This family foundation makes modest, targeted grants primarily in the New Orleans/Metairie area, emphasizing general operating support for local educational institutions, youth-serving programs, and mental health organizations. They favor repeat investments in a small set of community-focused nonprofits rather than broad national giving, and their grants tend to support capacity and ongoing operations rather than project-specific funding.
A defining feature of the Holley Pavy Deblois and John M Deblois Foundation is its repeated support for local mental health organizations in New Orleans. The largest recent grant in the data is $21,650 to Nami Southeast Louisiana in 2024 for general operational support, followed by $20,000 to Nami New Orleans in 2023 for general operational support. Those awards sit alongside a steady pattern of $10,000 grants to nearby institutions, suggesting a compact grantmaker that favors ongoing support over one-off awards. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches higher education, youth-serving programs, and community health, with grants to the University of New Orleans Foundation, Young Audiences Charter School, Live Oak Wilderness Camp, and Ovarian Cancer Institute Inc. Its support for the University of New Orleans Foundation includes both general operating and education-related funding, while a 2024 grant also names the Ethel and Herman L. Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies. Across the available record, the foundation appears to fund organizations that serve students, families, and residents in the New Orleans area through core operating support and institution-based assistance.
Mental health is the clearest theme in the recent record. The foundation gave $21,650 to Nami Southeast Louisiana in 2024 for general operational support and another $10,000 in 2025 for mental health. It also awarded $20,000 to Nami New Orleans in 2023 for general operational support. Education is another consistent area: Young Audiences Charter School received $10,000 in 2023 for general operational support and another $10,000 in 2024 for education. Higher education appears through the University of New Orleans Foundation, which received $10,000 in 2023 for general operational support and $10,000 in 2025 for education. Community health is present as well, with a $10,000 grant in 2025 to Ovarian Cancer Institute Inc for general operational support.
The grant size profile is tightly clustered: p25 is $10,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $12,500. That pattern matches a funder that makes mostly modest awards rather than a wide spread of grant sizes. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including Nami Southeast Louisiana, Young Audiences Charter School, Live Oak Wilderness Camp Inc, and the University of New Orleans Foundation. The foundation is a public charity, and the grants shown are concentrated in general operational support, education, and related institutional support rather than large project grants.
$50K
$532K
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$82K
Most grants fall between $10K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Relatively concentrated, local giving with multiple repeat grants to core grantees; predominately unrestricted/general operating support in modest-to-medium sizes rather than large multi-year endowments.
Notable grantees: NAMI Southeast Louisiana, University of New Orleans Foundation, Young Audiences Charter School, Live Oak Wilderness Camp, Ovarian Cancer Institute
Giving is highly local. All 13 recent grants went to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in Louisiana. New Orleans is the main recipient city, with repeated awards to organizations there. Gretna also appears multiple times through Young Audiences Charter School. One exception in the recent record is Ovarian Cancer Institute Inc in Atlanta, Georgia, which received a 2025 grant.
The recent record centers on mental health, education, higher education, youth programming, and community health. Examples include grants to Nami Southeast Louisiana and Nami New Orleans for mental health support, Young Audiences Charter School for education, the University of New Orleans Foundation for higher education, and Ovarian Cancer Institute Inc for general operational support.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Nami Southeast Louisiana, Young Audiences Charter School, Live Oak Wilderness Camp Inc, and the University of New Orleans Foundation. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated around $10,000. The p25 grant size is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $12,500, which indicates most awards fall near that level.
All 13 recent grants went to recipients in Louisiana, and New Orleans is the most common recipient city. Gretna also appears in the recent record, while the only out-of-state recipient listed is in Atlanta, Georgia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL | GRETNA, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| OVARIAN CANCER INSTITUTE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| LIVE OAK WILDERNESS CAMP INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $21,650 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL | GRETNA, LA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LIVE OAK WILDERNESS CAMP INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2024 | ETHEL AND HERMAN L. MIDLO CENTER FOR NEW ORLEANS STUDIES |
| NAMI NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL | GRETNA, LA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| LIVE OAK WILDERNESS CAMP | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
OVARIAN CANCER INSTITUTE INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
$10,000MENTAL HEALTH
NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
$21,650GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
ETHEL AND HERMAN L. MIDLO CENTER FOR NEW ORLEANS STUDIES
NAMI NEW ORLEANS
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT