LEH Distributes General Operating Support to 18 Organizations
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $150,000 in general operating grants from the Louisiana Culture Care Fund (LCCF) to 18 humanities organizations in 13 parishes. The LCCF originally launched in 2020 in an effort to help mitigate impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s fund, with support from the State of Louisiana, continues to provide Louisiana’s cultural nonprofits with this vital funding.
The funds will help organizations remain financially solvent by supporting operational expenses such as staff payroll and benefits, rent, mortgage, insurance, and utilities. The grants were awarded to 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural organizations, public libraries, and state and federally recognized Tribes with strong humanities focus, such as museums, historic sites, and archives, as well as the state’s diverse array of humanities-focused media, festivals, and more. Awards ranged between $5,000 and $15,000.
Organizations receiving grants span the farthest corners of the state, from Terrebonne to Ouachita Parishes and Webster to Lafayette Parishes. See below for the full list of LCCF grant recipients. More details about the amounts awarded, the LCCF and the LEH’s grant programs may be found at www.leh.org/grants.
Atelier de la Nature
Arnaudville
St. Martin Parish
$5,000
Chinbo, Inc.
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
$5,000
Dorcheat Historical Association and Museum, Inc.
Minden
Webster Parish
$5,000
East Carroll Parish Public Library
Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
$10,000
Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum. Inc.
Homer
Claiborne Parish
$5,000
Lafourche Parish Public Library
Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish
$15,000
Leona Tate Foundation for Change, Inc.
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
$10,000
Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana
Campti
Natchitoches Parish
$5,000
New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
$10,000
NUNU Arts and Culture Collective
Arnaudville
St. Martin Parish
$10,000
One Book, One New Orleans
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
$5,000
Operation Restoration
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
$15,000
Save Our Cemeteries, Inc.
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
$10,000
Shadows-on-the-Teche
New Iberia
Iberia Parish
$10,000
South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center
Houma
Terrebonne Parish
$10,000
Southern Screen Film Festival, Inc.
Lafayette
Lafayette Parish
$5,000
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
Marksville
Avoyelles Parish
$10,000
Twin City Art Foundation
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
$5,000
