Open Foundations · Louisiana

Gustaf Westfeldt Mcilhenny Family Foundation

Metairie, Louisiana · EIN 721404522. 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 $1.2M across 75 grants in 2024, a median of $6K each.

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$1.2M
paid in 2024
75
grants paid
$6K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$20.3M
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
EDWIN R RODRIGUEZ JR
Address
1100 POYDRAS ST SUITE 1350, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70163
Phone
5042078555
Form the request should take
APPROVED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AND SUBMITTED ONLINE.
Submission deadline
FALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 30.
Restrictions on awards
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE RESTRICTED TO ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR TRADE SCHOOL. RECIPIENTS ARE EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF EMPLOYEES OF E MCILHENNY'S SON CORPORATION BASED ON MERIT. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS REQUIRING THE FUNDS TO BE USED SOLELY FOR TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES. EACH SCHOLARSHIP GRANT WILL BE FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR BASED UPON CONTINUED ENROLLMENT AND SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED BY AN UNBIASED, OBJECTIVE COMMITTEE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE COMPANY.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503109349100720. 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 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

recipient charityfurther recipientunder pre-approvedpre-approved irsscholarship paymentpayment undereducation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 75 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Greater New Orleans FoundationLA$270,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
2National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC$100,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
3Pro Bono Publico FoundationLA$100,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
4Ducks UnlimitedTN$55,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
5Louisiana State UniversityLA$31,031PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY IRS
6The Rectory SchoolCT$30,000EDUCATION
7Metropolitan Crime CommissionLA$29,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
8Land Trust for Little TennesseeNC$25,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
9National Trust for Historic PreservationDC$25,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
10St George Episcopal SchoolLA$25,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
11Wyes-tvLA$25,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
12New Orleans Women's and Children's ShelterLA$22,500FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
13Stem Library LabLA$20,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY
14University of Louisiana-lafayetteLA$19,642PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY IRS
15Acadiana Center for the ArtsLA$15,000FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202061$916K
202170$1.3M
202271$1.1M
202378$1.1M
202475$1.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana80%
North Carolina5%
District of Columbia3%
Florida3%
Tennessee1%

Who decides

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

Barbara Fitz-hughDIRECTOR · 2024
Clark Fitz-hughDIRECTOR · 2024
Edwin R Rodriguez JrPRESIDENT · 2024
Eleanor R BrownDIRECTOR · 2024
Elizabeth JaegerDIRECTOR · 2024
Judith McilhennySECRETARY · 2024
Richard RodriguezDIRECTOR · 2024
Rosemary R DinkinsDIRECTOR · 2024

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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