Private foundation (trust)EIN 721285110Est. 1996-03

TESSON FOUNDATION

METAIRIE, LA 70005

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Total Assets

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$166K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$98K

Total Expenses

$180K

Qualifying Distributions

$168K

Distributable Amount

$113K

Min. Investment Return

$114K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $166K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

87 grants

ST MARY'S ACADEMY
$65K
4 grants
THE STEM LIBRARY
$50K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
$47K
5 grants
The Angelus Inc
$44K
3 grants
EDUCARE
$40K
3 grants
SON OF A SAINT
$40K
3 grants
ARCHBISHOP HANNAN HIGH SCHOOL
$35K
4 grants
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
$28K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Louisiana
$537K
74% of total
Mississippi
$56K
8% of total
Florida
$44K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$25K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$25K
3% of total
Georgia
$24K
3% of total
Texas
$10K
1% of total
California
$3K
0% of total
New York
$3K
0% of total
Oklahoma
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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