Your Community Foundation

Our mission is to unite human and financial resources to enhance the quality of life in the Northshore region.


The Northshore Community Foundation is a catalyst for philanthropic activity in our four parish region and a driver of major civic efforts.  We offer innovative solutions that help individuals, nonprofits, and companies bring their charitable visions to life.

Established in 2007, we are a civic leader and philanthropic partner–supporting personal and corporate philanthropy through a range of innovative fund and giving options. We also drive nonprofit sustainability through endowment management, customized solutions, and grant-making.

We are headquartered on the first floor of Northshare–a collaborative space for nonprofit organizations.

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What We Do

Simply put, we inspire givers, support the doers, and bring good together.

Fund Managment

Provide efficient, personalized solutions to meet your charitable goals and amplify your impact.

About Fund Management

Engaged Philanthropy

Inspire and support individuals and organizations to embrace philanthropy as a fundamental aspect of civic engagement and responsibility.

About Engaged Philanthropy

Civic Leadership

Promote future prosperity, by focusing on leadership and impact in key areas: economic education, healthy families, quality of life, safer neighborhoods, and regional resilience.

About Civic Initatives

Affiliate Foundations


Northshore Community Foundation partners with other, Louisiana-based community foundation to leverage assets, share resources, and work together on projects.

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Annual Reports


We are a community foundation, determined by the IRS to be a public charity, with three primary roles: a resource for philanthropists, a funder for nonprofits, and a supporter of community leadership projects.  The Northshore Community Foundation serves our donors by helping them become more effective philanthropists. We assist them in meeting their philanthropic goals by providing in-depth knowledge of nonprofit organizations and community initiatives.

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