Corporate Works of Mercy
Mansura, LA · EIN 47-3431293. Reported 307 grants totalling $609,543 to 161 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Corporate Works of Mercy did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $779. Half of everything it gave fell between $373 and $1,760; the smallest was $26 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles Council on Aging | Marksville, LA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Faith House | Lafayette, LA | $51,140 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Centra La | Alexandria, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope House | Alexandria, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleco | Pineville, LA | $30,099 | 52 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Shreveport, LA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Faith House-Cenla Shelter | Mansura, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cenla Pregnancy Center | Alexandria, LA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Miller & Hill Funeral Directors | Alexandria, LA | $20,871 | 11 | 3 | 2025 |
| Imperial Trading | Harahan, LA | $20,723 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Central La | Alexandria, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvest Foods | Marksville, LA | $16,893 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Avoyelles Society for the Dev Disab | Marksville, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Escude Funeral Home | Mansura, LA | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hixson Brothers Funeral Home | Alexandria, LA | $10,152 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kilpatrick Rose-Neath Funeral Home | Marksville, LA | $8,264 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home | Winnfield, LA | $6,500 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ardoin Funeral Home | Ville Platte, LA | $6,264 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Alexandria | Alexandria, LA | $6,234 | 9 | 4 | 2025 |
| First Guaranty Bank | Hammond, LA | $5,381 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Edwards Funeral Home | Bunkie, LA | $4,793 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fall Creek Funeral Home | Pineville, LA | $4,642 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Safe House | Evergreen, LA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Affordable Home Furnishings | Marksville, LA | $3,550 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sm Properties | Ville Platte, LA | $3,419 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Walmart | Mansura, LA | $3,164 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walden Point Apartments | Alexandria, LA | $2,870 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Credit Acceptance Corporation | Southfield, MI | $2,848 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Credit Acceptance | Dallas, TX | $2,545 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewis Carruth Properties | Boyce, LA | $2,510 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Auto Guarantee LLC | Eunice, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boyce Comm Funeral Home | Boyce, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boyce Community Funeral Home | Boyce, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gayden Funeral Home | Jena, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| King's Funeral Home | Lake Charles, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Miller & Hill Funeral Home | Alexandria, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robinson Family Mortuary | Pineville, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waddells Riverside Funeral Director | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| White Oaks Funeral Home | Oakdale, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young's Funeral Home | Ferriday, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Entergy | Marksville, LA | $2,012 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Avoyelles Heating & Air LLC | Marksville, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church of Pollock | Pollock, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manna House | Alexandria, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Re-Entry Solutions | Alexandria, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Primary Residential Mortgage | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,964 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beachbound LLC | Alexandria, LA | $1,950 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Town of Jonesville | Jonesville, LA | $1,940 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ranch House Motel | Marksville, LA | $1,913 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santander Consumer | Atlanta, GA | $1,901 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Today's Dental | Pineville, LA | $1,877 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Magnolia Funeral Home | Alexandria, LA | $1,752 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benny Reed | Eunice, LA | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laville Funeral Home | Wille Platte, LA | $1,620 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red River Estates | Pineville, LA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broussard & Associated | Alexandria, LA | $1,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slemco | Lafayette, LA | $1,533 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bobby Denton | Jena, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manny's Vaults | Alexandria, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seth Briley | Ville Platte, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wanda St Pee | Deville, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centerpoint Energy | Broussard, LA | $1,396 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Budget Rental | Ville Platte, LA | $1,381 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B&r Estates | Ville Platte, LA | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crawford Village Mgt | Bunkie, LA | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scallan Rentals | Marksville, LA | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lemoines Automotive | Marksville, LA | $1,346 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evangeline Resources Pipeline Const | Ville Platte, LA | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comfort Inn | Alexandria, LA | $1,237 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ardoin Marble Works LLC | Eunice, LA | $1,236 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trish Leleux Group | Alexandria, LA | $1,230 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hand Shake Rentals | Mansura, LA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Ville Platte | Ville Platte, LA | $1,178 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Best Western of Ville Platte | Ville Platte, LA | $1,171 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simmesport State Bank | Simmesport, LA | $1,125 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Edwards Motel | Jonesville, LA | $1,092 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gulfco of La Dba Tower Loan | Marksville, LA | $1,073 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Place Subdivision | Alexandria, LA | $1,065 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motel 6 Alexandria | Alexandria, LA | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Funeral Services Crematory | Broussard, LA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Home Builders | Ville Platte, LA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pecan Grove | Alexandria, LA | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penny Mac Loan Services | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Infirmary Health | Oaks, PA | $927 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mikel Key Holdings | Ruston, LA | $915 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angela Williams | Lena, LA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bourque Supermarket | Port Barre, LA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brouillette Water System | Marksville, LA | $890 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National General Insurance | Winston Salem, NC | $859 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morris Rabalais Inc | Pineville, LA | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| M&t Bank | Buffalo, NY | $839 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Auto Premium Assistance Co | Baton Rouge, LA | $827 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amanda Mouton | Ville Platte, LA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lance Carruth | Boyce, LA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shanita Bowens | Jena, LA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Lending Services | Atlanta, GA | $705 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Ortego | Ville Platte, LA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freddie Matthew | Mamou, LA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jowers Management | Boyce, LA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kevin Hartley Management | Colfax, LA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cenla Federal Credit Union | Alexandria, LA | $679 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cottonwood Apartments | Cottonport, LA | $630 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centurion Monuments | Ville Platte, LA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linda Rivers | Deville, LA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mandy Campbell | Pine Prairie, LA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pipeline Construction | Ville Platte, LA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Central Land LLC | Breaux Bridge, LA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Farm Insurance | Ville Platte, LA | $593 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barksdale Fcu | Bossier City, LA | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robert Tassin Auto | Marksville, LA | $560 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ville Platte Transmissions | Ville Platte, LA | $552 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donna Normand | Hessmer, LA | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wynwood Apartments | Alexandria, LA | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bladel Enterprises | Pollock, LA | $545 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pc Electric | New Roads, LA | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Deborah Harbor | Jonesville, LA | $525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm Bureau Insurance | Mansura, LA | $525 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Key Realty LLC | Alexandria, LA | $525 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Virginia Poe | Leesville, LA | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lindburg Guillory | Mamou, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mamou Ob Gyn & Family Health Clinic | Mamou, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital One Auto Finance | City of Industry, CA | $494 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quick Cash LLC | Opelousas, LA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Y Not Stop | Mansura, LA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Innis Water System | Innis, LA | $444 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surestay Hotel | Alexandria, LA | $406 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mildred Donkley | Alexandria, LA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Evergreen | Evergreen, LA | $384 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exeter Finance LLC | Irving, TX | $365 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brightspeed | Charlotte, NC | $353 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Star Inn Bunkie | Bunkie, LA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocket Mortgage | Detroit, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concordia Electric | Jonesville, LA | $330 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roch Michael | Marksville, LA | $330 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Bunkie | Bunkie, LA | $326 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Fast Loans Dba Cash Cow | Ville Platte, LA | $268 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abp Rentals of Ville Platte | Oakdale, LA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lendmark Financial Services | Alexandria, LA | $243 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Geico | Marksville, LA | $221 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Oncology Network | Chicago, IL | $219 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of La | Baton Rouge, LA | $214 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Progressive Auto | Los Angeles, CA | $209 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Durand Food Store | Mansura, LA | $194 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progressive Auto | Mayfiled Village, OH | $173 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Montgomery | Montgomery, LA | $155 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Pollock | Pollock, LA | $111 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rapides Sewer District | Alexandria, LA | $106 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Side Water System | Ville Platte, LA | $102 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Woodworth | Woodworth, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Moreauville | Moreauville, LA | $97 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Marksville | Marksville, LA | $92 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Water Co | Eunice, LA | $68 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cenla Heart Specialist | Alexandria, LA | $62 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawco | Baton Rouge, LA | $58 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Star Urgent Care | Marksville, LA | $56 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emc Water System | Elmer, LA | $46 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Mastology Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $39 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Hessmer | Hessmer, LA | $38 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christus St Francis Cabrini | Houston, TX | $34 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gulf Regional Pathologists | Toledo, OH | $31 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| E Oncologics Louisiana LLC | Nashville, TN | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
34 of 161 (21%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 27%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Imperial Trading
PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR NON PROFIT - First Guaranty Bank
MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE WAYNE GULLIVER - Affordable Home Furnishings
APPLIANCES FOR JESSICA THOMAS - American Credit Acceptance
CAR NOTE ASSISTANCE ANIAS BROWN - Escude Funeral Home
FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR KIMBERLY BORDEL - Fall Creek Funeral Home
FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR R. JONES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 14 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $104,009 | $650 |
| 2022 | 71 | $154,288 | $705 |
| 2023 | 57 | $69,528 | $839 |
| 2024 | 58 | $152,082 | $962 |
| 2025 | 71 | $129,636 | $828 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Louisiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $779. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Louisiana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Corporate Works of Mercy's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 98, Mansura, LA, 71350. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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