Grants awarded
Who does The Helis Foundation fund?
The Helis Foundation has awarded $13 million across 292 grants to 107 grantees 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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art INC
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$3.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
New Orleans Museum of Art
|
$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| U US Biennial INC | $578K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| U United Way for the Greater New Orleans | $512K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Arts Council of New Orleans
|
$410K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| S Second Harvester of Greater No & Acadiana | $400K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Endowment for the Humantities | $389K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Contemporary Arts Center | $356K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Children's Museum | $313K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation | $279K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Preservation Resource Center | $264K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The National World War II Museum INC
|
$256K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| W Wwno 899 | $200K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Botanical Gardens Foundation | $178K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute | $178K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$175K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Friends of Wwoz INC
|
$175K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| R Rivers Institute for Contemporary & Thought | $155K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
|
$150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
|
$125K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Bureau of Governmental Research INC
|
$125K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $116K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Film Society | $103K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Arts New Orleans | $94K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Young Audiences of Louisiana INC | $92K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $92K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $89K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
French Quarter Festivals INC
|
$87K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| N Newcomb Art Museum | $76K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kemper and Lelia Williams Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Dancing Grounds | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| N New Orleans African American Museum | $65K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Arc Athens INC
|
$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C City Park Convervancy | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
|
$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| C Catholic Charities of Southeast Louisiana | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Crimestoppers INC | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| S Storm King Center | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Negro College Fund INC
|
$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| U University of New Orleans | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Pelican Institute | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Friends of City Park
|
$45K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Augustine High School Foundation - New Orleans | $42K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
National Jewish Health
|
$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| M Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Ballet Theatre | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital | $38K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America | $34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Urban League of Greater New Orleans | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Contemporary Museum | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wwoz-Fm | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Committee for a Better New Orleans | $25K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| N New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Vail Jazz Foundation INC
|
$25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
Urban League of Louisiana
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| P Public Affairs Research Council of La | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Share Our Strength
|
$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| T Tulane Cancer Center | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
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$18K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| L Le Petit Theatre | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Amistad Research Center | $11K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
|
$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | LA | |
Junior League of New Orleans INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| T Tulane University | $10K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Hispanic Hertiage Foundation | $10K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City Park New Orleans | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Court Watch Nola
|
$9K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | LA | |
| F Friends of Lafitte Greenway | $8K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Greater New Orleans Educational Television Fdn | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Loyola University College of Law | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Business Alliance | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Young Leadership Council INC
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$5K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| H Hillard Art Museum | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Multiple Sclerosis Society | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Hellenic Initiative INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| B Boys Club & Girls Club of Metro Louisiana | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Dominic School | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Delgado Community College Foundation
|
$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Friends of Lafitte Corridor INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Louisiana First Foundation INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| D Downtown Development District | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Arts District of New Orleans | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Central Catholic High School | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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