Private foundation · EIN 72-1400981 · Violet, LA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation's grants went
It reported $2.6M in grants paid across 58 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 27.3% of those dollars to 43 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $708K 43 lines
- No confident match $1.71M 14
- Not itemized $182K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Form of application
- WRITTEN REQUEST STATING PURPOSE, NAME OF ORGANIZATION, PERSON TO CONTACT AND AMOUNT OF REQUEST. GRANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- AWARD 60 SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES FROM ST. BERNARD PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL
- Website on filing
- WWW.MERAUXFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 56 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Government Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $1,505,250 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0497926 | $125,000 | DONATION | Same address 0.71 |
| Community Center of St Bernard Chalmette, LA · EIN 74-3173649 | $90,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| St Bernard Parish Dept of Community Development Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $79,621 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Goat in the Road Productions New Orleans, LA · EIN 26-3248111 | $57,099 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Educational Broadcasting Foundation Metairie, LA · EIN 72-0920100 | $50,000 | DONATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA · no confident EIN match | $41,669 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, MI · EIN 38-1689022 | $40,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-0693960 | $39,782 | DONATION | Same address 0.72 |
| Ducks Unlimited Memphis, TN · EIN 13-5643799 | $35,750 | DONATION | Known alias 1.00 |
| Flyspace Performing Arts Academy Arabi, LA · EIN 93-4424880 | $30,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Nunez Community College Foundation Chalmette, LA · EIN 72-1308725 | $27,773 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| University of New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1051326 | $25,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| The Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0408921 | $22,600 | DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| St Bernard Economic Development Foundat Chalmette, LA · EIN 11-3712951 | $20,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| St Bernard Council on Aging Chalmette, LA · EIN 72-0747653 | $16,588 | DONATION | Same city 1.00 |
| Nola Tree Project New Orleans, LA · EIN 85-0488807 | $12,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Society Saint Bernard, LA · EIN 72-0993317 | $11,000 | DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Friends of the Battle of New Orleans Chalmette, LA · EIN 84-3141002 | $10,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Knights of Nemesis Social Club and Parade Arabi, LA · EIN 20-1317754 | $10,000 | DONATION | Same ZIP 0.86 |
| The Company a St Bernard Community Theater Chalmette, LA · EIN 47-3479442 | $10,000 | DONATION | Same ZIP 0.94 |
| STEM Library Lab Metairie, LA · EIN 81-4564985 | $10,000 | DONATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| St Bernard School Board Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $7,341 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Chalmette High School Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $7,318 | SUPPORT THE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY | Unmatched Help match |
| St Bernard Hall of Fame Chalmette, LA · EIN 72-1282604 | $6,000 | DONATION | Same city 0.91 |
| Children's Hospital New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0467503 | $5,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation Chalmette, LA · EIN 83-4655676 | $5,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| National Food and Beverage Foundation Chalmette, LA · EIN 33-1081281 | $5,000 | DONATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Old Arabi Neighborhood Association Arabi, LA · EIN 72-1437329 | $5,000 | DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Raphael Village New Orleans, LA · EIN 82-1693179 | $5,000 | DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| St Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe Braithwaite, LA · EIN 82-1542624 | $5,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Crown Group Foundation Mandeville, LA · EIN 93-3276740 | $4,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Captain Jimmy and Friends Charities Slidell, LA · EIN 84-3343387 | $3,000 | DONATION | Same street 1.00 |
| St Bernard Recovery Awareness Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $3,000 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute New Orleans, LA · EIN 82-1961154 | $2,500 | DONATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| St Bernard Parish Juvenile Drug Court Chalmette, LA · EIN 20-2818817 | $2,500 | DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Iberia Development Foundation New Iberia, LA · EIN 45-2653409 | $2,500 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| New Orleans Blues Society New Orleans, LA · EIN 81-0793135 | $2,500 | DONATION | Same city 1.00 |
| Chalmette Track Club Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| St Bernard Parish Reserve Deputy Fund Chalmette, LA · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Louisiana Board of Regents Baton Rouge, LA · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Sisterhood St Bernard Meraux, LA · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Nocca Institute New Orleans, LA · no confident EIN match | $2,330 | DONATION | Unmatched Help match |
| The Spirit of St Bernard Foundation Arabi, LA · EIN 72-1373378 | $2,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Miracle Childrens Foundation Del Mar, CA · EIN 92-1084643 | $2,000 | DONATION | Same address 0.56 |
| St Bernard Chamber Foundation Chalmette, LA · EIN 93-1719445 | $1,500 | DONATION | Same ZIP 0.88 |
| Voices Foundation Arabi, LA · EIN 84-1703156 | $1,500 | DONATION | Same street 1.00 |
| Peers Art Exchange New Orleans, LA · EIN 93-3558638 | $1,500 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of a Studio in the Woods New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1502728 | $1,000 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Tulane Law Review Association New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-6027653 | $1,000 | DONATION | Same address 0.70 |
1 more line ($50K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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2 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.