We make grants to improve Louisiana’s health outcomes.
Through our strategic philanthropic work, we empower people, organizations, and communities across the state to create meaningful and lasting change. Our grantee partners share our dedication to making a measurable impact on the health and lives of Louisiana’s people.
Our grants improve the Social Determinants of Health in Louisiana.
Research shows that 70% or more of a person’s health outcomes are shaped by their daily physical, emotional, and social experiences. Our grantee partners’ work connects healthcare, education, economic stability, built environments, and social supports with their clients’ overall health.
Since 2020:
$27 Million
in grants awarded for health outcomes and disaster relief
Since 2020:
24 Million
health screenings, meals, and more
In 2023:
17 Million
health services funded by grants and sponsorships
Thank you for joining us at our Annual Convenings!
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our 2025 Annual Convenings across the state! As promised, below are materials from each session:
We are grateful for the time, energy, and insights you brought to these gatherings. We hope you found the opportunity to connect with fellow leaders, collaborate on shared challenges, and gain insights on our funding priorities.
Our goal is to foster meaningful conversations and partnerships that drive real impact. As we move forward, we encourage you to stay engaged, share your takeaways, and explore new ways to work together in service of our communities.
If you have any feedback or ideas, we’d love to hear from you.
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Grant Partners Making a Difference
HEAL is delivering vital health services to students at schools across Louisiana.
The Health and Education Alliance of Louisiana (HEAL) is helping kids access healthcare in school at no cost to them, and guiding schools to tap into unused Federal funding.
The Split Second Foundation is helping people with disabilities achieve independent living.
The Split Second Foundation’s fitness center and Cares program are helping people living with paralysis, stroke, or amputation live full, healthy lives and achieve their dreams.
Learn how partners across Louisiana are closing the nursing gap.
Since 2018, the Blue Cross Foundation has facilitated funding, coalition-building, and advocacy work to create and share collaborative models that graduate more qualified nurses. Read our case study and learn more about our partners.
Mary’s Hands Network is helping improve birth outcomes.
Mary’s Hands Network is on a mission to empower women, promote birth excellence, and bridge the health equity gap in the community by providing top-notch training programs and manage a network of dedicated volunteer community doulas who offer essential support services free of charge.
Families Helping Families NOLA is connecting young people with autism to community and careers.
The people of Families Helping Families NOLA are makers who create pathways for family members with disabilities, which is especially important for those who are waitlisted for services. With funding from the BCBSLA Foundation, they’re training young people with autism to reach their career potential and live healthier, more fulfilling lives with rich social connections.
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition’s Health Fellows Program is diversifying the healthcare workforce.
Young people of color face unique obstacles in joining the healthcare workforce — especially those coming from backgrounds of generational poverty. But diversifying the healthcare workforce is the key to unlocking equitable health outcomes. The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition is helping connecting young people to their dreams.
Louvis Services is providing permanent housing for people in high need.
Louvis Services provides affordable housing opportunities in the New Orleans community by serving people who are living outside, on the streets, in their cars, and in abandoned buildings.
The Crescent City Mentorship Collaborative is breaking down barriers to build community support for young people.
Mentors can create community, support and connection for today’s youths. The Crescent City Mentoring Collaborative is a coalition of Black-led New Orleans nonprofit organizations with the shared mission to strengthen the recruitment and retention pipeline for effective mentors throughout the local community.