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    Gpoa Foundation

    ActiveHousing & Shelter
    NEW ORLEANS, LAWebsite5045984663EIN: 72-0423621

    About Gpoa Foundation

    The GPOA Foundation appears to focus its giving locally in New Orleans on direct services for vulnerable children and youth, demonstrated by a single grant to Covenant House New Orleans. Their support targets frontline youth-serving organizations that provide shelter, case management, and transition services for homeless or at-risk young people. The foundation’s giving is small-scale and highly concentrated geographically and programmatically.

    Focus Areas

    Youth homelessness and runaway youth services in New OrleansTransitional housing and shelter programs for young peopleDirect support for frontline child and youth service providers

    Who They Fund

    children and youth (including at-risk youth)youth with disabilities / special education studentsdisplaced or homeless youthlow-income and underserved communitiesarts practitioners and youth arts participantsnonprofit organizations and philanthropic intermediaries

    About Gpoa Foundation

    The Gpoa Foundation’s recent giving is built around direct support for children and youth in Orleans Parish, with a notable $28,000 grant to Covenant House New Orleans for children and youth services. That grant fits a broader pattern of backing organizations that work with vulnerable young people through shelter, education, enrichment, and specialized support. In the 2025 records, the foundation also awarded $25,000 to Stem Library Lab and $25,000 to Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, showing a mix of academic support and youth-centered community programming. Other recent awards reached groups serving reading recovery, youth arts, special education, job training, and residential care. The foundation’s grantmaking is especially local and highly concentrated in New Orleans, where recipients include neighborhood, education, and service organizations that operate close to the populations they serve. Its recent portfolio suggests a funder that favors hands-on programs and frontline providers rather than broad, national initiatives. The presence of both direct service and alliance-building grantees also shows support for organizations working inside the youth-services ecosystem, not only for programs that serve children directly.

    What Gpoa Foundation Funds

    A major theme in The Gpoa Foundation’s giving is youth education and enrichment. It awarded $20,000 to Start the Adventure in Reading Inc for remedial reading and encouragement, and $20,000 to 826 New Orleans for educational services. The foundation also supported out-of-school learning through $25,000 to Stem Library Lab and $25,000 to Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, reflecting interest in both academic and arts-based youth development. Special education is another clear area of support: it gave $20,000 to The 1881 Research Institute for special education and $20,000 to St Michael's Special School. The foundation also funded workforce-oriented youth programming, including $20,000 to Louisiana Green Corps for job training. Across these grants, the emphasis stays on organizations serving children and young people with practical, program-level support.

    How Gpoa Foundation Gives

    Typical awards cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $8,998, the median is $17,500, and p75 is $20,000. Recent grants also show repeated use of $20,000 awards, with a smaller number of larger grants such as the $28,000 gift to Covenant House New Orleans. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and its grantmaking is local and heavily concentrated in Louisiana. The records also show continuity across years, including multiple 2024 and 2025 awards to New Orleans-based groups. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited requests and include multi-year and collaborative proposals in some cases.

    Open Grant Opportunities

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

    Open nowCloses Aug 1, 2026Award: $4K – $40K

    GPOA Foundation Grants (Children & Youth Programs)

    Early childhood education / kindergarten readinessReading proficiency by third grade (K-3 literacy; summer learning)Out-of-school enrichment programs (music, art, dance, STEM)+5 more

    Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations that serve children or youth in Orleans Parish (New Orleans area). Organizations with large unrestricted endowments, programs outside the parish, building/renovation projects, event sponsorships, individual scholarships, or nonprofits that make grants to other nonprofits are not typically funded.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $793K

    Total Assets

    $16.3M

    Total Revenue

    $1.4M

    Total Expenses

    $967K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $9K and $20K, with a median of $18K.

    25th Percentile

    $9K

    Median

    $18K

    75th Percentile

    $20K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded

    About 94% of grants go to recipients in LA.

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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated: one moderate unrestricted/program grant to a single local grantee (Covenant House New Orleans), indicating focused, local, one-off support rather than diversified or repeat funding.

    Funding Style

    direct service program supportadvocacy and alliance-building grantscapacity-building and trainingarts program and arts-education fundingfundraising and intermediary/fiscal-sponsorship support

    Notable grantees: Covenant House New Orleans

    Topics

    youth development and youth centersspecial education and services for youth with disabilitiesvocational & technical training / job-readinessresidential care and temporary housing for youthyouth violence prevention and safety programsarts education and visual/performing arts programmingfunding support for nonprofit/philanthropic infrastructure

    Where Gpoa Foundation Makes Grants

    The Gpoa Foundation gives overwhelmingly in Louisiana, with 94% of grants going to recipients in its HQ state. Recent recipients are concentrated in New Orleans, with additional awards in Metairie and Slidell. New Orleans appears repeatedly across the grants list, including organizations in education, arts, special education, and youth services. The distribution is local rather than regional or national, and all listed recipient-country data are in the US.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Gpoa Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does The Gpoa Foundation fund?

    It funds nonprofit organizations serving children and youth in Orleans Parish and the New Orleans area, with emphasis on early childhood education, K–3 reading, out-of-school enrichment, behavioral health and social-emotional supports, and services for children with special needs. Recent grants also support shelter, job training, arts, and youth advocacy organizations.

    Does The Gpoa Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. The active grant programs listed for the foundation all indicate that unsolicited applications are accepted. The programs also note that program operating costs are eligible, and some allow multi-year or collaborative requests.

    What is the typical grant size?

    Typical grant sizes are fairly concentrated: the 25th percentile is $8,998, the median is $17,500, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. Recent awards often land at $20,000, with some grants above that amount.

    Where does The Gpoa Foundation give most often?

    Its giving is local and heavily concentrated in Louisiana, with 94% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are mostly in New Orleans, with smaller numbers in Metairie and Slidell.

    Are grants usually for direct services or organizational support?

    Both appear in the data, but the program descriptions make clear that operating support is eligible, including staff and materials in some cases. Recent grants show support for frontline service providers as well as education, arts, special education, and youth job-training organizations.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

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

    Deadline: Concept paper windows: Jan 1 - Feb 1 and Jul 1 - Aug 1 each year. Grant decisions in May and November.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$28,0002025CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES
    STEM LIBRARY LABNEW ORLEANS, LA$25,0002025HUMAN SERVICES
    ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSICNEW ORLEANS, LA$25,0002025NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
    UPTURN ARTSNEW ORLEANS, LA$23,0002025HUMAN SERVICES
    YOUTHFORCE NOLANEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY
    SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025SPECIAL EDUCATION
    FOR PROVIDERS BY PROVIDERSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY
    THE BRIGHT SCHOOLMETAIRIE, LA$20,0002025EDUCATION
    CAFE RECONCILENEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025YOUTH CENTERS AND CLUBS
    LOUISIANA GREEN CORPSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025JOB TRAINING
    BE LOUD STUDIOSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY
    EXCITE ALL STARSSLIDELL, LA$20,0002025SUPPORT
    BE NOLA (BLACK EDUCATION FOR NEW ORLEANS)NEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025EDUCATION
    BOYS TOWN LOUISIANANEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025RESIDENTIAL CARE AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS
    CASA NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025CIVIL RIGHTS
    ST MICHAEL'S SPECIAL SCHOOLNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025EDUCATION
    NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ALLIANCENEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025EDUCATION
    KID SMARTNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025VISUAL ARTS
    START THE ADVENTURE IN READING INCNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025REMEDIAL READING AND ENCOURAGEMENT
    826 NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
    YEAH YOGANEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025FUND RAISING AND FUND DISTRIBUTION
    COMMUNITY SAILING NEW ORLEANS INCNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025SWIMMING AND OTHER WATER RECREATION
    LOUSIANA CENTER FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTSNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION
    UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTIONNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
    DAUGHTERS BEYOND INCARCERATIONNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025ALLIANCE AND ADVOCACY
    LOOP NOLANEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002025EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
    BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPENEW ORLEANS, LA$17,5002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    JUNOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES NOLANEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025CENTERS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE OF SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
    URBAN IMPACT MINISTRIESNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT
    FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025EDUCATION
    YOUTH RUN NOLA INCNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
    RAINTREE SERVICES INCNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025RESIDENTIAL CARE AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS
    ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND AGENCIES
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICEMETAIRIE, LA$15,0002025CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES
    NEW ORLEANS WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SHELTERNEW ORLEANS, LA$15,0002025TEMPORARY HOUSING
    COMMUNITY WORKS OF LOUISIANANEW ORLEANS, LA$12,4502025ARTS EDUCATION
    VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA SOUTHEAST LOUISIANANEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025HUMAN SERVICES
    ART CAMP 504NEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025ARTS/CULTURE
    NEW VOICES FOR NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
    CENTER FOR RESILIENCENEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025PUBLIC SOCIETY/BENEFIT
    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SE LOUISIANA COUNCILMETAIRIE, LA$10,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    GIRLS ON THE RUN NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENSNEW ORLEANS, LA$10,0002025MUSEUMS
    NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTENEW ORLEANS, LA$7,5002025PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
    WINSTON RHEA SCHOLARSNEW ORLEANS, LA$5,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
    TRINITY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTERNEW ORLEANS, LA$5,0002025CHRISTIANITY
    NEW ORLEANS FAMILY JUSTICE ALLIANCENEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002024FAMILY SERVICES
    THE GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY SCHOOLNEW ORLEANS, LA$20,0002024PRESCHOOLS
    BRIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFMETAIRIE, LA$20,0002024EDUCATION

    COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS

    $28,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

    STEM LIBRARY LAB

    $25,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC

    $25,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS

    UPTURN ARTS

    $23,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    YOUTHFORCE NOLA

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY

    SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    SPECIAL EDUCATION

    FOR PROVIDERS BY PROVIDERS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY

    THE BRIGHT SCHOOL

    $20,000
    METAIRIE, LA2025

    EDUCATION

    CAFE RECONCILE

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH CENTERS AND CLUBS

    LOUISIANA GREEN CORPS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    JOB TRAINING

    BE LOUD STUDIOS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ALLIANCES AND ADVOCACY

    EXCITE ALL STARS

    $20,000
    SLIDELL, LA2025

    SUPPORT

    BE NOLA (BLACK EDUCATION FOR NEW ORLEANS)

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATION

    BOYS TOWN LOUISIANA

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    RESIDENTIAL CARE AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS

    CASA NEW ORLEANS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    CIVIL RIGHTS

    ST MICHAEL'S SPECIAL SCHOOL

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATION

    NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ALLIANCE

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATION

    KID SMART

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    VISUAL ARTS

    START THE ADVENTURE IN READING INC

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    REMEDIAL READING AND ENCOURAGEMENT

    826 NEW ORLEANS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

    YEAH YOGA

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    FUND RAISING AND FUND DISTRIBUTION

    COMMUNITY SAILING NEW ORLEANS INC

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    SWIMMING AND OTHER WATER RECREATION

    LOUSIANA CENTER FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION

    UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

    DAUGHTERS BEYOND INCARCERATION

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ALLIANCE AND ADVOCACY

    LOOP NOLA

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

    BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE

    $17,500
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    JUNOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES NOLA

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    CENTERS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE OF SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

    URBAN IMPACT MINISTRIES

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT

    FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    EDUCATION

    YOUTH RUN NOLA INC

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

    RAINTREE SERVICES INC

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    RESIDENTIAL CARE AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS

    ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANS

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND AGENCIES

    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

    $15,000
    METAIRIE, LA2025

    CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

    NEW ORLEANS WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SHELTER

    $15,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    TEMPORARY HOUSING

    COMMUNITY WORKS OF LOUISIANA

    $12,450
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ARTS EDUCATION

    VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    ART CAMP 504

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ARTS/CULTURE

    NEW VOICES FOR NEW ORLEANS

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES

    CENTER FOR RESILIENCE

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    PUBLIC SOCIETY/BENEFIT

    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SE LOUISIANA COUNCIL

    $10,000
    METAIRIE, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    GIRLS ON THE RUN NEW ORLEANS

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS

    $10,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    MUSEUMS

    NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

    $7,500
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

    WINSTON RHEA SCHOLARS

    $5,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

    TRINITY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER

    $5,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2025

    CHRISTIANITY

    NEW ORLEANS FAMILY JUSTICE ALLIANCE

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2024

    FAMILY SERVICES

    THE GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY SCHOOL

    $20,000
    NEW ORLEANS, LA2024

    PRESCHOOLS

    BRIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

    $20,000
    METAIRIE, LA2024

    EDUCATION