Through grants that support nonprofit organizations and programs serving our region, the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana and its donors are enhancing the quality of life available to each of our residents. By supporting the region, our donors are building a legacy of goodwill that will serve as an example of community stewardship for generations to come.
Grants Available
The Powell Group Fund: Housed at our affiliate in Baton Rouge, this fund makes competitive grants to nonprofits in Southwest Louisiana. Grants are made in the areas of arts and humanities, community development, education, environment, health care and human services. More information is here.
The Kyle Broussard Memorial Fund: This fund was established to assist families from Southwest Louisiana with children receiving cancer treatment. For requirements and an application form, please visit this link.
Grants Issued
◦ 2012
Fellowship of Christian Athletes $10,000
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show Association $5,000
Trinity Baptist Church $2,500
◦ 2011
Amana Christian Fellowship $1,000
American Heart Association - Heart Walk $500
Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana $100
Bai-Jul Youth Organization $1,000
Bai-Jul Youth Organization $1,000
Barbe High School $350
Barbe High School - Cross Country Track $200
Barbe High School Golf Team $400
Barbe High School $500
Barbe High School $1,500
Barbe High School $1,500
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School $150
Campus Crusade for Christ $3,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250
The Children's Museum $250
Ethel Precht HOPE Breast Cancer Foundation $500
Friends of Therapeutic Riding $10,000
Family & Youth Counseling Agency $1,000
Family & Youth Counseling Agency $1,100
Family & Youth Counseling Agency $50,000
Family & Youth counseling Center $50,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes - $500
First United Methodist Church $16,000
Friends of Therapeutic Riding $7,000
Habitat for Humanity Calcasieu Area $5,300
Habitat for Humanity Calcasieu Area $250
Lake Arthur High School $4,247
Los Medicos Voladores $39,000
Los Medicos Voladores $50,000
Louisiana Lung Cancer Partnership $1,000
MSU Agriculture Foundation $10,000
McNeese Athletic Foundation $250
McNeese Cowgirl Basketball $1,000
McNeese Cowgirl Basketball $500
McNeese Cowgirl Basketball Golf Tournament $4,000
McNeese Sports Media $500
McNeese Tip Off $5,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast & Louisiana $7,543
McNeese Athletic Association $4,000
Our Inheritance Ministries $2,000
Our Lady of Lasalette Catholic Church $1,000
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic School $1,225
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic School $10,500
Petal School District Education Foundation Trust $6,000
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show Association $5,000
Ethel Precht HOPE Breast Cancer Foundation $3,000
Rebuilding Millennium Park $22,850
St. Nicholas Center for Early Intervention $4,735
St. Louis Catholic High School Foundation $1,000
St. Nicholas Center for Early Intervention $650
St Nicholas Center for Early Intervention $5,000
St Louis Catholic High School $2,000
St. Louis Catholic High School $1,000
Southwest Louisiana War Veteran’s Home $500
Trinity Baptist Church $500,000
United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana $750,000
◦ 2010
Barbe High School Soccer 5K Run - $200Ethel Precht HOPE Breast Cancer Foundation - $250First United Methodist Church - $75,000National Lung Cancer Partnership - $1,000St. Louis High School Lady Saints Basketball - $1,000Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic School - $1,000Trinity Baptist Church - $1 millionSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital -$10,000
◦ 2009
Fundacion Estima A.C. - $2,947,114.92Allen Parish Tourist Commission - $2000Cameron Parish Police Jury - $15,000Southwest Louisiana Law Center - $10,000
◦ 2008
Cameron Community Action Agency - $50,000Diocese of Lake Charles – Catholic Charities - $40,000Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church Community Development Fund - $5,000Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church - $30,000Rebuilding Together - Calcasieu - $34,000Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana - $50,000