About Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat concentrates its philanthropy on preserving and promoting the legacy of Louis Armstrong through museum support, public programming, and youth jazz education in the New York City/Long Island area. Its grants are large and targeted, funding the Louis Armstrong House/Museum and related programming repeatedly, while also supporting local higher-education partners that advance music and cultural initiatives. The foundation’s giving is mission-driven toward cultural preservation and jazz education rather than broad, diversified charity.
Focus Areas
Louis Armstrong House / Museum operations and preservation (New York)Summer jazz education programs for youth (Satchmo Summer Jazz Camp)Support for local higher-education institutions to advance music/cultural programs (Queens College Foundation)
Who They Fund
cultural institutions / museums (Louis Armstrong House Museum)youth participants in jazz education (Satchmo Summer Jazz Camp)local higher-education institutions (Queens College Foundation)NYC / Long Island-based arts and cultural organizations
About Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat
A recurring pattern defines Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat’s recent grantmaking: large, repeated support for Louis Armstrong House Museum and connected programs that preserve Armstrong’s legacy through museum operations, public programming, and jazz education. The foundation’s biggest grants in the file go to the Corona, New York museum site, including $245,000 in 2023, $220,000 in 2024, and $210,000 in 2025, showing sustained institutional support rather than one-off project funding. Alongside that anchor, the foundation backs youth jazz learning through Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp in New Orleans, which received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025 after a $75,000 grant in 2023. The record also shows support for music and cultural partners in New York, including Queens College Foundation and other arts and education organizations tied to jazz performance, scholarship, and outreach. Overall, the foundation’s giving centers on cultural preservation and music education, with a clear emphasis on organizations that keep Armstrong-related history, performance, and teaching active for students and the public.
What Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat Funds
Museum preservation is a central theme. The foundation gave $220,000 in 2024 and $210,000 in 2025 to Louis Armstrong House Museum, supporting the institution that holds Armstrong’s legacy in Corona. Youth jazz education is another consistent area: Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp received $100,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for summer instruction in New Orleans. The foundation also funds broader music organizations in New York. It awarded $90,000 in 2025 to Jazzmobile Inc for general support, and $75,000 in 2025 to Mt Sinai Beth Israel - Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine. Queens College Foundation received $131,118 in 2025, extending the foundation’s support for higher-education partners connected to music and cultural programming.
How Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized institutional range, with p25 at $5,000, a median of $10,000, and p75 at $29,655. The recent record also includes several much larger awards to long-running partners, which raises the overall scale above the typical award size. The pattern is repeat support: Louis Armstrong House Museum, Louis Satchmo Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, Jazzmobile Inc, Ascap Foundation, and Mt Sinai Beth Israel - Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine all appear in multiple years. The foundation makes grantmaking through named programs with a multi-stage LOI and New Grant Application process for 501(c)(3) organizations. It also accepts unsolicited applications in several grant programs, including its general grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$16.3M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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