Private foundation · EIN 23-7450682 · Metairie, Louisiana

J B Levert Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 65 grants paid, $50K total, median $500. 100% of grants stayed in Louisiana.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
65
$50K
Median grant
$500
Stays in LA
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.4M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 65 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Becket Breaux Community FoundationBeaux Bridge, LAFor general operating support$7,200
City of ThibodauxThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$7,000
St Theresa Center for the Works of MercySt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$3,000
Lsu Rural Life MuseumBaton Rouge, LAFor general operating support$1,250
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterBaton Rouge, LAFor general operating support$1,250
Olol FoundationBaton Rouge, LAFor general operating support$1,250
Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation Development DepartmentBaton Rouge, LAFor general operating support$1,250
Ed White Catholic High SchoolThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$1,100
A Safe Space of St CharlesAma, LAGeneral support$1,000
Nicholls State University FoundationThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$1,000
Southeast Louisiana Council Boy Scouts of AmericaMetairie, LAFor general operating support$1,000
St Charles Soc Concerns CommitteeLuling, LAFor general operating support$1,000
The Arc of St CharlesBoutte, LAFor general operating support$1,000
United Way of St CharlesLuling, LAFor general operating support$1,000
Colonel Athletic AssociationThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$840
St Martinville AssoSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$700
Slcc FoundationSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$600
St Rita Catholic ChurchSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$600
St Tammany AssoSlidell, LAFor general operating support$550
Bayou Country Children's MuseumThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$500
Community ChurchCovington, LAFor general operating support$500
Family Justice CenterNew Orleans, LAFor general operating support$500
Jefferson Performing Arts SocietyMetairie, LAFor general operating support$500
Junior League Period SuppliesNew Orleans, LAFor general operating support$500
Northshore Food BankCovington, LAFor general operating support$500
Project LazarusNew Orleans, LAFor general operating support$500
Safe HarborMandeville, LAFor general operating support$500
St Genevieve Elementary SchoolThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$500
St Joseph Elementary SchoolThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$500
St Martin de Tours Trust FundSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$500
St Tammany Deputies AssociationCovington, LAFor general operating support$500
Start the Adventure in ReadingNew Orleans, LAFor general operating support$500
Thibodaux Vol Fire DeptThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$500
Zeus' RescuesNew Orleans, LAFor general operating support$500
CASA Jefferson IncGretna, LAGeneral support$400
Evangeline Vol Fire DeptSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$400
Grenier IndustriesThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$400
Hospice of St TammanyCovington, LAFor general operating support$400
Jefferson Beautification IncJefferson, LAFor general operating support$400
Jefferson Dollars for ScholarsMetairie, LAFor general operating support$400
Magnolia CommunityJefferson, LAFor general operating support$400
Sheriff Joseph Lopinto Comm FoundationHarvey, LAFor general operating support$400
St John Cemetary AssociationThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$400
St Joseph AbbeySt Benedict, LAFor general operating support$400
St Paul's SchoolCovington, LAFor general operating support$400
Volunteers for Juvenile JusticeThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$400
Seymore D'Fair FoundationMandeville, LAGeneral support$350
Bayouland Families Helping FamiliesThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$300
Catahoula Vol Fire DeptBreaux Bridge, LAFor general operating support$300
Coteau Holmes Vol Fire DeptBreaux Bridge, LAFor general operating support$300
Geaux Hearts IncSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$300
Holy Family Hospitality HermitageFranklinton, LAFor general operating support$300
Hospice of AcadianaLafayette, LAFor general operating support$300
Notre Dame Improvement FundSt Martinville, LAFor general operating support$300
Parks Volunteer Fire DeptBreaux Bridge, LAFor general operating support$300
St Genevieve Catholic ChurchThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$300
St John Volunteer Fire DeptThibodaux, LAFor general operating support$300
St Tammany Art AssociationCovington, LAFor general operating support$300
Youth Service Bureau of St TammanyCovington, LAFor general operating support$300
Assumption Activity CenterNapoleonville, LAFor general operating support$200

About this foundation

J B Levert Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Metairie, Louisiana, tax-exempt since 1976. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does J B Levert Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does J B Levert Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $50K across 65 grants, a median of $500.

Where does J B Levert Foundation give?

Louisiana (65 grants), per its latest filing.

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