Joseph and Gertrude Larose Foundation

About Joseph and Gertrude Larose Foundation

Joseph and Gertrude Larose Foundation Inc centers much of its giving on Jacksonville-area Catholic and community institutions, with repeated support for organizations serving children, families, and people facing hardship. The clearest early signal is a 2023 grant to Christ the King School for “Create a love of learning,” which fits a broader pattern of school, parish, and direct-service support rather than broad institutional grantmaking. Across the recent grants list, the foundation has backed a mix of faith-based and human-service organizations at a fairly consistent level, often at $10,000 and sometimes at $15,000. That includes support for local institutions such as St. Vincent De Paul, Rise Up, and City Rescue Mission, alongside specialized service providers like Dreams Come True and Rethreaded. The grant purposes point to a funder that addresses concrete needs through local organizations: education, church support, housing, hunger, homelessness, disability services, and care for vulnerable populations. Its giving pattern is narrow in geography and varied in beneficiary type, but the grants themselves are modest and direct. The foundation appears to favor established local nonprofits and parish-linked programming over broad, open-ended initiatives.

What Joseph and Gertrude Larose Foundation Funds

In education, the foundation supported Christ the King School with $12,000 for “Create a love of learning,” indicating an interest in Catholic or parish elementary education. The school grant stands out as the most explicit education-focused award in the recent record. For basic needs and housing stability, the foundation gave $10,000 to St. Vincent De Paul for “Assistance with the needy,” $10,000 to St Augustine Society for “Feed the hungry,” and $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity for “Housing for low income.” Those gifts show support for direct assistance and shelter-related services. The recent record also includes several human-services grants: $15,000 to Arize Together to “Help survivors human trafficking,” $10,000 to Rethreaded to “Break cycle of human trafficking,” and $10,000 to City Rescue Mission to “Transform lives of homeless.” In addition, the foundation backed Womens Help Center and Emergency Pregnancy Services for free pregnancy services, and Five Star Veteran Center for veteran mental health services.

How Joseph and Gertrude Larose Foundation Gives