Grants awarded
Who does Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation INC fund?
Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation INC has awarded $15 million across 231 grants to 120 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in community development. Its typical grant is $6,000, with most between $2,500 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $7,330 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$14.8M
Typical grant
$6K
Grantees
120
Grants
231
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $5.9M | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World War II Museum New Orleans | $3.7M | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Scholarship | $663K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Elaine P Nunez Community College Foundation
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$488K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| C Community Center of St Bernard | $466K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
L S U Foundation
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$345K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| W Wyes-Tv - Greater New Orleans Education Television Foundation | $250K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hamline University | $218K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Family Violence Program of St Bernard | $183K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | LA | |
| S Scholarships | $182K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Economic Development Foundation | $171K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| E Educational Broadcasting Foundation INC | $150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| L LSU | $127K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wyes-Tv | $125K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nocca Institute | $93K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Center of St Bernard | $91K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$83K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Bernard Parish Dept of Community Development | $80K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nunez Community College Foundation | $72K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Goat in the Road Productions | $70K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$67K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
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$57K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Bernard School Board | $57K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
University of New Orleans Foundation
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | LA | |
| L Louisiana State University Agcenter | $48K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Knights of the Nemesis Social Club | $44K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Council on Aging | $43K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$42K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| F Friends of the Battle of New Orleans | $40K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| I Interlochen Center for the Arts | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nola Mural Project | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$38K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| D Ducks Unlimited INC | $37K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$34K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $33K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Casa | $31K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chalmette High School | $30K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Flyspace Performing Arts Academy INC | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| U University of New Orleans Foundation INC | $26K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| T The Spirit of St Bernard Foundation | $21K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Z Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Methodist Health System Foundation INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Council on Aging | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Irene Campbell Foundation | $17K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
The Arc of Greater New Orleans
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| S St Bernard Sports Hall of Fame | $14K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Company a St Bernard Community Theatre | $14K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nola Tree Project | $13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Common Ground Relief INC
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$13K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | LA | |
| C Chalmette Track Club | $12K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital | $12K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Greater New Orleans Development Foundatio | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| A American Cancer Society | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Voices Foundation | $10K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Los Islenos Heritage & Cultural Society | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| L Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Stem Library Lab
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Bernard Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Old Arabi Neighborhood Association LLC | $8K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Bernard Parish Reserve Deputy Fund | $8K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute | $8K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | $7K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Assn of Conservation Districts | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Volunteers for Family & Community | $5K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chalmette High School Band | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Old Arabi Neighborhood Association | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Scotts Wish INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| C Captain Jimmy and Friends | $5K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Cool Cooperative INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Parish Juvenile Drug Court INC | $5K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| N New Orleans Blues Society | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
National Food and Beverage Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| T The Company a St Bernard Community Theate | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Crown Group Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| T The Spirit of St Bernard Foundation | $4K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$4K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Captain Jimmy and Friends Charities | $3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| L Louisiana 4-H | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Board of Regents | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Blues Society | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| I Iberia Development Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| F Family Violence Program of St Bernard | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Bernard Salutes America | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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