Greater New Orleans Foundation

What Greater New Orleans Foundation does

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) is a 501(c)(3) community foundation headquartered at the 22,000 square-foot Center for Philanthropy at 919 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving 13 parishes across Southeast Louisiana (Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, and Washington). Tracing its origins to the Community Chest of New Orleans established in 1923 and celebrating its centennial in 2023, the foundation currently manages more than 900 philanthropic funds and operates with 38 full-time staff under President and CEO Andy Kopplin. Its constituents span nonprofit organizations, individual donors, corporate partners, and professional advisors engaged in causes including arts and culture, animal welfare, community improvement, education, environment, health, housing, human services, public safety, and youth development.

The foundation's core offerings are philanthropic services rather than technology products. These include donor-advised funds, field-of-interest funds, agency endowments, and planned giving vehicles such as bequests and charitable remainder trusts. Signature programs include GiveNOLA Day (an annual day of giving that raised a record-breaking $8.2M+ in 2026 across 1,000+ participating nonprofits and nearly 50,000 donations), Impact 100 (a women's giving circle that has granted over $1.725M since inception), the EPNO Emerging Philanthropists leadership program (600+ alumni since 2011), the LGBTQ Fund (160 grants totaling $952,000 to 57 nonprofits since 2016), and the Freeman Challenges matching grant program. Capacity-building services include the Nonprofit Leadership & Effectiveness program with governance trainings, executive director intensives, and the Stronger Boards Means Stronger Nonprofits series delivered in partnership with JPMorganChase.

Revenue is generated through charitable contributions (accepting cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, and planned bequests), administrative fees on managed funds governed by a 4% spending policy averaged over 12 quarters, and corporate event sponsorships. Beyond traditional grantmaking, GNOF exercises regional civic leadership on disaster response (a $3.1M relief campaign for the 2025 New Year's Day Bourbon Street attack), workforce development (Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans engagement), biosciences (BioDistrict New Orleans partnership), climate resilience (Community-Led Green Infrastructure Program and Southeast Louisiana Adaptation Forum with Tulane ByWater Institute), and racial equity (Dr. Norman C. Francis Endowment for Racial Equity established in 2024). Operations are supported by a wholly-owned subsidiary, the New Orleans Community Support Foundation, which administers specialized grants and public-private partnerships.

Name

Greater New Orleans Foundation

Legal name

Greater New Orleans Foundation

Website

https://gnof.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation managing over 900 philanthropic funds across 13 parishes in Southeast Louisiana. It provides donor-advised funds, planned giving vehicles, and grantmaking programs while exercising regional civic leadership on disaster response, climate resilience, workforce development, and racial equity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Donor-advised funds
• Charitable grantmaking
• Planned giving services
• Nonprofit capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Gifts: The foundation receives donations from individuals, corporations, and other foundations in the form of cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, and other assets. These contributions establish or add to various fund types including donor-advised funds, field of interest funds, and agency endowment funds.
2. Planned Giving and Bequests: The foundation accepts planned gifts including bequests, charitable remainder trusts, and other estate planning vehicles. Donors can join the 1923 Legacy Society by including the foundation in their will.
3. Fund Management Fees: Administrative fees are charged for fund management services. The foundation's spending policy allocates 4% of the market value of endowed funds averaged over the previous 12 quarters for grantmaking.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support events like GiveNOLA Day and Impact 100, providing financial backing that enables the foundation to operate its programs and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is a community foundation that manages more than 900 philanthropic funds across 13 parishes in Southeast Louisiana. It provides donor-advised funds, field of interest funds, planned giving vehicles, and agency endowments, then redeploys those assets through grantmaking programs, disaster response initiatives, and nonprofit capacity-building services such as GiveNOLA Day, Impact 100, the LGBTQ Fund, the Freeman Challenges, and Nonprofit Leadership & Effectiveness programs.

Product overview

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is a community foundation that offers philanthropic services including donor-advised funds, field of interest funds, agency endowments, and grantmaking programs. The organization does not offer technology products or software services. Its core offerings are philanthropic fund management, nonprofit support programs (Nonprofit Leadership & Effectiveness), and community initiatives such as GiveNOLA Day, Impact 100, and various grant funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Impact 100: Women's giving circle with over 100 local women who commit to giving $1,100 each and together making a single transformative grant to a local nonprofit. Since its inaugural year, Impact 100 has granted more than $1.725 million to nonprofits across the region.
• GiveNOLA Day
• EPNO (Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans)
• LGBTQ Fund
• The Dr. Norman C. Francis Endowment for Racial Equity
• The Freeman Challenges

Products and services

• Donor-Advised Funds Customizable giving accounts that allow individual donors, families, and corporations to contribute assets, receive immediate tax benefits, and recommend grants to nonprofit organizations over time. Available to individual donors and corporate partners across the 13-parish region.
• Planned Giving and Bequests (1923 Legacy Society) Estate planning service that helps individual donors structure bequests, charitable remainder trusts, and other planned gifts, with membership in the 1923 Legacy Society for those who include the foundation in their will. For individual philanthropists and their professional advisors.
• GiveNOLA Day Annual 24-hour online giving campaign that mobilizes donors across Southeast Louisiana to support more than 1,000 participating nonprofits through a single giving portal with prize incentives and Lagniappe Fund dollars. For individual donors and nonprofit organizations.
• Impact 100 Women's Giving Circle Membership-based giving circle in which members each commit $1,100 annually and collectively award a single large grant (e.g., $100,000) to a local nonprofit. Since 2025, runner-up nonprofits receive $23,333. For individual women donors in the Greater New Orleans region.
• Grantmaking Programs (IMPACT, LGBTQ Fund, Freeman Challenges, Pratt-Stanton Manor Fund, Community Revitalization Fund) Competitive and invitation-based grant programs that award funding across areas such as IMPACT grants, the LGBTQ Fund, Freeman Challenges (matching endowment grants), the Pratt-Stanton Manor Fund, and the Community Revitalization Fund (which helped develop nearly 9,500 housing units). For nonprofit organizations in Southeast Louisiana.
• Nonprofit Leadership & Effectiveness Programs Training, workshops, and governance resources for nonprofit executives and board members, including Emerging Leaders cohorts and the Executive Director Intensive. For executive directors, senior staff, and board members of regional nonprofits.
• EPNO (Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans) Pipeline program developing senior and executive leadership for the nonprofit sector through cohort-based learning, networking, and project work. For emerging nonprofit professionals in Southeast Louisiana.
• Business Stabilization Fund for French Quarter Businesses Emergency financial relief program for small businesses affected by the January 1, 2025 French Quarter attack. For small business owners in the French Quarter and surrounding New Orleans neighborhoods.

Quantifiable outcome

• GiveNOLA Day has raised over $79.5 million for nonprofits since inception
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• BioDistrict New OrleansmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop a strategic plan encompassing economic development planning and placemaking strategies for the biosciences sector. Budget of up to $300,000 for the engagement.
• Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop an optimal workforce model for the 1,200-person utility. Budget of up to $240,000 to evaluate workforce models and recommend implementation plans.
• Tulane ByWater InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to lead the Southeast Louisiana Adaptation Forum and advance equitable green infrastructure and climate adaptation. Co-administers the forum with the foundation.
• Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative Peer Exchange. CFSA is building disaster response systems to respond when disasters occur in Alabama.
• Alaska Community Foundation (ACF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative Peer Exchange. ACF has been in active disaster response following severe storms including Typhoon Halong.
• JPMorganChasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Stronger Boards Means Stronger Nonprofits Governance Webinar Series, providing board governance training for nonprofit and charter school board members.
• Villere & CocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for Impact 100, the foundation's women's giving circle. Their partnership ensures the Impact 100 experience is meaningful and fulfilling for the membership.
• Friends of New Orleans Public Library and New Orleans Public Library FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMergers Fund supported the merger of these two organizations to create the Library Foundation of New Orleans, consolidating financial assets and increasing capacity for larger projects.
• City Park ConservancymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading the City Park 2050 Plan renovation project with support from the foundation and the Samuel Barton Stewart III Memorial Foundation.
• United Houma NationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation grantee partner that received a $56 million NOAA climate grant. Working on comprehensive climate resilience plans.
• Jericho Road Episcopal Housing InitiativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on the Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement project (New Isle) implementing climate relocation for vulnerable coastal communities.
• Pointe-au-Chien Indian TribemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Lowlander Institute on fresh water access projects supported by the Community-Led Green Infrastructure Program.
• Lowlander InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe on fresh water access projects in Southeast Louisiana.
• Baptist Community Ministries (BCM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerHost of GiveNOLA Day 2026, the annual day of giving that raised over $8.2 million for regional nonprofits.
• EntergycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPowering sponsor of GiveNOLA Day 2026, providing major support for the annual giving campaign.
• Delta UtilitiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of GiveNOLA Day 2026, supporting the annual giving day across Southeast Louisiana.
• Ochsner HealthcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of GiveNOLA Day 2026, contributing to the annual giving campaign.
• Community Foundation Climate CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeer exchange network connecting community foundations to strengthen disaster response and climate resilience capabilities through shared learning.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• New York Community Trust: Major community foundation serving the New York City region with donor-advised funds, endowments, and competitive grantmaking — a larger, established analog of GNOF's operating model.
• The Boston Foundation: Established community foundation managing donor-advised funds and grantmaking in Greater Boston; a comparable institutional community-foundation model at greater scale.
• The Chicago Community Trust: Large, established community foundation offering donor-advised funds, grantmaking, and civic leadership across the Chicago region; broadly comparable model at significantly greater scale.
• Houston Endowment: Large Texas Gulf Coast place-based foundation making grants in education, civic engagement, and the environment; operates in a comparable Gulf Coast context with much larger AUM.
• California Community Foundation: One of the largest U.S. community foundations with comparable donor services, endowed funds, and grantmaking across a multi-county region — a scaled-up incumbent in the same category.

Direct peers

• Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Regional community foundation serving the Baton Rouge area with comparable donor-advised funds, grantmaking, and disaster-response programs; the most direct in-state peer to GNOF within Louisiana.
• Foundation for Louisiana: Louisiana-focused public foundation that makes grants across racial equity, climate resilience, and economic opportunity — directly overlapping with GNOF's program areas and donor base.
• Foundation for the Mid South: Regional community foundation serving Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas with similar donor services, grantmaking, and economic-opportunity programming — a multi-state peer of comparable scale.
• Community Foundation of South Alabama: Peer in GNOF's Community Foundation Climate Collaborative Peer Exchange; a Gulf Coast regional community foundation with comparable disaster-response and grantmaking infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Alaska Community Foundation: Member of GNOF's Community Foundation Climate Collaborative Peer Exchange; a geographically distinct community foundation with comparable disaster-response and grantmaking capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/gnofoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greater-new-orleans-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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