Conference attended by 100 local nonprofit leaders, and workshops on digital marketing, volunteer management and grant writing. The Foundation also established its Working Group on Behaviora Health, conducted a Behavioral Health Summit and convened local nonprofits and government leaders throughout the year to identify and develope solutions to increase access to behavioral health care in our community. Through its Working Group on Hunger, Bayou Community Foundation created a digital food bank map for residents to locate distribution locations.

Focus Areas

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.5M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.9M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

134 grants

Our Lady of the Isle Catholic Church
$877K
1 grant
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$400K
1 grant
$373K
3 grants
TOWN OF GRAND ISLE
$68K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

134 grants

<$10K
78
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Louisiana
$2.4M
72% of total
Pennsylvania
$929K
28% of total
South Carolina
$9K
0% of total
Georgia
$6K
0% of total

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