Community Foundations
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
BATON ROUGE, LA
Total revenue
$56.9M
Total expenses
$48.3M
Net assets
$332.9M
Grants received
$36.9M
194 grants
EIN
726030391
Tax year
2024
Mission
Foundation unites human & financial resources to enhance quality of life in southern louisiana
Programs
1 program
Sponsoring and administering a number of programs and projects that are dedicated to providing the appropriate response to emerging community needs such as facilitating investments and parternships and coordinating processes to improve the education of primary and secondary students throughout south louisiana; facilitating investments and parternships to support cities and regions creating positive impact for people, organizations and economies necessary to build safe and sustainable communities; supporting ligo-livingston (laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory) which studies and detects gravitational waves by measuring distortions in space and time and its science education activities; and working with public, private and community partners, to provide financial and technical assistance in building clean energy communities across louisiana.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
30 listed
CHRISTOPHER J MEYER
PRESIDENT & CEO
$444K
45 hrs/wk
EDMUND J GIERING IV
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
$236K
40 hrs/wk
BEVERLY M HAYDEL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
SCOTT N HENSGENS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
TODD S MANUEL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
ERIN MONROE
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
TATIANA SAAVEDRA PATEL MD
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DIANNA R PAYTON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
LINDA O POSNER
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MATTHEW C SAURAGE
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
NICKLOS S SPEYRER
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
WILLIAM F TATE IV PHD
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
KAREN R WILLIAMS MD
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JENNIFER EPLETT REILLY
PAST CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
JEFFREY W KOONCE
CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
THOMAS J ADAMEK
VICE-CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
DANIEL A GARDINER JR
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
HELENA R CUNNINGHAM
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
ANNETTE D BARTON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
PRESTON J CASTILLE JR
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
J WESLEY DANIELS JR
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
RHOMAN J HARDY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN M SPAIN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
$718K
0DEBORAH D PICKELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$253K
45 hrs/wk
BRENNA BENSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$221K
45 hrs/wk
COURTNEY GUSTIN
CONTROLLER
$147K
40 hrs/wk
LAUREN C JUMONVILLE
VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE STRATEGY
$140K
40 hrs/wk
CARISSA GRAVES
VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPIC ADVANCEMENT
$136K
40 hrs/wk
ERIC DEXTER
VICE PRESIDENT OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP
$136K
40 hrs/wk
SARAH GARDNER
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
$125K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
WATERSHED ADVISORS LLC
CONSULTING
SPED STRATEGIES LLC
SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT
COMMON GOOD LABS
DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT
CAPITAL CITY PRESS LLC
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING
EXPLORATORIUM
CONSULTING
Grants received
Showing 194 of 194
Funded by
$36.9M from 89 funders · 194 grants · 2017–2024
$16.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$2.9M · 7 grants · 2018–2023
$2.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$1.5M · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$1.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2023
$1.2M · 2 grants · 2020
$1.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$1.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024