July 18, 2024
The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) awarded grants totaling $358,000 to 30 nonprofit organizations today to fill critical needs like hunger, homelessness and mental health care in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle. This year’s total is the largest ever awarded by the Foundation in its 12-year history of the Annual Nonprofit Grants Program, and brings BCF’s total investment in critical community programs and hurricane recovery efforts to more than $12 million since 2013. 2024 List of grantees
“Today we celebrate our local nonprofits who work tirelessly to help the neediest among us and demonstrate the compassion and resiliency of our unique Bayou community,” said President Henry Lafont. “Thanks to the amazing generosity of our donors, Bayou Community Foundation is thrilled to present impactful grants to these 30 organizations for a total of $358,000, our largest grants program to date.”