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    Pennington Family Foundation

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    DENHAM SPRINGS, LAWebsite2259078908

    About Pennington Family Foundation

    To continue Irene Wells Pennington and C.B. “Doc” Pennington’s vision and commitment to philanthropic giving, focusing on the arts, health and chronic diseases, social and emotional learning, and accessibility and inclusion for all.

    Focus Areas

    Social and emotional learningHealth and chronic diseasesThe artsPublic safety and economic developmentDisasters / community resilienceSports and recreationEnvironmentAccessibility and inclusion

    Who They Fund

    children and youth (K–12, afterschool participants)low-income and access-barrier populationsveteranspeople with disabilities and Special Olympics athletes

    About Pennington Family Foundation

    The Pennington Family Foundation’s giving reflects Irene Wells Pennington and C.B. “Doc” Pennington’s philanthropic vision, with a pattern of support that reaches across the arts, health and chronic diseases, social and emotional learning, and accessibility and inclusion. In 2025, its largest reported grant went to Pennington Biomedical Foundation for THE ANSWER 2025/2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT, underscoring a continuing commitment to chronic disease research and population health. The foundation also backed Baton Rouge Symphony through the Pennington Great Performers series, linking its arts support to concert underwriting and youth music outreach. Other major awards show the breadth of its interests: The Emerge Center received support, as did Athletes for Hope for strengthening Baton Rouge youth mental health. The foundation’s recent grant list also includes access-centered work, such as support for Knock Knock Children’s Museum’s Access for All Initiative and Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s Inclusion Initiative. Across these grants, the foundation appears to favor practical program support, underwriting, and annual awards that align with specific projects or continuing institutional needs.

    What Pennington Family Foundation Funds

    Health and chronic disease funding is a clear thread in the foundation’s recent grants. Pennington Biomedical Foundation received $450,000 for THE ANSWER 2025/2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT, and Baton Rouge General Foundation received $130,000 for Arts in Medicine at BR General, tying wellness support to a hospital-based program. In youth mental health and social-emotional learning, Athletes for Hope received $75,000 for strengthening Baton Rouge youth mental health, and Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc. received $50,000 for Class of 2029 SRL/SEL programs. Arts support is another consistent lane: Louisiana Arts & Science Museum received $50,000 for the Superhuman Body show and LASM gala sponsorship, while The National World War II Museum received $30,000 for Education and Access K12. The foundation also backs access and inclusion work, including $25,000 to Playmakers of Baton Rouge for the Inclusion Initiative.

    How Pennington Family Foundation Gives

    The foundation’s stated general grant programs use a $5,000–$50,000 range, and the recent grant list shows many awards clustered at $25,000, $30,000, and $50,000, alongside larger strategic commitments such as $450,000 and $183,000. Grantmaking appears annual, with several programs described as once-a-year awards made near year-end. The foundation supports both open competitive grants and invited or commissioned efforts, including strategic funding for Pennington Biomedical Research Center and a foundation-led Great Performers series. Recipients also recur in related forms of support, such as annual support, underwriting, and project-specific awards.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $1.9M

    Total Assets

    $37.8M

    Total Revenue

    $4.4M

    Total Expenses

    $2.1M

    Geographic Reach

    Local5 states funded
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    program/project supportannual/unrestricted operating supportevent sponsorship and season underwritingcapacity building (curriculum expansion, security, infrastructure)

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    youth mental health and social-emotional learning (SEL)arts, culture, and creative programming (performances, festivals, arts education)K–12 education and afterschool programmingaccess and inclusion initiatives (disability inclusion, accessibility, Removing access barriers)economic empowerment and workforce readiness (entrepreneurship, job training, mentoring)health services and wellness (hospice support, reproductive health, eating disorder support)legal advocacy and wrongful conviction support

    Where Pennington Family Foundation Makes Grants

    Most recent grants land in Baton Rouge, with additional awards in Metairie, Gonzales, New Orleans, Bethesda, New York, and Washington, DC. The recipient mix is entirely U.S.-based in the supplied recent-grants sample. Baton Rouge-based grantees appear repeatedly across arts, health, education, and inclusion, including institutions such as Baton Rouge General Foundation, Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc, and Baton Rouge Zoo Foundation. The foundation’s geography also reaches beyond Louisiana for selected national partners and initiatives.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Pennington Family Foundation

    How does Pennington Family Foundation make grants?

    It uses multiple channels: an open General Grantmaking / Annual Grants portal for qualified nonprofits and municipalities, plus strategic and foundation-led programs such as support for Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Great Performers in Concert Series. The open programs are described as once-a-year grant cycles, typically decided near year-end.

    What are the foundation’s main focus areas?

    Its priority areas include social and emotional learning, health and chronic diseases, the arts, public safety and economic development, disasters and community resilience, sports and recreation, environment, and accessibility and inclusion. Recent grants also show related emphasis on youth mental health, K–12 education, and access barriers.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The open grant programs list a grant size range of $5,000 to $50,000. In the recent grants sample, several awards sit at $25,000, $30,000, and $50,000, while some larger strategic grants rise to $75,000, $130,000, $183,000, and $450,000.

    Which kinds of organizations receive support?

    The foundation funds qualified nonprofits and municipalities, and some program descriptions mention government agencies as eligible. Recent recipients include research foundations, museums, schools, youth-serving nonprofits, health organizations, and arts groups.

    Where do most grants go?

    The recent grant list is centered on Baton Rouge and other Louisiana locations such as New Orleans, Metairie, and Gonzales, with a smaller set of grants outside Louisiana in Bethesda, New York, and Washington, DC. The supplied recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

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

    Open Grant Opportunities

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

    Open nowCloses Aug 16, 2027Award: $5K – $50K

    General Grantmaking (Pennington Family Foundation Grants Center)

    social and emotional learninghealth and chronic diseasesthe arts+5 more

    Who can apply: Only 501(c)(3) nonprofits in good standing with the IRS and municipalities can receive grants. Some government agencies may apply. No grants or loans to individuals or small businesses. Most giving focuses on organizations in the Greater Baton Rouge area; organizations outside the area typically need a direct connection to the Pennington family.

    Deadline: Proposals must be submitted by August 15 at 4 p.m. (or the next business day if August 15 falls on a weekend). Grants are typically awarded in December.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL FOUNDATIONBATON ROUGE, LA$450,0002025THE ANSWER 2025/2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
    BATON ROUGE SYMPHONYBATON ROUGE, LA$183,0002025PENNINGTON GREAT PERFORMERS
    BATON ROUGE GENERAL FOUNDATIONBATON ROUGE, LA$130,0002025ARTS IN MEDICINE AT BR GENERAL
    THE EMERGE CENTERBATON ROUGE, LA$89,24020252024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
    ATHLETES FOR HOPEBETHESDA, MD$75,0002025STRENGTHENING BR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
    ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$75,00020252024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
    LOUISIANA ARTS & SCIENCE MUSEUMBATON ROUGE, LA$50,0002025SUPERHUMAN BODY SHOW/LASM GALA SPONS
    CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUNDNEW YORK, NY$50,0002025OVERCOMING ACCESS BARRIERS
    KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUMBATON ROUGE, LA$50,0002025ACCESS FOR ALL INITIATIVE
    BATON ROUGE YOUTH COALITION INCBATON ROUGE, LA$50,0002025CLASS OF 2029 SRL/SEL PROGRAMS
    MAKE A WISH LOUISIANAMETAIRIE, LA$30,0002025MAKING WISHES COME TRUE
    LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMYBATON ROUGE, LA$30,0002025LA KEY ACADEMY THEATER SOUND & LIGHT
    THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUMNEW ORLEANS, LA$30,0002025EDUCATION AND ACCESS K12
    ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025DANCE FOR ALL 2025
    YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY OF BRBATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY OF BR
    EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$25,00020252024 GIFT
    CATHOLIC HIGHBATON ROUGE, LA$25,00020252024 GIFT
    YMCA OF THE CAPITAL AREABATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025EXPANDING ACCESS TO YMCA PROGRAMS
    ST JOSEPH'S ACADEMYBATON ROUGE, LA$25,00020252024 GIFT
    HOPE MINISTRIES OF BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025GOING BEYOND: A SEAT AT THE TABLE
    BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTRBATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
    PLAYMAKERS OF BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$25,0002025PLAYMAKERS INCLUSION INITIATIVE
    ST ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC SCHOOLBATON ROUGE, LA$25,00020252024 GIFT
    MANSHIP THEATREBATON ROUGE, LA$20,000202520 YEAR DANCE CELEBRATION
    GIRL SCOUTS LOUISIANA EASTGONZALES, LA$20,0002025GIRLS EMPOWERED:BLDG HEALTHY LIFE
    CAREER COMPASS OF LOUSIANABATON ROUGE, LA$20,000202512TH GRADE COLLEGE & CAREER COACHING
    BATON ROUGE ZOO FOUNDATIONBATON ROUGE, LA$20,0002025PROJECT ARK:ANIMALS REACHING KIDS
    GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANKBATON ROUGE, LA$20,0002025BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
    SEXUAL TRAUMA AWARENESS & RESPONSEBATON ROUGE, LA$15,7502025SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE FUND
    SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICESHAMMOND, LA$15,0002025KEEPING FAMILIES SAFE PROJECT
    INTERNATIONAL CHILD ART FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC$15,0002025EBR ARTS OLYMPIAD
    LOUISANA CTR FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTSNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025EBR ADVANCED ADVOCACY PROJECT
    HOSPICE OF BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025HOSPICE CAMP CONQUER
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GBRBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025ECONOMIC EMPOWEMENT -MENTORING
    THE LIFE OF SINGLE MOMBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025SINGLE MOM MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
    INNOCENCE PROJECT OF NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN GBR
    AMIKIDSBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TRAINING
    I AMEMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATIONBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025CURRICULUM EXPANSION PROJECT
    UPLIFTDWCRCBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025UPLIFTD/WCRC SECURITY 2024
    SPECIAL OLYMPICS LOUISIANACOVINGTON, LA$10,0002025SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPORTS & REC PROGRAM
    GATEWAY THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIPST GABRIEL, LA$10,0002025EMPOWERMENT THROUGH STABILITY
    BIG RIVER ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURALBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025FARM TO TABLE NUTRITION
    O'BRIEN HOUSEBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025CLIENT WELLNESS CENTER
    GIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH LOUISIANABATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025GOTR COACHES: CRITICAL ELEMENT
    FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ARTBATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025GOLDEN LEGACY
    LA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIESNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025PRIME TIME FAMILY READING
    KIDS ORCHESTRABATON ROUGE, LA$10,0002025KIDS ORCHESTRA 2024-2025 AFTERSCHOOL
    BATON ROUGE BALLET THEATRE INCBATON ROUGE, LA$10,00020252024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
    BATON ROUGE GALLERYBATON ROUGE, LA$6,5002025MOVIES AND MUSIC ON THE LAWN
    WOMAN'S CLUB INCBATON ROUGE, LA$5,0002025WOMAN'S CLUB SECOND CENTURY

    PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL FOUNDATION

    $450,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    THE ANSWER 2025/2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT

    BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY

    $183,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    PENNINGTON GREAT PERFORMERS

    BATON ROUGE GENERAL FOUNDATION

    $130,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    ARTS IN MEDICINE AT BR GENERAL

    THE EMERGE CENTER

    $89,240
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT

    ATHLETES FOR HOPE

    $75,000
    BETHESDA, MD2025

    STRENGTHENING BR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

    ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BATON ROUGE

    $75,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT

    LOUISIANA ARTS & SCIENCE MUSEUM

    $50,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    SUPERHUMAN BODY SHOW/LASM GALA SPONS

    CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND

    $50,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    OVERCOMING ACCESS BARRIERS

    KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

    $50,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    ACCESS FOR ALL INITIATIVE

    BATON ROUGE YOUTH COALITION INC

    $50,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    CLASS OF 2029 SRL/SEL PROGRAMS

    MAKE A WISH LOUISIANA

    $30,000
    METAIRIE, LA2025

    MAKING WISHES COME TRUE

    LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY

    $30,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    LA KEY ACADEMY THEATER SOUND & LIGHT

    THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM

    $30,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATION AND ACCESS K12

    ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGE

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    DANCE FOR ALL 2025

    YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY OF BR

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY OF BR

    EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF BATON ROUGE

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 GIFT

    CATHOLIC HIGH

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 GIFT

    YMCA OF THE CAPITAL AREA

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    EXPANDING ACCESS TO YMCA PROGRAMS

    ST JOSEPH'S ACADEMY

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 GIFT

    HOPE MINISTRIES OF BATON ROUGE

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    GOING BEYOND: A SEAT AT THE TABLE

    BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

    PLAYMAKERS OF BATON ROUGE

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    PLAYMAKERS INCLUSION INITIATIVE

    ST ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

    $25,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 GIFT

    MANSHIP THEATRE

    $20,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    20 YEAR DANCE CELEBRATION

    GIRL SCOUTS LOUISIANA EAST

    $20,000
    GONZALES, LA2025

    GIRLS EMPOWERED:BLDG HEALTHY LIFE

    CAREER COMPASS OF LOUSIANA

    $20,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    12TH GRADE COLLEGE & CAREER COACHING

    BATON ROUGE ZOO FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    PROJECT ARK:ANIMALS REACHING KIDS

    GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK

    $20,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

    SEXUAL TRAUMA AWARENESS & RESPONSE

    $15,750
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE FUND

    SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES

    $15,000
    HAMMOND, LA2025

    KEEPING FAMILIES SAFE PROJECT

    INTERNATIONAL CHILD ART FOUNDATION

    $15,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    EBR ARTS OLYMPIAD

    LOUISANA CTR FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EBR ADVANCED ADVOCACY PROJECT

    HOSPICE OF BATON ROUGE

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    HOSPICE CAMP CONQUER

    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GBR

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    ECONOMIC EMPOWEMENT -MENTORING

    THE LIFE OF SINGLE MOM

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    SINGLE MOM MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

    INNOCENCE PROJECT OF NEW ORLEANS

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN GBR

    AMIKIDS

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TRAINING

    I AMEMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    CURRICULUM EXPANSION PROJECT

    UPLIFTDWCRC

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    UPLIFTD/WCRC SECURITY 2024

    SPECIAL OLYMPICS LOUISIANA

    $10,000
    COVINGTON, LA2025

    SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPORTS & REC PROGRAM

    GATEWAY THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP

    $10,000
    ST GABRIEL, LA2025

    EMPOWERMENT THROUGH STABILITY

    BIG RIVER ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    FARM TO TABLE NUTRITION

    O'BRIEN HOUSE

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    CLIENT WELLNESS CENTER

    GIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH LOUISIANA

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    GOTR COACHES: CRITICAL ELEMENT

    FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    GOLDEN LEGACY

    LA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    PRIME TIME FAMILY READING

    KIDS ORCHESTRA

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    KIDS ORCHESTRA 2024-2025 AFTERSCHOOL

    BATON ROUGE BALLET THEATRE INC

    $10,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT

    BATON ROUGE GALLERY

    $6,500
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    MOVIES AND MUSIC ON THE LAWN

    WOMAN'S CLUB INC

    $5,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    WOMAN'S CLUB SECOND CENTURY