Grayson Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Grayson Foundation names health, human services and education as its themes and says it aims to improve quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier, so a programme in one of those areas and that place fits its stated focus.
- Most of its grants fall between $10,000 and $100,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $25,000 or less, so a modest request within that range matches its usual pattern.
- Applications are submitted electronically through the Community Foundation of North Louisiana's grant portal, where the window opens on July 1 and closes on July 31, so a complete application should be ready before it opens.
- Because 97% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded before, its giving is largely repeat, so a first-time applicant should not assume the route is easy.
Overview
Grayson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Shreveport, LA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (cfnla.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Grayson Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier. It typically awards grants to programmes serving disadvantaged populations in the sectors of health, human services and education. Its filings describe its activity as making grants to IRC 501(c)(3) entities. Grants in the filings have gone to educational institutions, health and social-service providers, youth organisations, churches and cultural organisations; the recorded purposes are charitable, rather than further specified fields. Applications are submitted through the Community Foundation grant portal once annually.
Themes
- Health
- Human services
- Education
Geographic Focus
Priority: Shreveport-Bossier. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
Grant applications should be submitted electronically through the Community Foundation of North Louisiana's grant portal.
Deadlines: The application window opens on July 1 and closes on July 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 111 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It typically awards grants to programmes serving disadvantaged populations in the sectors of health, human services and education. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations Grayson Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 34 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $26,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier · Charitable$550,0002024 tax year
- Volunteers of America · Charitable$400,0002024 tax year
- Holy Angels Residential Facility · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- Centenary College of Louisiana · Charitable$125,0002024 tax year
- Highland Center Corporation · Charitable$80,0002024 tax year
- Arc Of Caddo-Bossier Great · Charitable$70,0002024 tax year
- Gingerbread House · Charitable$47,0002024 tax year
- Shreveport Bar Foundation · Charitable$42,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David Matlock — Board Member
- Lloyd Brown — Board Member
- Nancy Walker — Board Member
- James Goins — Board Member
- Chris Gabriel — Board Member
- Lisa Axton — Secretary / Treasurer
- C Cody White JR — Board Member
- John W Dean — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,180,368 | $1,651,600 | $46,914,335 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,067,694 | $1,359,622 | $51,608,362 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,609,215 | $2,091,600 | $54,590,403 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Grayson Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (318) 429-1525
- Shreveport, LA