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Private foundation (trust)EIN 726020536Est. 1955-05

The Helis Foundation

New Orleans, LA 70170

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$85.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

74

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$33K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

There are no submission deadlines.

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Not applicable

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$3.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$3.9M

Min. Investment Return

$3.9M

Undistributed Income

$2.3M

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.7M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

195 grants

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
$2.3M
3 grants
New Orleans Museum of Art
$779K
3 grants
United Way for the Greater New Orleans
$388K
3 grants
US Biennial Inc
$275K
3 grants
Contemporary Arts Center
$207K
3 grants
Second Harvester of Greater NO & Acadiana
$200K
3 grants
Louisiana Endowment for the Humantities
$189K
3 grants
Preservation Resource Center
$158K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

181 grants

<$10K
88
grants
$10–50K
63
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Louisiana
$7.1M
95% of total
New York
$345K
5% of total
Colorado
$45K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$21K
0% of total
Mississippi
$500
0% of total

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