Open Foundations · Louisiana

Booth-bricker Fund

New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 720818077. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.5M across 57 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.

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$3.5M
paid in 2025
57
grants paid
$5K
median grant
19%
to first-time recipients
$48.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ANNE P BANOS
Address
509 OCTAVIA STREET SUITE A, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70115
Phone
5045812430
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PART XIV LINE 2(B) WRITTEN, PROVIDING COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING ITS NAME, ADDRESS, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, HISTORY, PURPOSE, CURRENT OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BUDGETS AND GOVERNING BOARD, AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE TO WHICH THE REQUESTED FUNDS WOULD BE DIRECTED.
Submission deadline
QUARTERLY
Restrictions on awards
1. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE MAINLY IN SUPPORT OF ACTIVITIES IN NEW ORLEANS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, ELSEWHERE IN LOUISIANA. IT DOES NOT MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS. 2. CURRENTLY, THE FUND'S PROGRAM OF CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO REFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION IN NEW ORLEANS. 3. RECIPIENTS MUST BE A U.S. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR A PUBLIC CHARITY AS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND BE CLASSIFIED UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(L) OR (2). DUE TO EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, GIFTS WILL NOT BE MADE TO "FISCAL SPONSORS", PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS OR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS (I.E. A SECTION OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH FURTHER DESIGNATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3)). HOWEVER, GIFTS CAN BE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631329349103833. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

matching trustee'sprogramming orleanseducation

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 57 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1New Schools for New OrleansLA$750,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN NEW ORLEANS AND SUPPORT ACCELERATOR GRANTS
2The New Teacher ProjectNY$320,000SUPPORT TEACHNOLA EXPANSION INTO ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION AND RETENTION SUPPORT
3Louisiana Association of Public Charter SchoolsLA$290,000SUPPORT ORGANIZATION AND MFP STUDY
4Crescent City SchoolsLA$200,000SUPPORT CONSTELLATIONS PROGRAM FOR K-4 INTELLECTUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN
5Bricolage AcademyLA$190,000SUPPORT THE MULTI-TIER STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM AND BRAVE COURSE
6Ai for EquityVA$150,000SUPPORT THE NEW ORLEANS AI LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
7Special Education Leader FellowshipLA$150,000SUPPORT NEW SPEC. ED TEACHER FELLOWSHIP AND SPEC. ED LEADER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
8The Center for Learner EquityNY$135,000CENTRALIZED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTER SCHOOLS PILOT PROGRAM
9Youthforce NolaLA$125,000SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN NEW ORLEANS
10Science Teachers Equipment Lending LibraryLA$102,000SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LENDING CO-OP MATCHING TRUSTEE'S GIFT
11Cambiar EducationCA$100,000LIFT ALL BOATS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTER SCHOOLS
12Children's Bureau of LaLA$100,000SUPPORT HEALING HIGH
13Children's Hospital No Co Manning Family Children's HospitalLA$100,000SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS AND BLUEPRINT
14Kipp New OrleansLA$100,000SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MAGPIE AND KHANMIGO
15New Orleans Career CenterLA$100,000PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR TRAINEES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202082$2.6M
202179$2.4M
202282$3.2M
202360$3.0M
202462$3.1M
2025 (partial year)57$3.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana60%
Massachusetts12%
New York5%
Virginia5%
California4%

Who decides

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

Elizabeth S ParkerDIRECTOR · 2025
Gray S ParkerPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN · 2025
John Gray ParkerDIRECTOR · 2025
Mary Kay ParkerDIRECTOR · 2025
Nathaniel P Phillips IiiDIRECTOR · 2025
Nathaniel P Phillips JrDIRECTOR · 2025
Paxton L WhiteDIRECTOR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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