Our Generational Commitment

Our first investments in New Orleans support scholarships in medicine and dentistry.

Our grants help increase the representation of people of color in the business and economics sectors. We continued grantmaking with a racial equity lens for decades.

Investments in community-based organizations provided neighborhood-based health care, child care and family support. Our grants also supported the teacher preparation program at Xavier University.

After Hurricane Katrina created epic devastation for families and children and highlighted the deep intersection between race and poverty, we named New Orleans a priority place, committing our investments for at least a generation.