Open Foundations · Louisiana

Baptist Community Ministries

New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 720423887. It paid $10.6M across 262 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$10.6M
paid in 2024
262
grants paid
$10K
median grant
7%
to first-time recipients
$397.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
BCM GRANTS COMMITTEE
Address
1320 ST CHARLES AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70130
Phone
5045932323
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES AT WWW.BCM.ORG
Submission deadline
MARCH 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15
Restrictions on awards
GRANT ZONES: HEALTH, EDUCATION, & PUBLIC SAFETY; GEOGRAPHICAL: ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, ST. TAMMANY, ST. BERNARD & PLAQUEMINES PARISH

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202642269349100409. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

hurricane katrinacoreanniversaryorleans

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 262 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Agenda for ChildrenLA$873,294EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
2New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryLA$500,000CORE FUNDING
3Baptist Community Health ServicesLA$250,000CORE FUNDING
4Crossroads NolaLA$250,000CORE FUNDING
5New Orleans Baptist Ministries IncLA$250,000CORE FUNDING
6Fannie C Williams Charter SchoolLA$205,281CREATIVE LEARNING AFTER SCHOOL SUCCESS
7Giving Hope IncLA$200,000CORE FUNDING
8New Orleans Mission IncLA$200,000CORE FUNDING
9Policy Institute for the Children of LouisianaLA$180,000GEAUX FAR LOUISIANA: UNIFIED AND ACCESSIBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
10Innocence Project New OrleansLA$150,000LOUISIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY DATABASE
11Propeller a Force for Social InnovationLA$150,000PROPELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCELERATOR
12Nonprofit Knowledge WorksLA$145,400EVALUATING LOCALIZED GRANT MAKING APPROACH
13Plaquemines Parish Community Care Centers Foundation IncLA$144,455SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH
14Covenant HouseLA$142,62827/7 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
15Center for the Innovative Training of Youth Inc Dba Stem NolaLA$133,000STEM FOR EVERY CHILD

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019357$10.6M
2020315$11.6M
2021323$12.7M
2022210$9.6M
2023265$10.0M
2024262$10.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana97%
California0%
New York0%
Illinois0%
Georgia0%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ben Mcleish As of May 2025SECRETARY/TEASURER · 2024
Christy RossSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ COO · 2024
Chuck SimmonsTRUSTEE · 2024
Dianne McgrawPAST CHAIR · 2024
Dr Casey StarkTRUSTEE · 2024
Gina GoetzieEXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT · 2024
Guy WilliamsTRUSTEE · 2024
H Merritt Lane IiiTRUSTEE · 2024
Inman HoustonPRESIDENT/CEO · 2024
Jill NaltyTRUSTEE · 2024
Joe RicksTRUSTEE · 2024
John Kallenborn As of May 2025CHAIR · 2024
Kelly Longwell As of May 2025VICE CHAIR · 2024
Kristyn CarverTRUSTEE · 2024
Laurie DecuirSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CFO · 2024
Nathalie SimonTRUSTEE · 2024
Phillip Brodt Resigned May 2025CHAIR · 2024
Slade SimonsTRUSTEE · 2024
Tanya JonesTRUSTEE · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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