The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation concentrates its giving on large, strategic investments in a single institutional partner to advance collaborative, community-level health solutions. Its grants support university-led collective impact work—likely focused on public health, community health improvement, and workforce or research capacity in Louisiana. The foundation appears to prioritize targeted, partnership-driven initiatives rather than broad small-dollar giving across many organizations.
A defining feature of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation is its repeated use of large collective-impact grants to university partners in Louisiana. Northwestern State University received $360,000 in 2024 and another $360,000 in 2025 for collective impact work, and Southern University System Foundation received $86,400 in 2024 and $86,400 in 2025, signaling a pattern of sustained institutional partnerships rather than one-off awards. The foundation also backs workforce development through higher education, including $145,000 to Lsua for building a nursing pipeline in Central Louisiana and $80,000 to Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation Inc for a Bayou Region nursing faculty project. Its grantmaking also reaches community crisis response, youth wellbeing, and health-access initiatives across Louisiana. Awards in the recent list include support for Together Louisiana, the Family Justice Center of Central Louisiana, The Children’s Bureau of New Orleans, and several special project grants tied to community health and basic needs. The active grant programs show a mix of structured awards and open-call opportunities, including the Angel Award, Innovation Grant, Community Health Improvement Grant, and Impact Grant.
Higher education is a central channel for the foundation’s health strategy. Northwestern State University’s $360,000 collective impact grant and Southern University System Foundation’s $86,400 collective impact grant show that it uses university partners to support broader community health goals. Nursing workforce development is another clear theme: Lsua received $145,000 to build a nursing pipeline in Central Louisiana, while Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation Inc received $80,000 for the Bayou Region nursing faculty project. The foundation also funds youth and school-based mental health work, including $100,000 to The Children’s Bureau of New Orleans for a center for trauma healing in schools. Early childhood access appears as well, through Jefferson Community Foundation’s $100,000 grant to address disparities in access to ECE for Black and Brown children. These examples point to a portfolio built around health, education, and capacity-building in Louisiana.
$3M
$35.2M
$15.7M
$4.1M
Most grants fall between $23K and $75K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants directed to a single repeat grantee (Northwestern State University), suggesting strategic multi-grant support for a flagship program rather than distributed/one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Northwestern State University
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $22,812, a median of $30,175, and a p75 of $75,000. The recent record also shows several six-figure awards, which indicates the foundation uses both mid-sized program grants and larger partnership grants. Recipients recur across years: Northwestern State University and Southern University System Foundation each appear in both 2024 and 2025, suggesting ongoing institutional relationships. The foundation’s structure includes defined programs with different entry points, and at least some are open to unsolicited requests, including the Innovation Grant, Community Health Improvement Grant, and Impact Grant. It also funds individuals through the Angel Award program, which provides a $30,000 grant to each honoree’s nonprofit charity.
Grantmaking is strongly concentrated in Louisiana, with 97% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top grant-count state also Louisiana. The recent list reaches multiple Louisiana cities, including Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Natchitoches, Pineville, Alexandria, Eunice, Shreveport, Metairie, Denham Springs, Schriever, and Minden. New Orleans appears repeatedly through grantees such as Together Louisiana, Operation Restoration, and The Children’s Bureau of New Orleans. Baton Rouge also shows up often, including awards to Three O’Clock Project, BREC Foundation, and Feeding Louisiana. All recipient-country activity in the dataset is in the US.
It uses multiple program types, including the Angel Award, Innovation Grant, Community Health Improvement Grant, and Impact Grant. The listed program descriptions point to health and wellbeing, community coalitions, disaster or crisis response, and innovative new projects in Louisiana.
Yes, for some programs. The Innovation Grant, Community Health Improvement Grant, and Impact Grant are marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
The distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $22,812, median is $30,175, and p75 is $75,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, such as $360,000 and $250,000.
Its giving is local and overwhelmingly Louisiana-based. Ninety-seven percent of grants go to recipients in Louisiana, and the recent grants list includes cities such as Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Natchitoches.
Yes. Northwestern State University appears in both 2024 and 2025 with $360,000 awards, and Southern University System Foundation appears in both years with $86,400 awards. That pattern suggests sustained partnerships rather than isolated grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community coalitions must meet the foundation's eligibility criteria and work collaboratively to address major public health concerns. The program requires a minimum one-to-one match, which may come from multiple sources; up to one-half may be in-kind.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY | NATCHITOCHES, LA | $360,000 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| TOGETHER LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $250,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CRISIS & DISASTER RESPONSE GRANT |
| MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | LAKE CHARLES, LA | $121,250 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| OPERATION RESTORATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER | LAFAYETTE, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| MARKET UMBRELLA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING HEALTH CENTER | SHREVEPORT, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| LAUNCH | DENHAM SPRING, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| FEEDING LOUISIANA | BATON ROUGE, LA | $97,567 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $86,400 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS OF NEW ORLEANS INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| FLETCHER TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | SCHRIEVER, LA | $70,000 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| NEW ORLEANS CAREER CENTER | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $60,250 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $60,000 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| HEART SENSE CORPORATION | LAFAYETTE, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| CITY YEAR INC- BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| JUMP START YOUR HEART INC | BATON ROUGE, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF HOUMA-THIBODAUX | SCHRIEVER, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CRISIS & DISASTER RESPONSE GRANT |
| UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA INC | LAFAYETTE, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| STRIVE INTERNATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| PEER INITIATIVE - LEADERS OF TOMORROW | LAKE CHARLES, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | ANGELS OF CHANGE GRANT |
| LOUISIANA FAMILIES FOR VACCINES | MANDEVILLE, LA | $48,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| LSU EUNICE FOUNDATION | EUNICE, LA | $41,875 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $40,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| LOUISIANA CASA ASSOCIATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $40,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE | ALEXANDRIA, LA | $38,750 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INFORMATION CENTER OF LOUISIANA | BATON ROUGE, LA | $33,334 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| SAUL'S LIGHT FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $33,334 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| POINT COUPEE EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION INC | NEW ROADS, LA | $33,334 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| JUST BELIEVE TRAINING | HAUGHTON, LA | $33,333 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| HEARTS OF HOPE | LAFAYETTE, LA | $33,333 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| JOHN CLARKE PERRY FOUNDATION | MONROE, LA | $33,333 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $33,333 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| NORTH MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH (PROJECT 25) | MONROE, LA | $33,333 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| LAKE CHARLES PIT BULL RESCUE | LAKE CHARLES, LA | $30,000 | 2025 | FOUNDATION HONORARIUM |
| FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY UNIVERSITY | BATON ROUGE, LA | $27,500 | 2025 | COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT |
| BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| VIA LINK INC | COVINGTON, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| SCAN NETWORK | METAIRIE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROACTIVE GRANT |
| DILLARD UNIVERSITY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| HER INSTITUTE | LULING, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| THE UNITED HANDS YOUTH CENTER | FERRIDAY, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| CONSCIOUS MOMS | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROACTIVE GRANT |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR GREATER BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW HORIZONS GRANT |
| FATHERS ON A MISSION (FOAM) | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS OF LOUISIANA - MAIN | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CRISIS & DISASTER RESPONSE GRANT |
| LSUA | ALEXANDRIA, LA | $21,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT |
| CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC (STEM NOLA) | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $15,000 | 2025 | ANGELS OF CHANGE GRANT |
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
$360,000COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
$100,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
MARKET UMBRELLA
$100,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
LAUNCH
$100,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
FEEDING LOUISIANA
$97,567SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
FLETCHER TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$70,000COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT
HEART SENSE CORPORATION
$50,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
CITY YEAR INC- BATON ROUGE
$50,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
JUMP START YOUR HEART INC
$50,000NEW HORIZONS GRANT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF HOUMA-THIBODAUX
$50,000COMMUNITY CRISIS & DISASTER RESPONSE GRANT
PEER INITIATIVE - LEADERS OF TOMORROW
$50,000ANGELS OF CHANGE GRANT
LOUISIANA FAMILIES FOR VACCINES
$48,000NEW HORIZONS GRANT
LOUISIANA CASA ASSOCIATION
$40,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
$38,750COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT
GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INFORMATION CENTER OF LOUISIANA
$33,334FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
SAUL'S LIGHT FOUNDATION
$33,334FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
POINT COUPEE EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION INC
$33,334FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
JUST BELIEVE TRAINING
$33,333FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
JOHN CLARKE PERRY FOUNDATION
$33,333FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION INC
$33,333FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
NORTH MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH (PROJECT 25)
$33,333FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
LAKE CHARLES PIT BULL RESCUE
$30,000FOUNDATION HONORARIUM
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE
$25,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
SCAN NETWORK
$25,000PROACTIVE GRANT
HER INSTITUTE
$25,000NEW HORIZONS GRANT
THE UNITED HANDS YOUTH CENTER
$25,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
CONSCIOUS MOMS
$25,000PROACTIVE GRANT
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR GREATER BATON ROUGE
$25,000NEW HORIZONS GRANT
FATHERS ON A MISSION (FOAM)
$25,000CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF LOUISIANA - MAIN
$25,000COMMUNITY CRISIS & DISASTER RESPONSE GRANT
LSUA
$21,000SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC (STEM NOLA)
$15,000ANGELS OF CHANGE GRANT