Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $20,101,051 (tax year 2023, total expenses from Form 990)
- Grant Range: Up to $10,000 for small grants; up to $25,000 for Healthy Communities grants
- Geographic Focus: Nine parishes in Central Louisiana: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn
- Application Method: Request for Proposals (RFP) process aligned with priority areas
- Total Assets: $352,997,972 (tax year 2023)
Contact Details
Website: https://www.rapidesfoundation.org/
Phone: (318) 443-3394 or (800) 994-3394
Email: grantinfo@rapidesfoundation.org
Funding Priorities
- Healthy People: Promoting healthy behaviours and improving access to healthcare, including primary care, behavioural health, and quality patient-centred services through community health clinics
- Education: Increasing educational attainment and achievement through Effective Schools, School Readiness, Career and Postsecondary Readiness, and professional development for teachers and school leaders
- Healthy Communities: Improving economic opportunity and family income, and enhancing civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organisations; includes physical activity and healthy eating initiatives
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Fundraising events or campaigns
- Endowment funds
- Political campaigns or lobbying activities
- Sectarian or religious purposes
- Projects outside their nine-parish service area
- Research projects (unless directly related to Foundation priorities)
- Scholarships
- Capital campaigns for hospitals
- Debt retirement
- Operating deficits
- Grants to other private foundations
Application Process & Timeline
Grant proposals are accepted through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process that aligns with the Foundation's priority areas. Organisations may only submit one grant application per funding cycle. The Foundation generally does not make multi-year grants. It is recommended to contact the programme department at (318) 443-3394 before preparing a proposal to discuss project ideas.
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