Open Foundations · Louisiana

Pennington Family Foundation

Denham Spgs, Louisiana · EIN 815300304. 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 $1.9M across 57 grants in 2024, a median of $16K each.

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$1.9M
paid in 2024
57
grants paid
$16K
median grant
n/a
to first-time recipients
$37.8M
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
PAM COWART
Address
13337 BUDDY ELLIS RD, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA, 70726
Phone
2259078909
Form the request should take
N/A
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
TO BE DETERMINED

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349100924. 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.

mental healthaccess

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 57 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Pennington Biomedical FoundationLA$450,000THE ANSWER 2025/2024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
2Baton Rouge SymphonyLA$183,000PENNINGTON GREAT PERFORMERS
3Baton Rouge General FoundationLA$130,000ARTS IN MEDICINE AT BR GENERAL
4The Emerge CenterLA$89,2402024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
5Athletes for HopeMD$75,000STRENGTHENING BR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
6St Vincent De Paul of Baton RougeLA$75,0002024 ANNUAL SUPPORT
7Baton Rouge Youth Coalition IncLA$50,000CLASS OF 2029 SRL/SEL PROGRAMS
8Children's Health FundNY$50,000OVERCOMING ACCESS BARRIERS
9Knock Knock Children's MuseumLA$50,000ACCESS FOR ALL INITIATIVE
10Louisiana Arts & Science MuseumLA$50,000SUPERHUMAN BODY SHOW/LASM GALA SPONS
11Louisiana Key AcademyLA$30,000LA KEY ACADEMY THEATER SOUND & LIGHT
12Make a Wish LouisianaLA$30,000MAKING WISHES COME TRUE
13The National World War Ii MuseumLA$30,000EDUCATION AND ACCESS K12
14Arts Council of Greater Baton RougeLA$25,000DANCE FOR ALL 2025
15Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy CtrLA$25,000MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202457$1.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana93%
Maryland2%
New York2%
District of Columbia2%
Florida2%

Who decides

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

Pamela CowartTREASURER · 2024
Paula Pennington De La BrentonnePRESIDENT · 2024
Shannon Blackstone SmithVICE PRESIDE · 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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