The Florence Mauboules Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on education—especially Catholic and independent K–12 schools—and higher education institutions, with secondary support for arts organizations and local community services in the Acadiana/Crowley region. Grants skew toward operating and program support for schools, university foundations, youth-serving groups, and regional cultural nonprofits, often repeated across multiple years. The foundation shows a preference for local impact (parish-level civic groups, 4‑H, chamber of commerce) while also funding select performing arts and health-related nonprofits. Overall, its portfolio signals a conservative, community-centered philanthropy focused on sustaining educational and cultural institutions.
Florence Mauboules Charitable Trust’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for schools in Crowley and Acadiana, with St Michael School receiving $32,000 in 2023 and $18,750 in 2025, and Notre Dame High School receiving $17,650 in 2025. That pattern points to a trust that supports educational institutions over time rather than through isolated gifts. The portfolio also includes Catholic and independent K–12 schools such as Academy of the Sacred Heart and Episcopal School of Acadiana, along with university and community college foundations, youth-serving organizations, and regional cultural nonprofits. Across the recent grants list, the trust appears to favor operating- and program-linked support framed as “benefit of school activities,” “benefit of organization activities,” and similar uses. Its giving reaches beyond one school system: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Brevard Music Center, Southwestern Community College Foundation, and The Light Project all appear among recent recipients. The overall picture is of a regional grantmaker that sustains education-centered institutions while also backing civic, faith, arts, and health-related nonprofits in Louisiana and nearby states.
Education is the clearest throughline. In 2025, the trust gave $10,000 to University of Louisiana at Lafayette for university activities and $7,500 to Southwestern Community College Foundation for university activities, showing support for higher education alongside K–12 work. Catholic and independent schooling also appears repeatedly. Academy of the Sacred Heart received $23,000 in 2023 and $12,100 in 2025 for school activities, while Episcopal School of Acadiana received $13,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2025. The trust also supports local civic and service organizations. Community Foundation of Acadiana received $20,000 in 2023 for charity activities, Hospice of Acadiana received $10,000 in 2023, and Crowley Rotary Club received $5,150 in 2023. Arts and youth-serving groups are part of the portfolio too, including Brevard Music Society and Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau.
Grant sizes are small-to-midsize overall: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. The recent list includes both modest gifts and larger outliers, but most awards cluster at relatively low levels. The trust shows repeat giving to the same organizations across years, especially schools and universities, which suggests ongoing institutional support rather than one-off project grants. Its structure is a charitable trust, and it does not fund individuals. The recent grant records are framed as support for school, university, church, charity, and organization activities, indicating programmatic and operating-style grants rather than program-related investments.
$271K
$1.6M
$412K
$435K
Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
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Moderate-size, largely unrestricted operating and program grants distributed across many local and regional nonprofits, with frequent repeat grants to familiar grantees; funding is geographically concentrated in Crowley/Acadia Parish and surrounding Louisiana institutions but includes a few out-of-state arts and university recipients.
Notable grantees: St. Michael School, Academy of the Sacred Heart, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau, Grand Opera House of the South
Giving is concentrated in Louisiana, where 55% of grants go and where the top state by grant count is located. Crowley appears often, including grants to St Michael School, Notre Dame High School, Notre Dame Foundation, Grand Opera House of the South, Northside Assembly of God, and Crowley Rotary Club. Lafayette also appears repeatedly through University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Community Foundation of Acadiana, Hospice of Acadiana, The Light Project, and Oschner Lafayette General Foundation. Outside Louisiana, notable recipient locations include Cashiers, Brevard, Highlands, Sylva, Cullowhee, and Charlotte in North Carolina, plus Austin, Texas.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on schools and higher education, especially Catholic and independent K–12 institutions, plus university and community college foundations. It also funds youth-serving groups, cultural nonprofits, civic organizations, churches, and some health-related nonprofits.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. The recent list also includes larger awards, such as $32,000 to St Michael School and $28,500 to Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including St Michael School, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Episcopal School of Acadiana, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Southwestern Community College Foundation, and Western Carolina University Foundation.
Louisiana is the top state by grant count, with 55% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Crowley and Lafayette are especially prominent recipient cities in the recent list.
The purpose descriptions are consistently activity-based, such as “benefit of school activities,” “benefit of organization activities,” “benefit of university activities,” “benefit of church activities,” and “benefit of charity activities.” That points to operating and program support rather than restricted capital grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PLATEAU | CASHIERS, NC | $28,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| ST MICHAEL SCHOOL | CROWLEY, LA | $18,750 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | CROWLEY, LA | $17,650 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| SUMMIT CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CASHIERS, NC | $12,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIESBENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | GRAND COTEAU, LA | $12,100 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE | LAFAYETTE, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF ACADIANA | CADE, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| BREVARD MUSIC CENTER | BREVARD, NC | $8,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CULLOWHEE, NC | $7,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SYLVA, NC | $7,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIESBENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| THE LIGHT PROJECT | LAFAYETTE, LA | $5,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| GRAND OPERA HOUSE OF THE SOUTH | CROWLEY, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| DIOCEAN SUPPORT APPEAL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE | EUNICE, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| ST THERESA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH | CROWLEY, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| OSCHNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL FOUNDATION | LAFAYETTE, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| ACADIA PARISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | CROWLEY, LA | $4,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| HOME OF GRACE | OCEAN SPRINGS, MS | $3,750 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| WHITESIDE COVE SUMMER CHAPEL | HIGHLANDS, NC | $3,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| ST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH | SAPPHIRE, NC | $3,250 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| SSVM MISSIONS | ALEXANDRIA, LA | $3,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES |
| FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE | STEUBENVILLE, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| METANOIA INC | ZACHARY, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF HIGHLANDS | HIGHLANDS, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| GEESEY FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME | CROWLEY, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| VISION CASHIERS | CASHIERS, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CHURCH | NEW IBERIA, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| BRIDGE MINISTRY OF ACADIANA | LAFAYETTE, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY FOR EXCELLENCE | CROWLEY, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| WITNESS TO LOVE | ST MARTINVILLE, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| RAYNE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY | RAYNE, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| AMIKIDS ACADIANA | BRANCH, LA | $2,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| FIRST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | CROWLEY, LA | $2,400 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| ACADIA 4-H FOUNDATION | CROWLEY, LA | $2,400 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH | RAYNE, LA | $2,125 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| SAINT BENEDICT ABBEY | HARVARD, MA | $2,100 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| GLAD TIDINGS PENTACOSTAL CHURCH | MANGHAM, LA | $2,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| NICOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY | THIBODAUX, LA | $2,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| AGAPE WAY OF LOUISIANA | CROWLEY, LA | $1,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ACADIANA | LAFAYETTE, LA | $1,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| OLSH CATHOLIC CHURCH | CHURCH POINT, LA | $1,250 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES |
| LADIES AND GENTS BOOSTER CLUB | CROWLEY, LA | $1,250 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| SOUTH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CROWLEY, LA | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | DENTON, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES | ASHEVILLE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY | BATON ROUGE, LA | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NC | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES |
ST MICHAEL SCHOOL
$18,750BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
$17,650BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIESBENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART
$12,100BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE
BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF ACADIANA
$10,000BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$7,500BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIESBENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
THE LIGHT PROJECT
$5,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
GRAND OPERA HOUSE OF THE SOUTH
$5,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
DIOCEAN SUPPORT APPEAL
$5,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE
$5,000BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
ST THERESA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
OSCHNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL FOUNDATION
$5,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
ACADIA PARISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$4,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
HOME OF GRACE
$3,750BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
WHITESIDE COVE SUMMER CHAPEL
$3,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
ST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH
$3,250BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
SSVM MISSIONS
$3,000BENEFIT OF CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES
FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE
$3,000BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
METANOIA INC
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
GEESEY FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CHURCH
$2,500BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
BRIDGE MINISTRY OF ACADIANA
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY FOR EXCELLENCE
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
WITNESS TO LOVE
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
RAYNE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY
$2,500BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
AMIKIDS ACADIANA
$2,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
FIRST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
$2,400BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
ACADIA 4-H FOUNDATION
$2,400BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
$2,125BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
SAINT BENEDICT ABBEY
$2,100BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
GLAD TIDINGS PENTACOSTAL CHURCH
$2,000BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
NICOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,000BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
AGAPE WAY OF LOUISIANA
$1,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ACADIANA
$1,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL
$1,500BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
OLSH CATHOLIC CHURCH
$1,250BENEFIT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
LADIES AND GENTS BOOSTER CLUB
$1,250BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
SOUTH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$1,000BENEFIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
$1,000BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$1,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,000BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NC
$1,000BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES