The Wilbur Marvin Foundation gives very locally and selectively in the Baton Rouge area, concentrating most of its funds through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation while also supporting local faith institutions and a regional cancer center. Its giving favors a small number of sizable, place-based gifts that strengthen community infrastructure and local religious life, with occasional health-related support.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (one dominant grant to a community foundation), place-based and local-focused, mix of civic/umbrella funding plus targeted support to faith and health institutions.
$350K
$108.5M
$69K
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $63K and $238K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$238K
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Notable grantees: Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Unified Jewish Congregation of Baton Rouge, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGLESIA CASA DE JUBILO | JOHNSTON, RI | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $375,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE | BATON ROUGE, LA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
INGLESIA CASA DE JUBILO
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIFIED JEWISH CONGREGATION OF BATON ROUGE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT