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Entergy grants $300,000 to BRAF Flood Relief Fund

Entergy Corporation has contributed $300,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Louisiana Flood Relief Fund, which will be granted by the Foundation to local nonprofits that are responding to the biggest rainstorm in modern Louisiana history. “We are grateful for Entergy’s gift to South Louisiana,” said John G. Davies, CEO and president of the Baton […]

Foundation Grants $1.6 Million in First Round of Flood Relief

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has distributed more than $1.6 million to local nonprofits that have been assisting thousands of people pushed out of their homes by historic flooding. The Foundation was able to make the grants because contributions of more than $2.5 million have poured in from private donors around the country to the […]

Capital One donates $250,000 to Flood Relief Fund

Capital One today donated $250,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Flood Relief Fund, one of the largest donations to the fund since it was started earlier this year. The bank, which offers a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients and has branches across Louisiana and other […]

Foundation Recruits Leader for Crisis Center Efforts

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has recruited Rob Reardon to organize and establish a crisis intervention center in partnership with leaders of East Baton Rouge Parish. Reardon is the first executive director of The Bridge Center, a nonprofit created by the Foundation to take better care of people with mental illness and substance abuse problems. […]

BRAF Assets Rise; Board Members Elected

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation announced that three nonprofit leaders have won the 2016 John W. Barton Sr. Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award. At its annual meeting of members Wednesday evening, the Foundation also elected new directors and reported on its finances. On the strength of its real estate portfolio, the Foundation’s assets climbed to […]

First Marcia Kaplan Kantrow Award Winner Named

Friends and family of Marcia Kaplan Kantrow chose the leader of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation as the first winner of the Marcia Kaplan Kantrow Baton Rouge Visionary Award. John G. Davies, Foundation CEO and president, accepted the award from the Kantrow family at the Foundation’s annual meeting of members Wednesday evening. Miriam Kantrow del […]

Consultants offer plan for mental health treatment center

In a report issued today, a health consulting firm engaged by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation offers a plan to create a treatment center for East Baton Rouge residents suffering from mental illness and substance abuse problems. Health Management Associates recommends a new nonprofit be formed to establish and run the center, tailoring treatment to […]

Report: Start Treatment Center for Mental Illness, Substance Abuse

In a report issued today, a health consulting firm engaged by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation offers a plan to create a treatment center for East Baton Rouge residents suffering from mental illness and substance abuse problems. Download the Report Health Management Associates recommends a new nonprofit be formed to establish and run the center, […]