The Almar Foundation (dba The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation) appears to make targeted, locally focused grants to faith-based social service providers; in the most recent year it made a single, substantial grant to Catholic Charities in New Orleans designated for operations. This suggests a priority on sustaining core, day-to-day services delivered by a Catholic charity serving the local community.
Highly concentrated giving: one large grant to a single, local faith-based grantee (operational support) rather than many small or diversified awards.
A defining pattern in The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation’s recent giving is sustained operating support for Catholic and faith-linked institutions in New Orleans. The largest recent grant in the data, $102,500 to Catholic Charities in New Orleans for operations, points to a funder that backs core services rather than one-time projects. That same operating emphasis shows up again in a $70,000 grant to the University of Holy Cross and a $65,300 grant to Loyola University, both also in New Orleans. The foundation’s portfolio reaches beyond higher education into local safety-net and community organizations. Recent support includes the Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity NO, Ozanam Inn, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, and St Pius X Church. It also backs organizations tied to schooling and youth development, such as Mount Carmel Academy, Good Shepard School, and the New Orleans Career Center. Several grants are labeled operations, with additional awards for scholarships, capital campaign work, equipment, and expansion of wing space. The pattern suggests a locally engaged funder centered on sustaining institutions that serve families, students, and vulnerable residents in the New Orleans area.
In human services and emergency assistance, the foundation gave $102,500 to Catholic Charities in New Orleans for operations and also supported Ozanam Inn and Habitat for Humanity NO with operations grants. That mix shows a preference for organizations delivering direct local services. Its education-related giving includes $70,000 to the University of Holy Cross for operations and $65,300 to Loyola University for operations, alongside a $27,000 scholarship grant to Mount Carmel Academy. The data also shows support for Good Shepard School and the New Orleans Career Center, indicating attention to both school-based and career-focused education. Youth and family programs appear in grants to the Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans for operations and Life Oak Wilderness Camp in Baton Rouge for operations in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also funded Bastian Community of Resilience for operations, tying youth and family support to community-based service delivery.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Catholic Charities
Typical grant size is modest but not uniform: the p25 is $2,000, the median is $3,500, and the p75 is $10,000. The recent grants list shows both smaller routine awards and larger operating grants above $50,000. Most recipients are in Louisiana, and some organizations appear in multiple years, including University of Holy Cross, Loyola University, Mount Carmel Academy, St Pius X Church, Bastian Community of Resilience, and Life Oak Wilderness Camp. The foundation does not make program-related investments. It also funds individuals, which aligns with its scholarship and tuition-assistance activity. The grant labels point to a mix of operations, scholarships, capital campaign support, equipment, and expansion-related funding.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Louisiana, with 74% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. New Orleans dominates the recipient map, with repeated grants to Catholic Charities, Loyola University, University of Holy Cross, SBPUSAorg, and St Pius X Church. Outside New Orleans, Baton Rouge recipients include Life Oak Wilderness Camp and The Dunham School. The only non-Lousiana recipients in the recent-grants list are Texas Children’s Hospital and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, both in Houston, Texas. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grants point most clearly to faith-based and community-serving nonprofits. Examples include Catholic Charities for operations, St Pius X Church for operations, Ozanam Inn for operations, Habitat for Humanity NO for operations, and Rebuilding Together New Orleans for operations. Education and youth organizations also appear in the record.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small: p25 is $2,000, median is $3,500, and p75 is $10,000. The recent list also includes larger awards above $50,000, showing that the foundation sometimes makes much bigger operating grants.
Yes. Recent education grants include $70,000 to the University of Holy Cross for operations, $65,300 to Loyola University for operations, and $27,000 to Mount Carmel Academy for scholarships. Other education-linked recipients include Good Shepard School and the New Orleans Career Center.
It is regional and strongly Louisiana-centered. Louisiana recipients account for 74% of grants in the data, with New Orleans appearing repeatedly and Baton Rouge also represented. The only out-of-state recipients in the recent-grants list are two Houston organizations.
Some recipients appear in more than one year, which indicates repeat support. In the recent grants list, University of Holy Cross, Loyola University, Mount Carmel Academy, St Pius X Church, Bastian Community of Resilience, and Life Oak Wilderness Camp each received grants in both 2023 and 2024.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesuit High School | New Orleans, LA | $90,500 | 2026 | Chapel Renovation |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans, LA | $70,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | Operations-Texas Flood |
| Riverside Academy | Reserve, LA | $38,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| St Pius X Church St Vincent de Paul | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Jesuits USA Central & Southern Province | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Raintree Services | New Orleans, LA | $27,950 | 2026 | Operations |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 2026 | Childrens Capital Campaign |
| San Antonio Area Fd Camp La Junta | San Antonia, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | Camp Flood Disaster |
| International Petroleum Museum & Expo | Morgan City, LA | $20,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| SBP | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Ozanam Inn | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| University of Rochester Wilmont Cancer Inst | Rochester, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Breakthrough T1D | Houston, TX | $17,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Loyola University | New Orleans, LA | $16,500 | 2026 | Operations, Scholarships |
| Mount Carmel Academy | New Orleans, LA | $15,550 | 2026 | Operations |
| Tulane University School of Engineering | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 2026 | Operations, Scholarships |
| Live Oak Wilderness Camp | Baton Rouge, LA | $14,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Youthforce NOLA | New Orleans, LA | $12,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Community Sailing New Orleans Inc | New Orleans, LA | $11,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| City Park Conservancy | New Orleans, LA | $11,281 | 2026 | Operations |
| WLAE-TV | New Orleans, LA | $11,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| St John's School | Houston, TX | $11,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| The Dunham School | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,250 | 2026 | Operations |
| Youth Oasis | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Hope Ministries of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | Scholarships,Operations |
| Grace at the Green Light | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Harry Thompson Center | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Capital Campaign |
| St Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Coalition to Restore Coastal LA | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| LA Children's Medical Center | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Nursing student scholarships |
| Son of a Saint | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Baltimore, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Ellis Marsalis Center for Music | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Stuart Hall School for Boys | New Orleans, LA | $9,940 | 2026 | Operations |
| Eden Centers | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | $7,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Covenant House New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $7,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| St Rita Catholic Church | New Orleans, LA | $6,500 | 2026 | Building Maintenance, Operations |
| Bastian Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | $6,250 | 2026 | Operations |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $6,250 | 2026 | Operations |
| St Charles Catholic High School | LaPlace, LA | $6,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church | Sandy Springs, GA | $6,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | New Orleans, LA | $5,750 | 2026 | Operations |
| Friends of Fisher House of Southern LA | Metairie, LA | $5,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Baldwin & Co Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| LA Children's Museum | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 2026 | Operations |
Jesuit High School
$90,500Chapel Renovation
Riverside Academy
$38,000Capital Improvements
St Pius X Church St Vincent de Paul
$30,000Operations
Jesuits USA Central & Southern Province
$30,000Operations
Raintree Services
$27,950Operations
San Antonio Area Fd Camp La Junta
$25,000Camp Flood Disaster
International Petroleum Museum & Expo
$20,000Operations
University of Rochester Wilmont Cancer Inst
$20,000Operations
Breakthrough T1D
$17,500Operations
Loyola University
$16,500Operations, Scholarships
Mount Carmel Academy
$15,550Operations
Youthforce NOLA
$12,000Operations
Community Sailing New Orleans Inc
$11,500Operations
WLAE-TV
$11,000Operations
St John's School
$11,000Operations
The Dunham School
$10,250Operations
Youth Oasis
$10,000Operations
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
$10,000Operations
North Carolina State University
$10,000Scholarships,Operations
St Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge
$10,000Operations
Coalition to Restore Coastal LA
$10,000Operations
LA Children's Medical Center
$10,000Nursing student scholarships
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
$10,000Operations
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
$10,000Operations
Stuart Hall School for Boys
$9,940Operations
Eden Centers
$7,500Operations
St Rita Catholic Church
$6,500Building Maintenance, Operations
St Charles Catholic High School
$6,000Operations
St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
$6,000Operations
Academy of the Sacred Heart
$5,750Operations
Friends of Fisher House of Southern LA
$5,000Operations
Baldwin & Co Foundation
$5,000Operations
LA Children's Museum
$5,000Operations