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Clifford F Spanier Foundation

Accepts applications New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 721414000

Clifford F Spanier Foundation is a private foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,000 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $14,200 the year before.

21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$7,90016$402,376
2023$14,20017$434,596
2024$20,00019$427,397

How to apply

ContactJames E Laporte
4227 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone or email(504) 486-7275
What to submitNo special form

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clifford F Spanier Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Louisiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana18$19,000
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
General activity$2,000
St Michael Special School
New Orleans, LA
General activity$2,000
Cafe Reconcile
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Cajun Navy Relief
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Catholic Community Foundation
Metairie, LA
General activity$1,000
Crescent City Music Festival
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Christian Brothers Golf
City Park, LA
General activity$1,000
Coastal Conservation Association
Baton Rouge, LA
General activity$1,000
Ducks Unlimited Inc
Memphis, TN
General activity$1,000
Good Shepherd School
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Habitat for Humanity
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Kidney Foundation
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Louisiana SPCA
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Voice of the Wetlands
Houma, LA
General activity$1,000
Friends of Franklin
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Clover
New Orleans, LA
General activity$1,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope
New Orleans, LA
General activity$800
Saint Joseph Seminary College Alumni Association
St Benedict, LA
General activity$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clifford F Spanier Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Clifford F Spanier Foundation give?

$20,000 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Clifford F Spanier Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James E Laporte (Vice President), Bryan Dupepe (Secretary), Nancy Dixon Lopez Spanier (Director) and Ronald H Dawson Jr (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Clifford F Spanier Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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