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    Entergy Charitable Foundation

    ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
    New Orleans, LAWebsite5045766116

    About Entergy Charitable Foundation

    The Entergy Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is highly concentrated: three grants totaling $28.1 million were recorded under a single, unspecified designation (“See Attached Statement”), indicating support for one major initiative or recipient rather than many smaller awards. The pattern suggests the foundation deploys large, targeted gifts—likely tied to a specific corporate priority, capital campaign, disaster-response effort, or multi-year commitment in its New Orleans/Gulf Coast service area. Because the actual beneficiary is not named, the precise issue focus cannot be confirmed from these records alone.

    Focus Areas

    Large-scale community resilience or disaster recovery initiatives in the Gulf Coast (inferred)Major corporate-community partnership or capital campaign funding tied to Entergy’s operating regionWorkforce development or economic development programs with system-level impact in Entergy service territories

    Who They Fund

    unspecified beneficiary population

    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated giving: very few, high-dollar grants (three grants totaling $28.1M) directed to a single stated purpose/recipient; appears to favor large, targeted commitments over many small awards.

    Funding Style

    About Entergy Charitable Foundation

    A single designation, “See Attached Statement,” accounts for the Entergy Charitable Foundation’s three largest recent grants, including awards of $12,120,365 in 2025 and $11,496,542 in 2024. That pattern points to large, targeted giving rather than a wide spread of small grants. The foundation’s recent support is tied to Entergy’s community programs and is concentrated in Louisiana, with all recorded grants going to recipients in the state. The foundation’s active programs point to several lanes of support: education, environment and sustainability, community resilience and disaster relief, economic opportunity, and human services. Its Environmental Initiatives Fund is aimed at local environmental partners working on energy savings, public education, habitat restoration, waste reduction, and resiliency. A separate workforce development initiative supports organizations that prepare people for industry-specific jobs. The public grant programs also include micro grants for local community needs and open grants for publicly listed opportunities. The recent record shows Entergy Charitable Foundation funding at a large scale, with annual grants of $28,119,148 and assets of $32,018,908 on file. The grants appear to come through a corporate giving structure rather than individual philanthropy, and the available record includes both unsolicited options and program-specific channels.

    What Entergy Charitable Foundation Funds

    Workforce development is one visible lane: Entergy Charitable Foundation’s regional workforce development initiative supports organizations that prepare individuals for the workforce and train them for industry-specific jobs. The program was launched in 2016 and is described as a multi-year effort across Entergy’s service area. Environmental work is another defined area. Through the Environmental Initiatives Fund, the foundation supports local environmental partners on projects that save energy, educate the public, restore habitat, reduce waste, and improve resiliency. That gives the fund a mix of education, conservation, and infrastructure-related goals. The foundation also maintains smaller channels for community response. Its Micro Grants Program is designed for quick, localized funding for community needs, while its Open Grants Program is publicly listed for education, workforce development, customer assistance, and environmental programs.

    How Entergy Charitable Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $12.1M

    Total Assets

    $32M

    Total Revenue

    $4.6M

    Total Expenses

    $12.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $6.3M and $9.7M, with a median of $8M.

    25th Percentile

    $6.3M

    Median

    $8M

    75th Percentile

    $9.7M

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded
    Funding intensity
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    Notable grantees: Recipient(s) listed as “See Attached Statement” (all three grants)

    Topics

    unspecified focus areasno programmatic details providedfocus not described

    Typical grant sizes are large: the 25th percentile is $6,250,816, the median is $7,999,392, and the 75th percentile is $9,747,967. The recent record is also highly concentrated, with three grants recorded under one designation rather than a broad set of awards. That suggests a pattern of sizable, targeted commitments. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. On the application side, some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Micro Grants Program, the Open Grants Program, and the workforce development initiative.

    Where Entergy Charitable Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is local and centered in Louisiana: 100% of recorded grants went to recipients in the home state of Louisiana, and the top giving city in the grant list is New Orleans. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with all three recent grants landing domestically. The active program pages also point to a regional footprint across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, but the grant records themselves are fully concentrated in Louisiana.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Entergy Charitable Foundation

    What kinds of programs does Entergy Charitable Foundation support?

    The active program list includes education, environment and sustainability, community resilience and disaster relief, economic opportunity, and human services. Specific programs also cover workforce development, environmental initiatives, customer assistance, and local community needs through micro grants.

    How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

    The grant-size distribution is high: the 25th percentile is $6,250,816, the median is $7,999,392, and the 75th percentile is $9,747,967. The recent record also includes grants above $11 million, showing a preference for major commitments rather than small awards.

    Does Entergy Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes, some programs do. The Micro Grants Program, the Open Grants Program, and the Workforce Development Initiative are all marked as accepting unsolicited requests. The corporate and foundation giving program description does not provide detailed application guidelines in the available record.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    Its grantmaking is concentrated in Louisiana. All recorded grants in the available recent-grants data went to recipients in the state, and New Orleans appears as the recipient city on the grant list.

    Are the recent grants spread across many recipients?

    No. The recent record is concentrated in three grants that all appear under the same designation, “See Attached Statement.” That pattern suggests a small number of large, targeted awards rather than a broad portfolio of many recipients.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Entergy Charitable Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Up to $1K

    Micro Grants Program

    Arts and cultureCommunity improvement or enrichmentEconomic development+3 more

    Who can apply: Applicants must generally be a qualifying 501(c)(3) public charity or private foundation, a school, hospital, governmental unit or religious institution with nonprofit status similar to 501(c)(3), a state or local government receiving funds exclusively for public purposes, a qualifying 501(c)(19) war-veterans organization, or a qualifying 501(c)(4) volunteer fire department. Entergy does not fund groups lacking qualifying nonprofit status, utility bill payments, political candidates or groups, certain school or sports purchases, activities solely supporting a specific religion, individuals, loans, or organizations owned or operated by an Entergy employee.

    Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    See Attached StatementNew Orleans, LA$12,120,3652025See Attached Statement
    See Attached StatementNew Orleans, LA$11,496,5422024See Attached Statement
    See Attached StatementNew Orleans, LA$4,502,2412023See Attached Statement

    See Attached Statement

    $12,120,365
    New Orleans, LA2025

    See Attached Statement

    See Attached Statement

    $11,496,542
    New Orleans, LA2024

    See Attached Statement

    See Attached Statement

    $4,502,241
    New Orleans, LA2023

    See Attached Statement