Downman Family Foundation
Private foundation · New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1083596 · reported 2023–2025
152grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$330smallest grant
$403Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 152 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $9,200 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
650 Poydras St Ste 2125
New Orleans, LA 70130-7238
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MD Anderson UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Metairie, LA | $13,000 |
| Raintree Services UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $12,360 |
| Louise S McGehee School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $10,750 |
| Raintree Services UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $10,500 |
| Raintree Services UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $10,430 |
| MD Anderson UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| MD Anderson UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Metairie, LA | $8,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Metairie, LA | $8,000 |
| Semper FI and America's Fund UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Oceanside, CA | $6,570 |
| Semper FI and America's Fund UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Oceanside, CA | $6,570 |
| MI Esperanza UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $6,500 |
| MI Esperanza UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $6,500 |
| MI Esperanza UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $6,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Memphis, TN | $5,785 |
| Louise S McGehee School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $5,500 |
| Louise S McGehee School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| University of Virginia UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Charlottesville, VA | $4,500 |
| Clearwater Sanctuary UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $4,070 |
| Metropolitan Crime Commission UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 |
| University of Virginia UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000 |
| University of Virginia UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000 |
| New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,600 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Jefferson, LA | $3,500 |
| Metropolitan Crime Commission UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 |
| New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 |
| Semper FI and America's Fund UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Oceanside, CA | $3,500 |
| Metropolitan Crime Commission UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 |
| New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 |
| St Francis Animal Sanctuary UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $3,200 |
| St Francis Animal Sanctuary UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $3,200 |
| St Francis Animal Sanctuary UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Mandeville, LA | $3,200 |
| Northshore Humane Society UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $3,175 |
| Northshore Humane Society UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $3,175 |
| Northshore Humane Society UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $3,175 |
| Take Paws Rescue UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,100 |
| Take Paws Rescue UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,100 |
| Take Paws Rescue UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,100 |
| K-9 Warriors UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Pointe Vedra, FL | $3,000 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 |
| Woodbury Forest School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Woodberry Forest, VA | $3,000 |
| K-9 Warriors UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Pointe Vedra, FL | $3,000 |
| Louisiana SPCA UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Jefferson, LA | $3,000 |
| St Georges Episcopal School 1500UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 |
| K-9 Warriors UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Pointe Vedra, FL | $3,000 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Jefferson, LA | $3,000 |
| Woodbury Forest School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Woodberry Forest, VA | $3,000 |
| Edible School Yard UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Berkeley, CA | $2,785 |
| Edible School Yard UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Berkeley, CA | $2,785 |
| Archibishop Community Appeal UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,700 |
| Northshore Food Bank UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $2,600 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,600 |
| Northshore Food Bank UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $2,600 |
| Northshore Food Bank UNRESTRICTED DONATION | Covington, LA | $2,600 |
| Isidore Newman School UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Church UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art UNRESTRICTED DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 |
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