FutureUs Foundation concentrates its giving on local community development and philanthropy support, with a significant portion routed through a repeat recipient (Community Initiatives Foundation). It also makes sizable, targeted gifts to a mix of causes including faith-based organizations, medical research (notably ovarian cancer), and direct family assistance. The pattern suggests a locally focused donor that blends pass-through/community grantmaking with a few issue-specific commitments.
Futureus Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is a repeated, large pass-through gift to Community Initiatives Foundation in Baton Rouge, which appears three times in the recent grants list at $122,500, $105,000, and $62,500. That recurring recipient sits alongside a smaller set of targeted awards that point to a locally rooted, mixed-purpose grantmaker: support for a church-led community organization, research tied to ovarian cancer, and emergency help for families. The foundation’s recent giving is not spread evenly across many issue areas; instead, it leans on a few named recipients and specific uses. In 2025, it also made a $99,750 gift to Calvary Baptist Church, showing that faith-based giving is part of the portfolio, while a $27,000 award to Terry Amey and a $22,500 award to the same recipient were directed to families in need. The overall picture is of a regional foundation that combines community initiatives, donor-advised or pass-through grantmaking, and direct assistance with a handful of issue-specific commitments.
In community initiative grantmaking, Futureus Foundation’s largest recent awards went to Community Initiatives Foundation in Baton Rouge, including $122,500 in 2025 and $105,000 in 2024. That repeated support suggests an ongoing channel for local philanthropy. For health-related giving, the foundation made a $100,000 grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center for ovarian cancer research. The recent list also shows faith-based support through a $99,750 donation to Calvary Baptist Church in Corpus Christi. Direct assistance is another clear theme: Terry Amey received $27,000 and $22,500 in 2025 for families in need, and a separate $4,000 grant covered funeral expenses for a congregation member of Pastor Richardson.
Futureus Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a middle-to-large ticket size, with a p25 of $8,000, a median grant of $41,000, and a p75 of $99,938. The distribution includes both substantial institutional gifts and smaller direct-aid awards, which indicates a blend of structured grantmaking and one-off assistance. Recurring support is visible in the repeated awards to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, while several other grants appear as single-purpose, single-recipient payments. The foundation is not a program-related investment funder and does not fund individuals.
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$87K
$85K
Most grants fall between $8K and $100K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in LA.
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Concentrated portfolio: a majority of funds go to a small number of recipients, including repeat multi-grant support to one intermediary (Community Initiatives Foundation), alongside several large one-off gifts to mission-specific organizations and individuals.
Notable grantees: Community Initiatives Foundation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Calvary Baptist Church, Terry Amey
Giving is regional and concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 50% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Baton Rouge appears repeatedly through grants to Community Initiatives Foundation and the Domestic Violence Center. Covington also appears as a recipient city through Preston Hickey. Outside Louisiana, recent grants went to Corpus Christi, Texas, and Houston, Texas, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, at 12 grants out of 12.
The recent grants list shows support for community initiatives, faith-based organizations, cancer research, domestic violence services, and direct family assistance. Examples include Community Initiatives Foundation in Baton Rouge, Calvary Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, MD Anderson Cancer Center for ovarian cancer research, and the Domestic Violence Center in Baton Rouge.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on a median of $41,000, with a p25 of $8,000 and a p75 of $99,938. The recent list includes both smaller awards such as $1,000 and $2,000 and much larger gifts such as $122,500 and $105,000.
Yes. Community Initiatives Foundation appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including grants of $122,500, $105,000, $62,500, and $55,000. Terry Amey also appears more than once in 2025, which shows repeat support for both institutional and direct-assistance recipients.
Louisiana is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Baton Rouge is a recurring recipient city, while Covington also appears in the recent list. The remaining recent grants go to Texas recipients and one in Massachusetts.
The recent grants include direct family and hardship support, such as $27,000 and $22,500 to Terry Amey for families in need and a $4,000 grant for funeral expenses for a congregation member of Pastor Richardson. The foundation also gave $20,000 to Preston Hickey for education.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $122,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $99,750 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $62,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TERRY AMEY | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $27,000 | 2025 | FAMILIES IN NEED |
| TERRY AMEY | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $22,500 | 2025 | FAMILIES IN NEED |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $105,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TERRY AMEY | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR CONGREGARTION MEMBER OF PASTOR RICHARDSON |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER | BATON ROUGE, LA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $55,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| PRESTON HICKEY | COVINGTON, LA | $20,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ROSTRO DE CRISTO | BRAINTREE, MA | $2,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION
$122,500DONATION
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$99,750DONATION
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION
$62,500DONATION
TERRY AMEY
$27,000FAMILIES IN NEED
TERRY AMEY
$22,500FAMILIES IN NEED
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION
$105,000DONATION
TERRY AMEY
DONATION FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR CONGREGARTION MEMBER OF PASTOR RICHARDSON
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER
$1,000DONATION
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$100,000OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOUNDATION
$55,000DONATION
PRESTON HICKEY
$20,000EDUCATION
ROSTRO DE CRISTO
$2,000DONATION