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Magale Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Shreveport, Louisiana · EIN 726025096

Magale Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Shreveport, Louisiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $155,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $7,750 and the largest $27,000. 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 $142,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$145,70013$3.1 million
2023$142,00013$3.5 million
2024$155,00014$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactMagale Foundation Inc
333 Texas Street Suite 699, Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone or email(870) 904-5691
What to submitApplication should be submitted in the form of a letter with a discription of contribution request,and should include a 501(c)(3)letter.
DeadlinesReceived by foundation on or before April 1st of each year
RestrictionsOrganizations requesting contributions must be charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational institutions, organizations, funds, or foundations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and its regulations as they now exist or may hereafter be amended, and furnish a letter stating organization is not a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Magale Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana9$97,500
Arkansas5$57,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bossier Parish Community College Fo
Bossier City, LA
John & joanna magale scholarship$27,000
NW State University Foundation
Natchitoches, LA
Magale scholarship fund$27,000
Southern Arkansas University Founda
Magnolia, AR
Marching band education travel expense and 50 music stands$27,000
Boys Girls Club of Magnolia Inc
Magnolia, AR
Renovations to facility$10,000
Lsus Foundation
Shreveport, LA
General fund$10,000
Magnolia Arts Council
Magnolia, AR
Instructor fees$10,000
Biomedical Research Foundation of N
Shreveport, LA
Science and medicine academic research training (smart) program$8,000
The Arc of Caddo-Bossier
Shreveport, LA
Assistance to continue providing support to students with disabilities$7,500
Magnolia Specialized Services
Magnolia, AR
Funding for additional staff$7,500
Centenary College of la Foundation
Shreveport, LA
General fund$5,000
Individual
LA
General fund$5,000
LSU Health Sciences Foundation
Shreveport, LA
White coat scholarship fund for medical students in lsuhs school of medicine$5,000
Individual
LA
$3,000
Methodist Family Health Foundation
Little Rock, AR
Purchase of two picnic tables and a gazebo for an outdoor space at magale manor$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Magale Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Received by foundation on or before April 1st of each year.

How much does Magale Foundation Inc give?

$155,000 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $7,750.

Who runs Magale Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael Epley (President), Reese Lewis (Vice President), Caroline Waller (Secretary) and William Wood (Treasurer).

What does Magale Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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