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Patrick F Taylor Foundation

Accepts applications New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 581686754

Patrick F Taylor Foundation is a private foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.7 million in 109 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $425,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.9 million the year before.

32% 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
2023$3.9 million100$43.9 million
2024$3.7 million109$45.5 million

How to apply

ContactPatrick F Taylor Foundation
612 Andrew Higgins Dr Ste 4005, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone or email(504) 589-0555
What to submitScholarship candidates are to be identified to the advisory board by a written recommendation submitted by an instructor, professor, or counselor as to the candidate's academic ability, proposed contribution to original thinking and financial need. Contact the patrick f. Taylor foundation for more information. For grant eligibility, visit the patrick f. Taylor foundation website at www.pftaylorfoundation.org for the multi-stage grant review process.
DeadlinesNo limitations
RestrictionsEligible scholarship recipients are to be limited to citizens of the united states who are attending or will attend on a full-time basis (12 semester hours or more) an accredited united states institution of higher learning (college or university). There are no restrictions or limitations of any kind whatsoever relating to race or employment status. Members of the foundation, the advisory board and their children are specifically excluded from eligibility. For information on grants, visit the patrick f. Taylor foundation website at www.pftaylorfoundation.org to view the criteria for eligibility.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Patrick F Taylor Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Louisiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana83$3.1 million
Mississippi11$454,500
California2$30,000
New Jersey1$25,000
New York3$23,600
Florida2$14,000
Iowa1$10,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
Alabama1$8,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 109 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The LSU Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Other charitable purpose$425,000
Columbia Strong Inc
Columbia, MS
Other charitable purpose$300,000
Holy Name of Jesus School
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$300,000
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$300,000
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Scholarship$175,000
Manning Family Children's
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$156,000
Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services Inc (Lumcfs)
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$150,000
University of New Orleans Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$147,500
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$144,000
Covenant House
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$135,000
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$104,000
Ascension Depaul Services
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$100,000
SSC Progression Corporation
St Louis, MS
Other charitable purpose$85,000
Greater New Orleans Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$75,000
Trinity Episcopal School
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$65,000
LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$56,000
Metropolitan Crime Commission Inc
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$55,000
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School
Chalmette, LA
Other charitable purpose$50,000
The Good Shepherd School
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$47,000
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Scholarship$47,000
LSU Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$36,000
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Scholarship$33,000
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$32,500
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Scholarship$30,500
Mount Carmel Academy
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$27,000
18th Ward
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$25,000
Lasallian Christian Brothers Foundation
Napa, CA
Other charitable purpose$25,000
Ozanam Inn
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$25,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Other charitable purpose$25,000
Red Bird Ministries Inc
Breaux Bridge, LA
Other charitable purpose$25,000
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Scholarship$24,000
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
Scholarship$24,000
Gno Science & Engineering Fair
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$22,000
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Scholarship$21,000
Art Institute of St Louis IX
Mandeville, LA
Other charitable purpose$20,000
New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$20,000
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$20,000
Son of A Saint
New Orleans, LA
Other charitable purpose$20,000
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$16,000
Catholic Community Foundation
Metairie, LA
Other charitable purpose$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Patrick F Taylor Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No limitations.

How much does Patrick F Taylor Foundation give?

$3.7 million in tax year 2024, across 109 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Patrick F Taylor Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Phyllis M Taylor (Chairman), Dr Morrison C Bethea (Trustee), Ann V Fuselier (Trustee) and Byron A Leblanc (Trustee/President) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Patrick F Taylor Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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