Baptist Community Ministries concentrates its giving on local Baptist-led health and emergency response efforts in the New Orleans area. The foundation provides large, unrestricted/core operating support to a single anchor grantee focused on community health, and it also makes targeted emergency relief grants to Baptist associations after disasters like Hurricane Ida. Its funding reflects a clear faith-based, place-based commitment to sustaining primary care access and disaster recovery through Baptist institutions.
Baptist Community Ministries’ largest recent grants are concentrated in one place: New Orleans-based Baptist Community Health Services received $1,000,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for core funding. That repeated support shows how the foundation uses substantial, ongoing grants to sustain a local institution rather than spreading dollars widely. A second long-running relationship appears with New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, which received $400,000 in core funding in each of those same three years, plus a $300,000 hurricane-disaster grant in 2023. The pattern points to a funder that backs Baptist-linked organizations over time, with a clear preference for general operating support and emergency response when local needs spike. Recent awards also show that the foundation connects faith-based institutions to community health, education, and recovery work through organizations rooted in New Orleans and the surrounding area. Its giving is tightly tied to Baptist-led service providers and community systems, especially where those groups serve as anchor institutions for health, disaster relief, and neighborhood support.
In community health, Baptist Community Ministries gave $1,000,000 in 2025 to Baptist Community Health Services for core funding, and it also awarded $247,774 to Administrators for the Tulane Educational Fund for behavioral health. Early childhood education is another visible area: Agenda for Children received $697,500 in 2025 for New Orleans early childhood education strategic work, following a $534,500 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports early care and education through the Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana, which received $220,000 in 2023 for early care and education and $180,000 in 2025 for Geaux Far Louisiana: Unified and Accessible Early Childhood Education Strategic. On the public-safety and reentry side, The First 72 received $150,000 in 2025 for core funding, and Innocence Project New Orleans received $150,000 in 2024 for the Louisiana Law Enforcement Accountability Database.
Typical grant sizes run from $2,000 at the 25th percentile to $7,750 at the median, with the 75th percentile at $50,000. The recent grant list also shows a much higher upper tier through repeated seven-figure and six-figure awards. The pattern is strongly recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Baptist Community Health Services, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Thrive New Orleans, Crossroads Nola, New Orleans Baptist Ministries Inc, and The First 72. Baptist Community Ministries is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes grants as well as funding individuals.
$10M
$369.4M
$17.9M
$16.6M
Most grants fall between $2K and $50K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 95% of grants go to recipients in LA.
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat multi-year/core funding to one primary health grantee and occasional one-off emergency grants to local Baptist organizations.
Notable grantees: Baptist Community Health Services, New Orleans Baptist Association, Other local Baptist ministries and congregational networks
Giving is highly local and centered in Louisiana: 95% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is LA. The recent grants list is dominated by New Orleans recipients, with additional activity in Harvey. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 828 grants in the United States and none shown elsewhere. That geography matches the foundation’s five-parish, Greater New Orleans orientation and its Baptist-linked local network.
The foundation funds Baptist-affiliated and faith-based organizations tied to community health, education, and public safety. Recent examples include Baptist Community Health Services for core funding, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for core funding, and The First 72 for core funding. It also supports local disaster response through Baptist associations.
Yes. The recent grants show multi-year support for several organizations. Baptist Community Health Services received $1,000,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary received $400,000 in each of those years. Crossroads Nola and Thrive New Orleans also appear across multiple years.
The typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,750 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant record also includes larger awards, including multiple $1,000,000 grants and several grants in the $150,000 to $400,000 range.
Recent grants include community health, behavioral health, early childhood education, disaster relief, and public-safety or reentry-related work. Named purposes in the grant list include behavioral health, early care and education, Louisiana law enforcement accountability, and hurricane disaster relief.
The foundation’s giving is concentrated in Louisiana, with 95% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. New Orleans is the main city in the recent grant list, with additional grants going to Harvey. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAPTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| AGENDA FOR CHILDREN | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $697,500 | 2025 | NEW ORLEANS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC |
| NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $400,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| THRIVE NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $250,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| CROSSROADS NOLA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $235,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $180,000 | 2025 | GEAUX FAR LOUISIANA: UNIFIED AND ACCESSIBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC |
| NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST MINISTRIES INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $150,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $150,000 | 2025 | LOUISIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY DATABASE |
| THE FIRST 72 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $150,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| PLAQUEMINES PARISH COMMUNITY CARE CENTERS FOUNDATION INC | BELLE CHASSE, LA | $137,576 | 2025 | SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $136,309 | 2025 | 27/7 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| FANNIE C WILLIAMS CHARTER SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $133,433 | 2025 | CREATIVE LEARNING AFTER SCHOOL SUCCESS |
| CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC DBA STEM NOLA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $133,000 | 2025 | STEM FOR EVERY CHILD |
| NEW ORLEANS CAREER CENTER | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $133,000 | 2025 | SECONDARY PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS: PARTNERING TO EXPAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ACCESS & FAMILY ADVANCEMENT |
| YOUTHFORCE NOLA (FORMERLY EDUCATE NOW) | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $133,000 | 2025 | INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH TRAINING AND SOFT SKILLS |
| COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $125,000 | 2025 | LITERACY FOR ALL: EMPOWERING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS |
| GLOBAL MARITIME MINISTRIES INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $125,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS | METAIRIE, LA | $113,859 | 2025 | YMCA AQUATICS ACADEMY: SAFETY AROUND WATER |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $105,000 | 2025 | THRIVEKIDS MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS PROJECT |
| JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER OF LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $104,187 | 2025 | FAIR CHANCE PROJECT |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS LOUISIANA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $103,163 | 2025 | FINANCIAL ACCESS INCLUSION & RESOURCES |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER FELLOWSHIP | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER FELLOWSHIP: TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS |
| COLLEGE BEYOND | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING THE COLLEGE BEYOND IMPACT |
| LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | FIRST 1,000 DAYS INITIATIVE |
| TRAININGGROUNDS INC | SLIDELL, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | WE PLAY CENTER |
| NORTHSHORE FOOD BANK | COVINGTON, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | KIDS WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM |
| BASTION COMMUNITY OF RESILIENCE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | VETERANS HEALTH AND REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE |
| CITY YEAR INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | TEAM SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AT SUCCESS PREP THURGOOD MARSHALL |
| 826 NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | NEW ORLEANS EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM |
| OZANAM INN | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO TRANSITION WOMEN OUT OF HOMELESSNESS |
| UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION 3 TIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM |
| LOUISIANA PAROLE PROJECT INC | BATON ROUGE, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | THE REDEMPTION INITIATIVE: PEER MENTORED REENTRY FOR PERSONS SERVING EXTREME SENTENCES |
| STEM LIBRARY LAB | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | CREATING PHENOMENON-BASED K-12 SCIENCE CLASSROOMS |
| EARLY PARTNERS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING ACCESS AND QUALITY IN TODDLER EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION |
| LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS |
| GIVING HOPE INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY IN NOLA |
| CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $98,777 | 2025 | PROJECT CONNECT - INCREASING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS |
| PROPELLER A FORCE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $97,500 | 2025 | PROPELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCELERATOR |
| THE 1881 RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $95,000 | 2025 | THE 1881 INSTITUTE BRIDGE PROGRAM |
| GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $88,250 | 2025 | FAMILY-CENTERED INTERVENTIONS FOR MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES |
| HOTEL HOPE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $86,000 | 2025 | MAKING ROOM FOR HOPE: CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| FREE ALAS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $84,188 | 2025 | PROJECT DENDER/PROYECTO DEFENSOR |
| VIA LINK INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $82,460 | 2025 | VIA CARE |
| LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $80,000 | 2025 | PRIME TIME - INCREASING IMPACTS FOR FAMILIES |
| JERICHO ROAD EPISCOPAL HOUSING INITIATIVE INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $77,500 | 2025 | JERICHO ROAD'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |
| NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA | MANDEVILLE, LA | $77,285 | 2025 | ESTABLISHMENT OF CLUBHOUSE NEW ORLEANS |
| GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | GIVENOLA DAY 2024 |
| JAMES SAMARITAN (FORMERLY JAMES STOREHOUSE LOUISIANA) | COVINGTON, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | POSSE NEW ORLEANS: COLLEGE SUCCESS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| RIGHTEOUS RIDES | TRUESDALE, MO | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
BAPTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
$1,000,000CORE FUNDING
AGENDA FOR CHILDREN
$697,500NEW ORLEANS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC
NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$400,000CORE FUNDING
THRIVE NEW ORLEANS
$250,000CORE FUNDING
CROSSROADS NOLA
$235,000CORE FUNDING
POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA
$180,000GEAUX FAR LOUISIANA: UNIFIED AND ACCESSIBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC
NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST MINISTRIES INC
$150,000CORE FUNDING
INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS
$150,000LOUISIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY DATABASE
THE FIRST 72
$150,000CORE FUNDING
PLAQUEMINES PARISH COMMUNITY CARE CENTERS FOUNDATION INC
$137,576SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH
COVENANT HOUSE
$136,30927/7 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
FANNIE C WILLIAMS CHARTER SCHOOL
$133,433CREATIVE LEARNING AFTER SCHOOL SUCCESS
CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC DBA STEM NOLA
$133,000STEM FOR EVERY CHILD
NEW ORLEANS CAREER CENTER
$133,000SECONDARY PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS: PARTNERING TO EXPAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ACCESS & FAMILY ADVANCEMENT
YOUTHFORCE NOLA (FORMERLY EDUCATE NOW)
$133,000INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH TRAINING AND SOFT SKILLS
COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES
$125,000LITERACY FOR ALL: EMPOWERING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
GLOBAL MARITIME MINISTRIES INC
$125,000CORE FUNDING
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS
$113,859YMCA AQUATICS ACADEMY: SAFETY AROUND WATER
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$105,000THRIVEKIDS MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS PROJECT
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER OF LOUISIANA
$104,187FAIR CHANCE PROJECT
DISABILITY RIGHTS LOUISIANA
$103,163FINANCIAL ACCESS INCLUSION & RESOURCES
SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER FELLOWSHIP
$100,000SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER FELLOWSHIP: TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS
COLLEGE BEYOND
$100,000EXPANDING THE COLLEGE BEYOND IMPACT
LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$100,000FIRST 1,000 DAYS INITIATIVE
TRAININGGROUNDS INC
$100,000WE PLAY CENTER
NORTHSHORE FOOD BANK
$100,000KIDS WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM
BASTION COMMUNITY OF RESILIENCE
$100,000VETERANS HEALTH AND REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE
CITY YEAR INC
$100,000TEAM SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AT SUCCESS PREP THURGOOD MARSHALL
826 NEW ORLEANS
$100,000NEW ORLEANS EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM
OZANAM INN
$100,000CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO TRANSITION WOMEN OUT OF HOMELESSNESS
UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION INC
$100,000UNCOMMON CONSTRUCTION 3 TIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
LOUISIANA PAROLE PROJECT INC
$100,000THE REDEMPTION INITIATIVE: PEER MENTORED REENTRY FOR PERSONS SERVING EXTREME SENTENCES
STEM LIBRARY LAB
$100,000CREATING PHENOMENON-BASED K-12 SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
EARLY PARTNERS
$100,000EXPANDING ACCESS AND QUALITY IN TODDLER EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
$100,000CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
GIVING HOPE INC
$100,000FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY IN NOLA
CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF NEW ORLEANS
$98,777PROJECT CONNECT - INCREASING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
PROPELLER A FORCE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
$97,500PROPELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCELERATOR
THE 1881 RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$95,000THE 1881 INSTITUTE BRIDGE PROGRAM
GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC
$88,250FAMILY-CENTERED INTERVENTIONS FOR MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES
HOTEL HOPE
$86,000MAKING ROOM FOR HOPE: CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
FREE ALAS
$84,188PROJECT DENDER/PROYECTO DEFENSOR
VIA LINK INC
$82,460VIA CARE
LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
$80,000PRIME TIME - INCREASING IMPACTS FOR FAMILIES
JERICHO ROAD EPISCOPAL HOUSING INITIATIVE INC
$77,500JERICHO ROAD'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
$77,285ESTABLISHMENT OF CLUBHOUSE NEW ORLEANS
GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
$75,000GIVENOLA DAY 2024
JAMES SAMARITAN (FORMERLY JAMES STOREHOUSE LOUISIANA)
$75,000CORE FUNDING
THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC
$75,000POSSE NEW ORLEANS: COLLEGE SUCCESS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
RIGHTEOUS RIDES
$75,000CORE FUNDING
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