The Community Foundation of North Louisiana held its Annual Community Celebration on Tuesday, April 25 at the new BHP Billiton YMCA. The event serves as the organization’s annual meeting to celebrate the successes and achievements over the past year.
At the meeting, The Foundation announced awards of $2.49 million in grants to nonprofits in the 2017 competitive grant awards. This year, The Foundation funded 58 grant projects to positively impact our community, including $930,354 to strengthen education and $434,643 to improve health outcomes in the community. A complete list all the organization’s and programs with grant amounts can be found on The Foundation website, www.cfnla.org.
At the meeting L. Frank Moore was recognized as the recipient of the Tucker Community Impact Award. This award was created to honor Col. John Tucker, whose vision for a stronger community through philanthropy led to the creation of The Community Foundation in 1961. Moore was chosen to receive this award for his long-term giving for greater impact and his focus on the future of philanthropy locally. “The effect of Frank’s generosity on this community is incalculable, reaching across sectors, encouraging others to give, and building a lasting legacy in the community he loves,” said Paula Hickman, executive director.
The Foundation’s 2016 annual report, Connect for Good, was also distributed at the meeting. Thanks to the generosity and foresight of donors, and the careful administration of the funds entrusted to The Foundation, the organization distributed more than $7 million to the community in 2016. The Foundation’s assets total more than $125 million at year-end 2016, up $10 million from 2015.
The Foundation also announced the new officers and board of directors. Tom Murphy will serve as chairman of the board. Other officers are Rand Falbaum, vice chairman; Margaret Thompson, secretary; and Glenn Kinsey, treasurer. Janie Richardson, Terry Davis, and Jerry Edwards will serve as directors.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Centenary College of Louisiana - $7,600.00
Regional High School Theatre Festival at Centenary College
Highland Area Partnership, Inc. - $8,000.00
14th Annual Highland Jazz and Blues Festi
Red River Radio/LSU in Shreveport Foundation - $50,000.00
Local News and Community Connections (Community and Cultural Affairs coverage)
Robinson Film Center (Red River Film Society, Inc.) - $22,000.00
Dialogues on Faith, Diversity, the Arts and Social Change
Shreveport Opera - $25,000.00
Shreveport Opera Xpress
Shreveport Regional Arts Council - $25,000.00
ArtBreak 2018
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Inc. - $40,000.00
Musical Discovery Series: Link Up 2018
Theatre of the Performing Arts of Shreveport - $20,000.00
The Yazzy (Youth Celebrating Jazz) Series: Arts Education for Low-Income Youth
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Inc. - $30,000.00
LANO Community Leaders Shreveport
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Bossier Arts Council - $10,000.00
Digifest South
CoHabitat Foundation, Inc. - $25,000.00
Cohab's LeanTrax Program
Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier Inc. - $25,000.00
Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier
Film Prize Foundation - $45,000.00
Start Up Prize
Film Prize Foundation - $15,000.00
Film Prize
Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Inc. - $136,287.00
Job Placement Program
EDUCATION
Bernstein Development, Inc. - $15,100.00
Camp Bernstein Summer Reading and STEM Program
Career Compass of Louisiana - $75,000.00
Career Compass 2017-18 School Year, Bossier and Caddo Parish School Systems
Family Resources For Education & Empowerment Inc - $40,000.00
School of Greatness-Making Proud Choices
Literacy Volunteers at Centenary College - $17,500.00
Sponsorship of 300 Adult Literacy Students
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) - $59,400.00
Preschool and Family Reading Time: PRIME TIME in Northwest Louisiana
LSU Health Sciences Foundation in Shreveport - $20,446.00
Reach Out and Read extension into the community
Northwest Louisiana Community Development Corporation - $5,000.00
Youth Technology Center
Renzi Education and Art Center - $12,600.00
2017-2018 After-School Program
Step Forward NLA - $125,000.00
Collective Impact: Cradle to Career
The LSU in Shreveport Foundation, Inc. - $33,900.00
A.S.P.I.R.E. ("After School Program for Innovation and Respect for Education")
The LSU in Shreveport Foundation, Inc. - $75,000.00
LaPrep
The Salvation Army Shreveport Corps - $90,000.00
Boys & Girls Club
Training, Education and Mediation for Students (T.E.A.M.S.) - $45,000.00
Direct Support for Struggling Students K-12
Volunteers for Youth Justice - $60,000.00
VYJ Truancy Program
Volunteers of America of North Louisiana - $250,000.00
Communities In Schools/LightHouse
Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) - $6,408.00
Youth Enrichment Program Plus (YEP Plus)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana - $27,500.00
Outpatient Upgrades - Finishing Grant
David Raines Community Health Centers, Inc. - $20,000.00
Mobile Oral Health Services
Holy Angels Residential Facility - $75,000.00
Holy Angels Autism Center
Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling - $15,000.00
Louisiana Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Helplines
Martin Luther King Health Center & Pharmacy - $105,000.00
HEART Access to Care/Healthy You
Northwest Louisiana Interfaith Pharmacy, Inc. - $20,000.00
Health Management for the Uninsured
Samaritan Counseling Center - $15,000.00
Client Care--Low Income Subsidy
Shreveport Green - $10,000.00
Beyond the Garden and Mobile Market
Southeastern LA Area Health Education Center - $9,573.00
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Club of Shreveport/Bossier
St. Luke's Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry, Inc. - $15,000.00
Replacement of medical van
St. Luke's Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry, Inc. - $12,250.00
Steps To Health: Access, Assessment, Education
The Philadelphia Center - $24,320.00
Wellness Center & PrEP Clinic Support
YMCA of Northwest Louisiana - $86,000.00
Swim For Life – Caddo Second Graders
HUMAN SERVICES
Caddo Council on Aging, Inc. - $30,000.00
Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels)
Catholic Charities - $45,000.00
Family Strengthening - Financial Education/Emergency Assistance, and Healthy Eating on a Budget Initiatives
Gingerbread House Bossier/Caddo Children's Advocacy Center - $50,000.0
Child Advocacy Program
HOPE Connections, Inc. - $80,000.00
Coordinated Access Point
Louisiana Association for the Blind - $3,299.00
Community Outreach Program
Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center: 26th Judicial District - Office of the District Attorney - $7,500.00
Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center (NWLA FJC)
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank - $200,000.00
Build Today - Feed Tomorrow Capital Campaign
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank - $25,000.00
Back Pack Program: Caddo-Bossier
Norwela Council, Boy Scouts of America - $8,600.00
Boy Scouts of America, Assistance to At Risk Youth
Providence House - $125,000.00
Providence House
Volunteers for Youth Justice - $15,000.00
CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate - Waiting List
YWCA of Northwest Louisiana, Inc - $15,000.00
LEAD Program for Teen Girls and Racial Justice Program
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
McNeill Street Pumping Station Preservation Society - $25,000
Repairs to masonry in the pumphouse filter wing
Robinson's Rescue - $12,500.00
Building a Stronger Robinson's Rescue – Equipment Upgrades
2017 Competitive Grant, Total Awarded = $2,490,783
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