funder-graph › Recipients
Who funds The Lens
EIN 27-2072772 · New Orleans, LA · NTEE B990
The Lens of New Orleans, LA (EIN 27-2072772) was named as a grant recipient by 26 funders in 63 grants paid totaling $1,678,051 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$1,678,051
63 grants paid
Funders
26
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$115,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 65 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ruth U Fertel Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $15,000 | paid | Unrestricted | 202602029349100315 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $11,350 | paid | EDUCATION | 202611199349300601 |
| 2024 | The Miami Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $120,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202502379349301125 |
| 2024 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $100,000 | paid | General Support | 202512119349100406 |
| 2024 | The Just Trust for Education | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $75,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202513219349309271 |
| 2024 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support for NOLA Grant | 202512119349100406 |
| 2024 | The Greater New Orleans Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $23,572 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202523189349313062 |
| 2024 | Institute for Nonprofit News | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $20,000 | paid | INN SUPPORT - LABS | 202543219349315194 |
| 2024 | Institute for Nonprofit News | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $20,000 | paid | INN SUPPORT - LABS | 202630269349301213 |
| 2024 | Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $20,000 | paid | 202511979349300116 | |
| 2024 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543189349101674 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $12,050 | paid | EDUCATION | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Ruth U Fertel Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted | 202521759349100612 |
| 2024 | Integrity Media Nfp C/O Leonard Goodman | The Lense New Orleans, LA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202512619349100411 |
| 2024 | The Groundtruth Project Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $9,621 | paid | TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS | 202502689349301860 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503239349300435 |
| 2024 | Freeman-Woollam Foundation | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $500 | paid | SUPPORT CULTURE PROGRAMS | 202542279349100634 |
| 2024 | Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $0 + $20,000 non-cash | paid | TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT | 202540519349301539 |
| 2023 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | Support to continue coverage of city and state criminal legal systems, expand youth justice coverage, and employ a full-time criminal justice reporter and freelance journalists. | 202402279349100315 |
| 2023 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $100,000 | paid | Support to continue coverage of city and state criminal legal systems, expand youth justice coverage, and employ a full-time criminal justice reporter and freelance journalists. | 202402279349100315 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $86,537 | paid | EDUCATION | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | The Just Trust for Education | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $75,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISM | 202433209349320708 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $75,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT | 202413199349319151 |
| 2023 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202423209349104422 |
| 2023 | The Miami Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402689349300135 |
| 2023 | The Greater New Orleans Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $15,098 | paid | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 202433209349313398 |
| 2023 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $15,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND MARKETING | 202423209349104422 |
| 2023 | The Groundtruth Project Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $13,111 | paid | TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS | 202402849349300430 |
| 2023 | Ruth U Fertel Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted | 202402119349100655 |
| 2023 | Gratz Family Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $10,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 202423179349101412 |
| 2023 | Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $9,000 | paid | Sustainability Lab | 202432079349301408 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $8,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Freeman-Woollam Foundation | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $500 | paid | SUPPORT CULTURE PROGRAMS | 202431729349101118 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $25 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $100,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT | 202323179349307667 |
| 2022 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343199349103754 |
| 2022 | California Community Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $68,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202311349349300141 |
| 2022 | Shearer-Owen Music Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $50,000 | paid | PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM PROGRAMS | 202323199349109832 |
| 2022 | The Greater New Orleans Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $40,098 | paid | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 202343199349310824 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $25,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT | 202323179349307667 |
| 2022 | Resources Legacy Fund | Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $15,000 | paid | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 202312859349300806 |
| 2022 | The Miami Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $14,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202332659349301603 |
| 2022 | The Booth-Bricker Fund | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION REPORTING | 202341319349102659 |
| 2022 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202302999349301010 |
| 2022 | Coypu Foundation Trust Xxxxx3002 | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202321219349100732 |
| 2022 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $2,000 | paid | Support for Staff Wellness | 202332269349100823 |
| 2022 | Freeman-Woollam Foundation | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $500 | paid | SUPPORT CULTURE PROGRAMS | 202311749349100816 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $14 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $80,000 | paid | Support for criminal and youth justice focused investigative journalism in Louisiana | 202222279349100627 |
| 2021 | The Miami Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $27,275 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202211579349300011 |
| 2021 | California Community Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $25,000 | paid | RACIAL JUSTICE | 202201359349301990 |
| 2021 | The Booth-Bricker Fund | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | MATCHING TRUSTEE'S GIFT | 202221369349101347 |
| 2020 | California Community Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $50,000 | paid | Education | 202101339349302410 |
| 2020 | The Miami Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $32,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202112589349301946 |
| 2020 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202113199349107471 |
| 2020 | The Booth-Bricker Fund | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | MATCHING TRUSTEE'S GIFT | 202131669349100813 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $5,220 | paid | EDUCATION | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | B | $5,000 | paid | COVID-19 HEALTHCARE REPORTER | 202113199349107471 |
| 2020 | Freeman-Woollam Foundation | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $1,000 | paid | SUPPORT CULTURE PROGRAMS | 202102569349100510 |
| 2020 | Shell Oil Company Foundation | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $50 | paid | MG | 202133159349100603 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $30 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Keller Family Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $3,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202022529349100132 |
| 2018 | California Community Foundation | The Lens New Orleans, LA | A | $20,000 | paid | Health Care Education | 201901359349300410 |
| 2018 | Will & Stella Gratz Foundation Inc C/O Gratz Family Foundation Inc | The Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 201921349349102632 |
| 2018 | The Usdin-Weil Foundation C/O Linda Ann Usdin | Lens New Orleans, LA | C | $500 | paid | PURSUANT TO ORGANIZATIONS GOAL ACHIEVEMENT EFFORTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO 501(C)(3) | 201930789349100408 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
The same organization elsewhere in the program: exempt status and filing health · federal awards · grant guidance · open opportunities.
This is informational only, derived from public data on the dates shown. It is not an eligibility determination, and not legal, tax, or accounting advice. Verify against the official source before relying on it.