The Como Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in Franklin Parish or the surrounding area, The Como Charitable Foundation gives special consideration to it, and it prioritises capital projects and human resource improvement programmes with clear objectives, timetables and broad public benefit, within human services and education.
- Half of its grants are $11,000 or less, and typical grants fall between $5,000 and $150,000, so a modest, well-costed request fits, although its largest grant has been $320,000.
- Operating support is a low priority, so frame the request around a defined project or building and show true need, a credible fundraising plan and how you will sustain the work.
- Because 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, a first approach is hard and relationships matter; applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and you should print and complete the form and send it by USPS to the Winnsboro address, as interviews happen only at the foundation's own initiative.
- Private foundations described in Section 509(a), governmental entities, and state colleges and universities should not apply.
Overview
The Como Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winnsboro, LA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Como Charitable Foundation works to improve the lives of people in Franklin Parish, with a mission to help people help themselves and education at the forefront. It supports programmes in human services and education. It gives special consideration to organisations in Franklin Parish and the surrounding area, and prioritises capital projects and human resource improvement programmes with well-defined objectives and timetables and promising broad public benefits. Applicants should have strong records of community service, demonstrate true need, provide a credible fundraising plan and show capacity to maintain the work. Operating support is a low priority. It considers applications from eligible tax-exempt organisations other than private foundations, governmental entities, and state colleges and universities.
Themes
- Human services
- Education
- Capital projects
- Human resource improvement
Geographic Focus
Priority: Franklin Parish.
What They Don't Fund
- A private foundation described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
How to apply
Print and complete the application, then return it by USPS to the Foundation's Winnsboro address.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 80 grants to organisations were $11,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It gives special consideration to organizations in Franklin Parish and the surrounding area.
- It prioritises capital projects and human resource improvement programmes with well-defined objectives and timetables and promising broad public benefits.
- Applicants should have strong records of community service.
- Applicants must demonstrate true need, provide a credible fundraising plan and show capacity to maintain the programme, project, building or facility.
- Operating support is a low priority.
- The Foundation conducts interviews only at its own initiative.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Como Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Town of Winnsboro · Charitable$243,9262025 tax year
- Center for Children and Families · Charitable$237,5162025 tax year
- Franklin Parish Sheriff · Charitable$227,0582025 tax year
- Franklin Tennis Association · Charitable$154,6002025 tax year
- University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation · Charitableeducational$50,0002025 tax year
- Friends of Crowville · Charitable$40,0002025 tax year
- Med Camps of Louisiana · Charitable$30,0002025 tax year
- Louisiana Tech University Foundation · Educational$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Carmen Sims — Director / Secretary
- Pamela J Paola — Director / Secretary
- Carl D Gardner — Director / Treasurer
- John L Luffey Jr — Director / Vice President
- Ann B Mcintyre — Director / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,207,444 | $910,312 | $22,965,262 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,466,059 | $1,131,692 | $25,506,867 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,130,564 | $1,208,600 | $28,057,017 | Filing for 2025 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 The Como Charitable Foundation?
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Contact
- contact@comofound.org
- Winnsboro, LA
- comofound.org
Applying to The Como Charitable Foundation?
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Contact
- contact@comofound.org
- Winnsboro, LA
- comofound.org