The Booth-Bricker Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is public education reform, this foundation's stated focus fits closely, and its priority is New Orleans, with Louisiana also named; it makes grants only to non-profit or tax-exempt organisations.
- Do not apply if you are an individual, a fiscal sponsor, a private foundation or a supporting organisation, or if your request is to finance a single person's education or to buy tickets for a fund-raising event.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $100 and $100,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $2,500 or less, so a modest request fits; its largest grant was $1,300,000, so the typical band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows that 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, which suggests a relationship-led funder, so a short, well-prepared full written proposal, sent electronically or by post to the New Orleans address, is a sensible first step.
- Applications are accepted at any time and reviewed in a typically quarterly cycle, so send yours with enough lead time to meet the next review.
Overview
The Booth-Bricker Fund is a US private foundation based in New Orleans, LA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Booth-Bricker Fund supports non-profit organisations that promote, develop and foster religious, charitable, scientific, literary and education programmes. Its stated focus is support for the historic opportunity to reform public education in New Orleans. The Fund’s contributions are mainly for activities in New Orleans and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Louisiana. It makes grants to organisations rather than individuals; eligible recipients are non-profit and/or tax-exempt organisations. Applicants submit a full written proposal, which can be sent electronically or by post. Proposals may be submitted at any time for consideration in the Fund’s typically quarterly review cycle.
Themes
- Public education reform
Geographic Focus
Priority: New Orleans; Louisiana.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- To finance the education of a single individual
- Fiscal sponsors
- Private foundations
- Supporting organizations
- Tickets for fund-raising events
How to apply
Submit a full proposal electronically or by post to the Fund’s New Orleans address.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% 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 204 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 41% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations The Booth-Bricker Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 62 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New Schools for New Orleans · Supporting teacher retention and current programming in new orleans$1,270,0002024 tax year
- Center for Learner Equity · Centralized special education services for new orleans charter schools pilot program$400,0002024 tax year
- YouthForce NOLA · Support programming in new orleans$225,0002024 tax year
- Bricolage Academy · Support programming in new orleans$130,0002024 tax year
- Center for Resilience · Support programming in new orleans$125,0002024 tax year
- Crescent City Schools · Support national summer school initiative partnership$108,0002024 tax year
- New Orleans Career Center · Expand building trades pathway$100,0002024 tax year
- Renew Therapeutic Program · Support operations in new orleans for renew therapeutic program$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Elizabeth S Parker — Director
- Nathaniel P Phillips III — Director
- Mary Kay Parker — Director
- Nathaniel P Phillips Jr — Director
- Gray S Parker — President / Chairman
- Paxton L White — Director
- John Gray Parker — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,770,898 | $3,213,730 | $65,432,295 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,760,983 | $3,002,585 | $68,702,721 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,981,535 | $3,054,730 | $74,913,429 | 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 The Booth-Bricker Fund?
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Contact
- (504) 581-2430
- New Orleans, LA
- theboothbrickerfund.org
Applying to The Booth-Bricker Fund?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (504) 581-2430
- New Orleans, LA
- theboothbrickerfund.org