The LSU Health Foundation is the primary fundraising entity for academics at LSU Health New Orleans. As a 501(c)(3) organization, our mission is to raise essential funds that support the LSU Health Sciences Center in delivering innovative training, groundbreaking research, and vital community outreach, and to properly steward donor contributions.
LSU Health Foundation New Orleans centers its grantmaking on LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, with multi-million-dollar support flowing to the institution year after year. The largest recent grant listed is $10,197,958 in 2025 to LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, followed by another 2025 grant of $8,356,973 to the same supported organization. That pattern points to a funder built around institutional support rather than a broad external grant portfolio. The foundation’s mission is tied to academics at LSU Health New Orleans, including innovative training, research, and community outreach. Its active programs show that support moves through two main channels: grant funding requests routed through the Foundation’s Director of Grants, and student scholarships for learners in the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and School of Nursing. The scholarship program specifically serves students with demonstrated financial need. Recent awards also show continuity across years, with major support recorded in 2024 and 2023 for the same New Orleans health sciences center. Across the available grant record, the foundation’s work is local and concentrated in Louisiana.
Medical education is a clear priority. Through the Student Scholarships program, LSU Health Foundation New Orleans supports students at LSU Health New Orleans across the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and School of Nursing, with aid targeted to students with demonstrated financial need. Health research is another core area. The active grant funding request process allows departments and eligible partners to route proposals and external grants through the Foundation’s Director of Grants, covering medical research and health care education in Louisiana. Community outreach also appears in the foundation’s program structure. Its grant funding requests can support community outreach and clinical services, linking funding to the work of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. The foundation also backs scholarship-related workforce development through support for medical, dental, and nursing education.
Grant size is large and tightly clustered: the p25 is $6,966,259, the median is $7,847,418, and the p75 is $9,022,688. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same supported organization in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests recurring institutional support rather than isolated one-off awards. The foundation is structured as an affiliated institutional funder for LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, with grant routing handled through the Foundation’s Director of Grants. One active program accepts unsolicited requests for grant support or external grants.
$18.6M
$224.4M
$11.7M
$17.1M
Most grants fall between $7M and $9M, with a median of $7.8M.
25th Percentile
$7M
Median
$7.8M
75th Percentile
$9M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in LA.
AL BIENVENU
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Giving is fully local in the available record: 100% of grants go to recipients in Louisiana, and the top state by grant count is LA. Every recent recipient listed is in New Orleans, including LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 4 grants and no non-U.S. destinations in the sample.
It primarily supports LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. The foundation describes its mission as raising funds for academics at LSU Health New Orleans, including training, research, and community outreach, and its recent grants all go to LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.
Its active programs focus on grant funding requests and student scholarships. The grant requests program covers health care education, medical research, community outreach, and clinical services, while the scholarships program supports students in medicine, dentistry, and nursing with demonstrated financial need.
Typical grants are multi-million-dollar awards. The p25 is $6,966,259, the median is $7,847,418, and the p75 is $9,022,688, showing a high-dollar grantmaking pattern centered on institutional support.
Yes. The Grant Funding Requests program states that departments and eligible partners can work with the Foundation’s Director of Grants to route proposals and funding through the Foundation, and it accepts unsolicited requests.
The foundation gives locally. All of the grants in the provided record go to recipients in Louisiana, with 100% of grants going to the HQ state and all recent recipients located in New Orleans.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,197,958 | 2025 | LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS. |
| LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $8,356,973 | 2025 | LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS. |
| LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $7,847,418 | 2024 | LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS. |
| LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $6,085,100 | 2023 | LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS. |
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS
$10,197,958LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS.
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS
$8,356,973LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS.
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS
$7,847,418LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS.
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS
$6,085,100LSUHSC-NO IS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION OF LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEW ORLEANS.
Current and upcoming funding from Lsu Health Foundation New Orleans that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For departments seeking grant funding submitted through LSU Health Foundation; applicants are directed to contact the Director of Grants before beginning a grant and submit the Grant Funding Requests Form.
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