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On Friday, May 1, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) donated 7,000 Personal Protection Equipment (N95 and Surgical Masks) to Jefferson Parish first responders and service providers working on the frontlines of the pandemic in partnership with the Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, a family foundation partnering with GNOF.

With the continuing COVID-19 crisis revealing racial disparities in patient health outcomes across Louisiana, officials are hoping that the efforts of a state task force established by Gov. John Bel Edwards can dovetail with the work of several local New Orleans organizations that will receive grants from the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF).

We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gayle Benson, McIlhenny Company Announce $160,000 in New Grants from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program. $573,000 Awarded to Date to Service and Hospitality Workers and Round III Application Opens Friday, May 1st.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Awards $700,000 in Grants to Combat Health Disparities in Southeast Louisiana Magnified by COVID-19. Round III Grants made possible from gifts to GNOF’s Disaster Response and Restoration Fund.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $413,000 in grants from its Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, and bar employees who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are working hard to support their dependent children and elderly parents.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced the donation of 1,600 Personal Protection Equipment (N95 and Surgical Masks) to UNITY of Greater New Orleans in their work to provide support to the homeless in our area in partnership with the Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, a family foundation partnering with GNOF.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $413,000 in grants from its Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, and bar employees who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are working hard to support their dependent children and elderly parents.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced the donation of 11,000 Personal Protection Equipment (N95 and Surgical Masks) to New Orleans medical staff and first responders in partnership with the Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, a family foundation partnering with GNOF.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced round two of its COVID-19 Disaster Response and Restoration Fund grants totaling $188,000.00 to 31 nonprofits. Since the start of this pandemic, GNOF’s Disaster Response and Restoration Fund has awarded $228,000.00 to nonprofits in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes.