Emeril Lagasse Foundation seeks to create opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth to reach their fullest potential through culinary, nutrition and arts education with a focus on life skills development.
Help provide individuals with neuromuscular diseases or injuries with leading edge technology, equipment and services. Create a global conversation about ALS to ultimately find solutions and an end to the disease. Raise public awareness toward ALS by providing and documenting extraordinary life adventures for individuals with muscular diseases or injuries.
To provide comprehensive pediatric healthcare which recognizes the special needs of children through excellence and continuous improvement of patient care, education, research, child advocacy and management.
The mission of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation, and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South through its events, permanent collections, changing exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and research.
Audubon Nature Institute's purpose of Celebrating the Wonders of Nature is woven into our vision of creating a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature.
The Louisiana Children’s Museum promotes hands-on participatory learning for children of all ages. Encouraging discovery through observation, inquiry, creative construction, role-playing, problem-solving and free play, the Museum motivates children to develop their cognitive, physical and social skills while enjoying fruitful interaction with adults and peers.
Emeril Lagasse Foundation seeks to create opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth to reach their fullest potential through culinary, nutrition and arts education with a focus on life skills development.
Help provide individuals with neuromuscular diseases or injuries with leading edge technology, equipment and services. Create a global conversation about ALS to ultimately find solutions and an end to the disease. Raise public awareness toward ALS by providing and documenting extraordinary life adventures for individuals with muscular diseases or injuries.
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
To provide comprehensive pediatric healthcare which recognizes the special needs of children through excellence and continuous improvement of patient care, education, research, child advocacy and management.
A Child's Wish of Greater New Orleans is a non-profit organization dedicated to granting wishes for Louisiana children who face critical illnesses.
NOMA is committed to preserving, presenting, and enriching its collections and renowned sculpture garden; offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation; and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures.
The Louisiana Children’s Museum promotes hands-on participatory learning for children of all ages. Encouraging discovery through observation, inquiry, creative construction, role-playing, problem-solving and free play, the Museum motivates children to develop their cognitive, physical and social skills while enjoying fruitful interaction with adults and peers.
The mission of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation, and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South through its events, permanent collections, changing exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and research.
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is a regional, pre-professional arts training center that offers students intensive instruction in culinary arts, dance, media arts: filmmaking & audio production, music (classical, jazz, vocal), theatre arts (drama, musical theatre, theatre design), visual arts, and creative writing, while demanding simultaneous academic excellence.
n Louisiana and Mississippi, the two states with the highest incarceration rates in the world, Innocence Project New Orleans frees innocent prisoners, exposes injustice and prevents wrongful convictions.
Audubon Nature Institute's purpose of Celebrating the Wonders of Nature is woven into our vision of creating a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature.
Tipitina's Foundation, is a not-for-profit charity organization that grew out of the New Orleans music venue.
Better Than Ezra Foundation Breaks Ground on Bethune Elementary Playground NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Walk MS connects people living with MS and those who care about them. When you participate in this community event, the funds you raise give hope to everyone impacted by MS.
Emeril Lagasse Foundation seeks to inspire, mentor and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive and creative individuals, and to make a lasting impact on their lives.
Founded in 1978 by Maestro Dennis G. Assaf and Hannah Cunningham, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.
Helping kids through golf. It’s more than a mission. It’s our passion. Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events - like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the Golf Ball Gala, a kids’ summer junior tour, and several charitable golf tournaments. In fact, as a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has raised nearly $26 million to date, providing healthcare, education, and hope for over 200,000 children each year. That’s passion for you.
The mission of the World Trade Center is to create jobs and wealth in Louisiana through international trade, economic development and allied activities.
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum offers educational entertainment for visitors of all ages.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. We fund more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support.
We help moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.
The Kelly Gibson Foundation is a community-driven charity dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in New Orleans and the surrounding areas with an emphasis on supporting children’s athletic programming, first responders and military initiatives.
Since 1974, Preservation Resource Center has been a critical force in breathing life back into New Orleans' at-risk homes and neighborhoods. Building on a history of restoring nearly 1,500 properties and touching countless individuals with its outreach and advocacy efforts, PRC continues its pursuit to preserve New Orleans' historic heritage.
During WWII, individuals of Japanese ancestry in the United States, predominantly American citizens, had their lives turned upside down. They were seen by many as the enemy, their loyalty to the nation was questioned and their basic rights were stripped as nearly 120,000 men, women and even children were confined in camps for years, without benefit of trial. Despite this treatment, 33,000 Japanese Americans served their country in Europe and the Pacific, earning numerous honors. The effects of these wartime experiences serve as a lasting reminder to the nation and the entire world of the often-fragile nature of a country’s principles in the face of war.
Mission Statement: The Children's Neuromuscular Foundation of LA is a Louisiana Non Profit Organization that seeks to raise funds and assist in granting gifts of charity to children with neuromuscular disorders. Our goal is to improve the quality of life
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Better Than Ezra Foundation Breaks Ground on Bethune Elementary Playground NEW ORLEANS, LA.
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't.
Emeril Lagasse Foundation seeks to inspire, mentor and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive and creative individuals, and to make a lasting impact on their lives.
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), New Orleans’ oldest fine arts institution, opened on December 16, 1911 with only 9 works of art. Today, the museum hosts an impressive permanent collection of almost 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works, continues to expand and grow, making NOMA one of the top art museums in the south.
Helping kids through golf. It’s more than a mission. It’s our passion. Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events - like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the Golf Ball Gala, a kids’ summer junior tour, and several charitable golf tournaments. In fact, as a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has raised nearly $23 million to date, providing healthcare, education, and hope for over 200,000 children each year. That’s passion for you.
Housed in a historic railroad depot on the banks of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum offers educational entertainment for visitors of all ages. The art galleries showcase changing fine art exhibitions and selections from the permanent collection. In the interactive art and science galleries designed just for children, creative and enlightening fun comes in many forms. The Ancient Egypt Gallery houses ancient artifacts and a Ptolemaic-era mummy that rests in a re-created rock-cut tomb. The Irene W. Pennington Planetarium features sky shows, large-format films, visual music shows, and galleries devoted to space science. In the Museum Store at LASM, visitors enjoy shopping for unique handcrafted merchandise, books, toys, and a large selection of objects related to LASM's exhibits.
The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) was founded in 1989. 2013 marks the 24th anniversary of the New Orleans Film Festival, which has grown into a major showcase of local, regional, national, and international films. In addition to the annual Film Festival each fall, the NOFS hosts special events throughout the year: the French Film Festival, Film-o-Rama, the New Orleans International Children’s Film Festival, and other events designed to benefit local film audiences, artists, and professionals. The NOFS also partners with local organizations to present monthly film series at the Contemporary Arts Center, Chalmette Movies, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Ashe Cultural Arts Center. Throughout the year, the NOFS reaches approximately 32,000+ people through its programming.
Founded in 1978 by Maestro Dennis G. Assaf and Hannah Cunningham, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.
Fulfilling the need to fund local cancer research and programs, the Al Copeland Foundation (ACF) supports creative fundraising initiatives that harness the power of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana in forging a path to Change the Course of Cancer.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. They fund more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today.
For 100 years, the American Cancer Society has been leading the way to transform cancer from deadly to preventable.
The Kelly Gibson Foundation is a community-driven charity dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in New Orleans and the surrounding areas with an emphasis on supporting children’s athletic programming, first responders and military initiatives.
Audubon Fund supports the basic operations of our many facilities. A gift, of any size, provides a strong foundation for educating over two million annual visitors, caring for animals, saving endangered wildlife, and creating great places for families to experience nature.
Since 1974, the Preservation Resource Center has been a critical force in breathing life back into New Orleans' at-risk homes and neighborhoods. Building on a history of restoring over 1,400 properties and touching countless individuals with its outreach and advocacy efforts, the PRC continues its pursuit to preserve New Orleans' historic heritage.
New Orleans Opera proudly carries on a tradition that dates to the 18th Century, when New Orleans was the site of the first opera performance in North America. Today’s opera company is the largest in the state and the only fully professional producer of opera in the city. Our historic legacy in the region depends on your support.
The New Orleans Art Museum aims to inspire the love of art; to collect, preserve, exhibit and present excellence in the visual arts; to educate, challenge and engage a diverse public.
About News Beneficiaries Donate Contact Support Young Chefs Emeril Lagasse Foundation Emeril Lagasse Foundation supports non-profit organizations that provide educational programs, life skills development, culinary training and cultural enrichment, creating opportunities in the communities where Emeril's restaurants operate.
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't.
Since 1955, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been the driving force behind the pursuit of a cure.
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.
The Louisiana Children’s Museum promotes hands-on participatory learning for children of all ages. Encouraging discovery through observation, inquiry, creative construction, role-playing, problem-solving and free play, the Museum motivates children to develop their cognitive, physical and social skills while enjoying fruitful interaction with adults and peers
Our Mission is to commit funding towards the renewal of the structural and cultural heritage of New Orleans and Southern Louisiana.
ACF is dedicated to Changing the Course of cancer by funding local cancer research through creative fundraising programs that join the New Orleans community together and serving as a resource on cancer awareness, thus providing hope for the future.
The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is a regional, pre-professional arts training center that offers students intensive instruction in culinary arts, dance, media arts, music (classical, jazz, vocal), theatre arts (drama, musical theatre, theatre design) , visual arts, and creative writing, while demanding simultaneous excellence.
The mission of the New Orleans Jazz Institute (NOJI) is to link UNOs strengths in jazz education with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestras strengths in professional practice and performance.
The Preservation Resource Center's goal is to promote the preservation, restoration and revitalization of New Orleans' historic architecture and neighborhoods.
The Children's Hospital Foundation raises money to support the vital role Children's National Medical Center plays in improving the health of children in the nation's capital, across the country, and around the world. The generosity of individual donors, corporations, and community organizations makes it possible for Children's experts to tackle the health care needs of children today and lead the way to tomorrow’s cures.
Emeril Lagasse Foundation supports non-profit organizations that provide educational programs, life skills development, culinary training and cultural enrichment, creating opportunities in the communities where Emeril's restaurants operate.
The New Orleans Art Museum aims to inspire the love of art; to collect, preserve, exhibit and present excellence in the visual arts; to educate, challenge and engage a diverse public.
The Better than Ezra Foundation's goal is to commit funding towards the renewal of the structural and cultural heritage of New Orleans and Southern Louisiana.
The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society (NOCCPS) is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the unique culture of cocktails and cuisine in New Orleans and beyond. Since its founding in 2006 the NOCCPS has supported members of the hospitality industry through programs like the new Apprentice Aid Fund, providing financial assistance to former apprentices in times of medical need, the Cocktail Apprentice Scholarship Program and the Flo Woodward Memorial Scholarship as well as the production of events like Tales of the Cocktail®
The March of Dimes helps moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.
Extreme Makeover- Home Edition documents the building of homes for heroes, community leaders, and a plethora of inspirational families.
The Tipitina's Foundation seeks to preserve Louisiana music and culture.
The Chefs Move! Program offers a full scholarship to The French Culinary Institute in Manhattan to individuals with culinary aptitude and predilection but without professional training.
The Preservation Resource Center's goal is to promote the preservation, restoration and revitalization of New Orleans' historic architecture and neighborhoods.
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
The mission of New Orleans Oral School is to teach children who are deaf and hard of hearing to communicate through spoken language, to understand when others talk with them, and to be fully integrated with hearing children in their home, neighborhood, and community.