Louisiana Baptist Foundation

What Louisiana Baptist Foundation does

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is a non-profit financial services organization chartered in 1944 as an agency of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, headquartered in Alexandria, Louisiana. It operates an integrated platform that delivers investment management, gift planning, and church business services to Baptist churches, ministries, and individual donors across the state. Core investment products comprise the Short Term Fund, a no-minimum cash management vehicle with daily liquidity, and the Group Investment Fund, a long-term endowment vehicle offering balanced total return with monthly liquidity; together these vehicles hold assets under management exceeding $302 million as of October 2025. Gift planning services include donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, IRA charitable rollovers (QCDs), endowments, special gifts of stock and securities, and bequests. Through the ChurchBiz Services suite launched in 2021, LBF aggregates partner-delivered capabilities including Auxano capital campaigns, Church Finance Corporation loans, iDonate online giving (with 2.99% debit/credit processing), Aplos and SimplifyChurch accounting, and Brotherhood Works payroll, functioning as a coordinating hub for the Louisiana Baptist vendor ecosystem. Educational offerings include the House In Order, Special Gifts, and ChurchBiz Boot Camp seminars, the annual ChurchBiz Conference, the LA Baptist Foundation Podcast, the Louisiana Legacy quarterly newsletter, and a ChurchBiz Publications library. The organization is ECFA accredited and governed by a board of twelve trustees elected by the Louisiana Baptist Convention plus two ex-officio trustees.

The Foundation's revenue model blends asset-based investment management fees, gift administration fees on endowments and planned giving instruments, a 2.99% transaction processing fee on online giving, Cooperative Program contributions from Baptist congregations (approximately one-quarter of operational funding), and church loan referral commissions through Church Finance Corporation. The 2026 operating budget is $1.3 million against an 8-person staff. Distribution is relationship-driven and regional, executed through direct pulpit and adult Sunday School presentations, small group seminars, one-on-one consultations, the annual conference, and self-serve web portals including giving-gateway.net and lbflegacy.org. Recent strategic activity has focused on executive succession (Jared G. Price appointed Executive Director in July 2025), associate leadership addition (Chase Burns, September 2025), ongoing hiring into accounting and administrative roles (Elisabeth Buller, Natalie Jones), 2026 board officer elections, and continued ecosystem expansion via new partnerships (ChurchFi Credit Inc., Guidestone, Louisiana Christian University). The Foundation operates without any disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology IP, or external equity funding.

Name

Louisiana Baptist Foundation

Legal name

Louisiana Baptist Foundation

Website

https://lbfinfo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is a non-profit financial services organization chartered in 1944 that provides investment management, gift planning, and church business services to Baptist churches, ministries, and individual donors across Louisiana, holding over $302 million in assets under management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Investment and Stewardship Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH), Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH)

Keywords

• Investment management services
• Charitable gift planning
• Church business services
• Endowment administration
• Donor advised funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Management Fees: The Foundation provides professional investment management for churches, agencies, and institutions. Fees are assessed on assets under management across the Short Term Fund and Group Investment Fund. The organization reported over $302 million in assets under management as of October 2025.
2. Online Giving Processing Fees: Churches receive online giving services through iDonate with no setup or ongoing costs. The Foundation charges a 2.99% processing/transaction fee on debit/credit card contributions. Weekly disbursements are made to churches net of fees.
3. Gift Management Administration: The Foundation receives and administers gifts including endowments, donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and IRA charitable rollovers. Administrative fees are deducted from gift accounts for management and accounting services.
4. Church Loans Referral: The Foundation connects churches with Church Finance Corporation for building projects and loan refinancing. The Foundation facilitates but does not directly fund loans.
5. Cooperative Program Funding: Approximately one-fourth of the Foundation's operational funding comes from Baptist congregations through the Cooperative Program, a unified giving plan of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Louisiana Baptist Foundation provides professional investment management for churches, agencies, and institutions through its Short Term Fund (cash management) and Group Investment Fund (long-term endowment). It administers charitable gift planning vehicles including Donor-Advised Funds, Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, IRA Charitable Rollovers, endowments, and bequests. Under its ChurchBiz Services umbrella, the Foundation connects churches with capital campaign specialists (Auxano), church loans (Church Finance Corporation), accounting (Aplos/SimplifyChurch), online giving (iDonate), and payroll services (Brotherhood Works).

Product overview

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is a non-profit financial services organization chartered in 1944 as an agency of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. It operates a platform-plus-services model offering two core investment funds (Short Term Fund for cash management and Group Investment Fund for endowments), comprehensive ChurchBiz Services including capital campaigns, cash management, church loans, accounting, online giving via iDonate, and payroll services through Brotherhood Works. The Foundation also provides gift planning services including Donor Advised Funds, Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, IRA Charitable Rollovers, bequests, and endowments. Educational offerings include seminars (House In Order, Special Gifts, ChurchBiz Boot Camp), the LA Baptist Foundation Podcast, Louisiana Legacy newsletter, ChurchBiz Conferences, and ChurchBiz Publications. The organization serves individuals, churches, and ministries across Louisiana with assets under management exceeding $302 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short Term Fund A short-term cash management investment fund for churches, agencies, and institutions, offering competitive interest rates on average daily balance with daily liquidity via check or electronic transfer and no minimum balance requirement. Serves as an alternative to savings accounts at banking institutions.
• Group Investment Fund The Foundation's primary long-term investment vehicle for endowments, offering a balanced, diversified total rate of return with conservative, reasonable risk and monthly liquidity. Utilizes a portfolio of primarily stocks with smaller portions of bonds and cash and alternative investments.
• ChurchBiz Capital Campaigns Expert capital campaign support for churches delivered through partnership with Auxano, a trusted capital campaign specialist that helps churches inspire generosity and bring visions to life.
• ChurchBiz Cash Management Cash management services for churches through the Short Term Fund, providing competitive interest rates and daily liquidity via check or electronic transfer.
• Church Loans Connection service to Church Finance Corporation for faith-based loan financing with flexible terms and competitive rates for new building projects or refinancing of existing real estate loans.
• Ministry Accounting Services Accounting solutions for churches featuring basic accounting, contribution tracking, and cloud-based software; both outsourced (via SimplifyChurch) and in-house (via Aplos) options are offered.
• Online Giving Service Quick, easy, and cost-effective online giving solution for churches via iDonate integration, with no setup costs and a 2.99% processing fee for debit/credit transactions; weekly disbursements to churches net of fees.
• Payroll Services Ministry-focused payroll and tax filing services through partnership with Brotherhood Works, a dependable, ministry-focused payroll provider.
• Donor Advised Funds A charitable giving vehicle administered by the Foundation that allows donors to contribute assets and receive an immediate tax deduction while recommending grants to charities over time.
• Charitable Gift Annuities A gift planning contract in which the donor makes a gift and receives fixed payments for life, with the remainder passing to charity. Provides income and tax benefits.
• Charitable Remainder Trusts An irrevocable trust administered by the Foundation that provides income to the donor for a term or lifetime, with the remainder passing to charity.
• IRA Charitable Rollover / QCD Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs for donors at least 70.5 years old, satisfying required minimum distributions and excluded from taxable income.
• Endowments Permanent funds established for churches and ministries where the principal is invested to produce growth and perpetual income for beneficiaries.
• Special Gifts (Stocks/Securities/Real Estate/Insurance) Service for donors to make gifts of stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, real estate, and insurance policies to benefit churches or ministries.
• Giving Gateway Online portal for donors to explore various giving methods and ministries they can support through the Foundation.
• House In Order Seminar A 60-minute estate planning presentation offered at churches, teaching Biblical stewardship principles for creating a Christ-centered estate plan.
• Special Gifts Seminar A 25-30 minute presentation overviewing types of gifts that can benefit ministry, offered at churches.
• ChurchBiz Boot Camp A 60-minute presentation covering church business matters to enhance practices and support effective ministry operations.
• ChurchBiz Conferences Annual conferences for pastors, treasurers, and church finance teams covering topics to enhance church business practices; ticketed via Eventbrite.
• Stock and Securities Donation Processing Processing service for donors to make gifts of stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, or other securities to benefit churches or ministries.

Quantifiable outcome

• $302 million in assets under management
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Church Finance CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChurch Finance Corporation (CFC) is a faith-based loan provider offering church loans for new building projects and refinancing existing real estate loans. The Foundation connects churches with CFC and also offers individual investment opportunities through CFC. CFC President Rick Breeden notes the partnership enables funding for building churches and growing the Kingdom.
• AuxanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuxano is a trusted capital campaign specialist that the Foundation partners with to help churches grow. They provide expert, faith-driven support to inspire generosity and bring church visions to life through capital campaigns.
• iDonatecoreTechnology or IntegrationiDonate is the online giving platform provider that enables churches to accept online contributions through the Foundation's service. The Foundation has pre-established online giving webpages for churches with no setup required.
• SimplifyChurchminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSimplifyChurch provides outsourced accounting services for churches, offered as an option through the Foundation for churches preferring outsourced over in-house accounting.
• Brotherhood WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrotherhood Works is the Foundation's chosen provider for ministry-focused payroll and tax filing services. They are a 2026 ChurchBiz Conference sponsor. The Foundation refers churches to Brotherhood Works for dependable, ministry-focused payroll services.
• GuidestoneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGuidestone is a sponsor of the 2026 ChurchBiz Conference. They provide financial services for churches and ministries.
• Louisiana Christian UniversitycoreOthersLouisiana Christian University (LCU) is a named partner of the Foundation. The Foundation facilitates gifts to LCU and LCU graduates have been hired by the Foundation. LCU is a 2026 ChurchBiz Conference sponsor.
• New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryminorOthersNOBTS is a 2026 ChurchBiz Conference sponsor. The Seminary prepares students for ministry and is a partner in the Louisiana Baptist Convention ecosystem.
• Louisiana Baptist Children's HomecoreOthersLouisiana Baptist Children's Home (LBCH) is listed as a partner ministry. The Foundation facilitates gifts benefiting the Children's Home which serves children and families in need.
• Louisiana Baptist ConventioncoreOthersThe Louisiana Baptist Convention is the parent organization. The Foundation was chartered in 1944 as a non-profit agency of the Convention. The Convention helps provide grants and connections for church building projects. Approximately one-fourth of Foundation funding comes through the Cooperative Program.
• ChurchFi Credit Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerChurchFi Credit Inc. (CapIncrause) is a sponsor of the 2026 ChurchBiz Conference.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Christian Foundation: Large national donor-advised fund provider facilitating Christian charitable giving, with significant operations in the Southeast. Comparable as a faith-aligned giving and investment vehicle provider, though at much larger scale and broader inter-denominational reach.
• Guidestone Financial Resources: The Southern Baptist Convention's primary financial services organization, providing retirement, insurance, investment, and lending products to churches and ministers nationwide. Directly comparable as a faith-based financial services provider for Baptist churches, though operating at significantly larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Baptist Foundation of Texas: Texas Baptist state foundation providing investment management, gift planning, endowment administration, and church loan services to Texas Baptist churches and individuals. Most structurally comparable peer as a sister state Baptist foundation with similar service portfolio and customer base.
• Tennessee Baptist Foundation: Tennessee Baptist state foundation providing investment management, planned giving, endowment administration, and stewardship education to cooperating Tennessee Baptist churches. Direct peer as a state-level Baptist foundation with overlapping service portfolio.
• Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma: Oklahoma Baptist state foundation offering investment funds, gift planning, endowments, and church business services to cooperating Oklahoma Baptist churches. Direct peer as a denominational state foundation with analogous charter, services, and customer profile.
• Missouri Baptist Foundation: Missouri Baptist state foundation offering investment funds, gift planning, charitable trusts, and church lending services to affiliated Missouri Baptist churches. Direct peer comparable in mission, structure, and product offering to a single-state denominational constituency.

Regional players

• Brotherhood Mutual: Provider of insurance and financial services to churches and ministries nationally, with a focus on faith-based organizations. Comparable as a faith-aligned financial services provider to churches, though specialized in insurance rather than investment management or gift planning.

Emerging players

• Aplos: Cloud-based accounting software platform purpose-built for churches and nonprofits, with which the Foundation has a referral partnership. Comparable as a tech-enabled church business service provider that the Foundation offers as part of its ChurchBiz Services bundle.
• Auxano: Faith-driven capital campaign and generosity consulting firm for churches, partnered with the Louisiana Baptist Foundation for capital campaign services. Comparable as a specialized church business services provider integrated into the Foundation's offering.
• Church Finance Corporation: Faith-based church lender providing building loans and refinancing to churches, with which the Louisiana Baptist Foundation has a referral partnership. Comparable as a Baptist-aligned financial services partner, though specialized in lending rather than full-service foundation offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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