Improving the quality of life for cancer patients, and providing care, education and opportunities for children and families in need.
Brees Dream Foundation’s largest recent grants show a strong commitment to Greater New Orleans, where it has funded Build Strong Academy three times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including a $1,199,150 grant in 2023 and $724,890 in 2025. The foundation’s giving also extends to cancer-related organizations, education groups, and community programs, with support ranging from large multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards to smaller general program grants. Its active grant program is broad in wording but consistent in purpose: improving the quality of life for cancer patients and providing care, education, and opportunities for children and families in need. Recent awards include $750,000 to Oschner Clinc Foundation and recurring support for Junior Achievement in New Orleans. The grant list also shows funding for sports, scholarship, and local community capacity building efforts, reflecting a mix of direct service organizations and education-oriented partners. Across the recent grants on file, the foundation appears to use general program funding frequently, alongside targeted awards tied to named initiatives and scholarship support.
Cancer patient support is one of the clearest strands in the grant record. In 2023, Brees Dream Foundation gave $10,000 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation for general program funding, and it also supported Oschner Clinc Foundation with $750,000 in 2023 and $125,000 in 2024. Education and workforce-oriented programs are another visible theme. The foundation gave $1,199,150 in 2023, $568,260 in 2024, and $724,890 in 2025 to Build Strong Academy for Greater New Orleans. Scholarship support also appears in 2025 through a $173,593 grant to Junior Achievement for the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Scholarship. Community and family services show up in smaller awards as well, including $10,000 to Friends of Lafitte Greenway and $14,909 to New Orleans & Company, both in New Orleans.
Typical grant size sits at $14,909 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $137,500 at the 75th percentile, showing a pattern that includes many mid-sized awards plus a smaller set of larger commitments. The recent list also shows repeat support over multiple years, especially for Build Strong Academy, Junior Achievement, Oschner Clinc Foundation, Discovery Land Company Foundation, and Purdue Research Foundation. Brees Dream Foundation operates a general grant program and accepts unsolicited requests. Its philanthropy is programmatic rather than individual-based, and it does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $138K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$138K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in LA.
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Grantmaking is national, but the center of gravity is Louisiana. The most frequent recipient city is New Orleans, with additional awards in Kenner and Metairie, and several Louisiana-based grantees appear across the list. Outside Louisiana, grants also went to New York, Sherman Oaks, West Lafayette, Beverly Hills, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Carmel, Nashville, and Zionsville. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Its active Brees Dream Foundation General Grant Program says it accepts unsolicited requests and supports general grantmaking for cancer patient quality of life plus care, education, and opportunities for children and families in need.
The distribution centers on mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $14,909, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $137,500.
The grant record shows support for cancer-related organizations, education and scholarship programs, children and family services, and community-based initiatives. Named recipients include Build Strong Academy, Oschner Clinc Foundation, Junior Achievement, and Friends of Lafitte Greenway.
Yes. Louisiana is the top state by grant count, and New Orleans appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, along with Kenner and Metairie. All listed recent grants went to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Several organizations recur across the 2023–2025 list, including Build Strong Academy, Junior Achievement, Oschner Clinc Foundation, Discovery Land Company Foundation, and Purdue Research Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUILD STRONG ACADEMY | KENNER, LA | $724,890 | 2025 | TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA |
| BASTION COMMUNITY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $173,593 | 2025 | TRUST YOUR CRAZY IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP |
| PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| BUILD STRONG ACADEMY | KENNER, LA | $568,260 | 2024 | TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $173,593 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| OSCHNER CLINC FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| JK LIVIN FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $90,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CARLSBAD | CARLSBAD, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| GREATER NEW ORLEANS SPORTS FOUNDATION | METAIRIE, LA | $14,909 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| NOPFMI | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $14,909 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| NEW ORLEANS & COMPANY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $14,909 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| BUILD STRONG ACADEMY | KENNER, LA | $1,199,150 | 2023 | TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA |
| OSCHNER CLINC FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $750,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $173,593 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION USA | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| JK LIVIN FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $22,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| SAN DIEGO SURF SOCCER CLUB | DEL MAR, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| TYLER TRENT FOUNDATION | CARMEL, IN | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| LIGHT FOR LEVI INC | ZIONSVILLE, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| KIDS JOIN THE FIGHT | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FRIENDS OF LAFITTE GREENWAY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING |
BUILD STRONG ACADEMY
$724,890TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
BUILD STRONG ACADEMY
$568,260TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
GREATER NEW ORLEANS SPORTS FOUNDATION
$14,909GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
NOPFMI
$14,909GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
NEW ORLEANS & COMPANY
$14,909GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
BUILD STRONG ACADEMY
$1,199,150TO FUND THE BUILD STRONG ACADEMY IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$35,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
SAN DIEGO SURF SOCCER CLUB
$20,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
TYLER TRENT FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
LIGHT FOR LEVI INC
$10,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
KIDS JOIN THE FIGHT
$10,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF LAFITTE GREENWAY
$10,000GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING