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Who does The Helis Foundation fund?

The Helis Foundation has awarded $13 million across 292 grants to 107 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $17,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$12.8M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
107
Grants
292
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 107 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art INC $3.7M52020–20242024LA
New Orleans Museum of Art $1.3M52020–20242024LA
U US Biennial INC $578K52020–20242024LA
U United Way for the Greater New Orleans $512K42020–20232023— —
Arts Council of New Orleans $410K42020–20242024LA
S Second Harvester of Greater No & Acadiana $400K52020–20242024— —
L Louisiana Endowment for the Humantities $389K52020–20242024— —
C Contemporary Arts Center $356K52020–20242024— —
L Louisiana Children's Museum $313K52020–20242024— —
N New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation $279K42021–20242024— —
P Preservation Resource Center $264K52020–20242024— —
The National World War II Museum INC $256K52020–20242024LA
W Wwno 899 $200K42020–20242024— —
N New Orleans Botanical Gardens Foundation $178K42020–20232023— —
T The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute $178K52020–20242024— —
New Orleans Ballet Association $175K52020–20242024LA
Friends of Wwoz INC $175K42021–20242024LA
R Rivers Institute for Contemporary & Thought $155K32021–20242024— —
Ochsner Clinic Foundation $150K32022–20242024LA
United Way of Southeast Louisiana $125K120242024LA
Bureau of Governmental Research INC $125K42020–20242024LA
B Bridge House Corporation $116K52020–20242024— —
Y Young Aspirationsyoung Artist $110K52020–20242024— —
N New Orleans Film Society $103K52020–20242024— —
A Arts New Orleans $94K22022–20232023— —
Y Young Audiences of Louisiana INC $92K52020–20242024LA
T Tennessee Williamsnew Orleans Literary $92K52020–20242024— —
K Kid Smart $89K52020–20242024— —
French Quarter Festivals INC $87K42020–20232023LA
N Newcomb Art Museum $76K32020–20242024— —
K Kemper and Lelia Williams Foundation $75K120202020— —
D Dancing Grounds $75K52020–20242024LA
N New Orleans African American Museum $65K42020–20242024— —
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans INC $62K52020–20242024LA
Arc Athens INC $60K42021–20242024NY
C City Park Convervancy $50K120232023— —
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities $50K120202020LA
C Catholic Charities of Southeast Louisiana $50K120202020— —
C Crimestoppers INC $50K52020–20242024LA
Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana $50K120212021LA
S Storm King Center $50K52020–20242024— —
United Negro College Fund INC $50K52020–20242024DC
U University of New Orleans $50K120212021— —
T The Pelican Institute $50K22021–20222022— —
Liberty's Kitchen INC $50K52020–20242024LA
Friends of City Park $45K32020–20232023LA
S St Augustine High School Foundation - New Orleans $42K32022–20242024LA
The Ella Project $40K42020–20242024LA
National Jewish Health $40K42020–20232023CO
M Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center $40K42020–20242024— —
N New Orleans Ballet Theatre $40K22023–20242024— —
C Children's Hospital $38K120242024— —
L Louisiana Appleseed $35K42021–20242024— —
B Boy Scouts of America $34K52020–20242024— —
U Urban League of Greater New Orleans $30K32020–20222022— —
L Louisiana Contemporary Museum $30K120242024— —
W Wwoz-Fm $25K120202020— —
C Committee for a Better New Orleans $25K42020–20242024— —
The Louisiana Museum Foundation $25K32022–20242024LA
N New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation $25K52020–20242024— —
The Vail Jazz Foundation INC $25K22021–20222022CO
Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans INC $25K52020–20242024LA
Touro Infirmary Foundation $20K22020–20212021LA
Urban League of Louisiana $20K22023–20242024LA
P Public Affairs Research Council of La $20K120242024— —
Share Our Strength $20K22022–20232023DC
T Tulane Cancer Center $20K42020–20232023— —
The Greater New Orleans Foundation $18K32021–20242024LA
L Le Petit Theatre $15K120202020— —
N New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund $15K22023–20242024LA
W Wlae New Orleans $15K22022–20232023— —
T The Amistad Research Center $11K120232023LA
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience $10K120222022LA
Junior League of New Orleans INC $10K120202020LA
T Tulane University $10K22022–20242024— —
N New Orleans Hispanic Hertiage Foundation $10K32022–20242024— —
M Madison Square Park Conservacy $10K120232023— —
C City Park New Orleans $10K120242024— —
The Posse Foundation INC $10K22020–20222022NY
Court Watch Nola $9K32020–20222022LA
F Friends of Lafitte Greenway $8K22020–20222022— —
G Greater New Orleans Educational Television Fdn $5K120212021— —
L Loyola University College of Law $5K120222022— —
N New Orleans Business Alliance $5K120222022— —
Young Leadership Council INC $5K22022–20242024LA
H Hillard Art Museum $5K120222022— —
M Multiple Sclerosis Society $5K120232023— —
Hellenic Initiative INC $5K120202020NY
B Boys Club & Girls Club of Metro Louisiana $5K120242024— —
S St Dominic School $5K120222022— —
H Hermann-Grima Gallier Historic Houses $4K120222022— —
S St Joesph's Monastery $2K120242024— —
American Heart Association INC $2K120222022TX
Delgado Community College Foundation $2K120242024LA
Friends of Lafitte Corridor INC $2K120242024LA
Louisiana First Foundation INC $2K120232023LA
D Downtown Development District $2K120242024— —
A Arts District of New Orleans $2K120202020— —
C Central Catholic High School $2K120232023— —
H Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church $1K120202020— —

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