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

Decision:  Fund

$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