About Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
Focus Areas
healthcare deliverycommunity healthhealth equitymedical researchhealthcare educationvolunteer programs
Who They Fund
unspecified / general public / broad community
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportdirect service
Topics
general assistance / basic needs support
About Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by large community-health commitments in Louisiana, including a $9,051,618 grant to Louisiana Community Health Center Inc in Gretna and a $2,000,000 grant to LSU Health Sciences Foundation Shreveport. Those awards sit alongside repeated support for health education, wellness, and community benefit work across New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge. The foundation’s active community grants program is designed to support programs that improve community health, serve schools, advance community benefit priorities, and strengthen regional health outcomes in the Gulf South. Its portfolio also shows a broad institutional reach within the region. Recent grants include six-figure support for Son of a Saint, LSU Wellness Center, Southern University System, Urban League of Louisiana, and The National World War II Museum Inc. Several recipients appear more than once, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. In addition to direct community programs, the foundation funds clinical education and training, health equity-related work, and research and education efforts tied to healthcare delivery. The result is a pattern of grantmaking that combines large-scale health access support with local partnerships in education, youth development, and community services.
What Ochsner Clinic Foundation Funds
Healthcare delivery is a clear throughline. Ochsner Clinic Foundation gave $875,000 in 2024 to LSU Wellness Center in New Orleans and followed with additional grants of $750,000 and $625,000 in 2025 to the same recipient. Education and training also appear in the grant record. The foundation awarded $285,313 to Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation Inc in Schriever in 2024 and $201,200 in 2025, indicating continued support for that institution. Community-serving organizations beyond health systems are part of the mix as well. In 2025, they gave $200,000 to Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans and $157,000 to Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans, both aligned with direct community support. The foundation also backed school-related and public-serving work through grants such as $160,000 to Kid Smart in New Orleans.
How Ochsner Clinic Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster at a moderate-to-large scale: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $21,000, and the 75th percentile is $44,581. The recent grant list shows both one-time and repeated support, with several recipients appearing in multiple years or more than once in the same year, including LSU Wellness Center, Son of a Saint, Urban League of Louisiana, The National World War II Museum Inc, and Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation Inc. Ochsner Clinic Foundation makes grants through its community grants program, and the program does not accept unsolicited applications. It also makes program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$20.8M
Total Assets
$6.6B
Total Revenue
$6B
Total Expenses
$5.7B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local16 states funded
About 80% of grants go to recipients in LA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PETER C NOVEMBER
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