Irene W & Cb Pennington Private
Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 72-0938097. Reported 396 grants totalling $16.7M to 171 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Irene W & Cb Pennington Private checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Irene W & Cb Pennington Private funded make grants themselves, and it reported 13 grants totalling $491,763 to them. That is 6% of the $8,639,962 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | community foundation | Louisiana | $396,763 | 7 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Capital Area United Way | federated giving programme | Louisiana | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Charitysmith Nonprofit Foundation | community foundation | California | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation | grantmaking organization | Pennsylvania | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2 and the largest $400,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,045,568 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office | Clinton, LA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Silliman Institute | Clinton, LA | $815,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge General Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $675,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Cajun Navy | Baton Rouge, LA | $621,560 | 6 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office | Port Allen, LA | $604,407 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mount Zion Inner City | Baton Rouge, LA | $467,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy (cdp) | Washington, DC | $455,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mission Heart Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $446,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mcmanus Volunteer Fire Department | Jackson, LA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $396,763 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $387,771 | 11 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Symphony Association | Baton Rouge, LA | $352,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Slaughter Community Charter School | Slaughter, LA | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Emerge Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $311,000 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office | Plaquemine, LA | $291,765 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish Da's Office | Baton Rouge, LA | $290,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Health Fund | New York, NY | $259,479 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tallahatchie General Medical Foundation | Charleston, MS | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office | New Roads, LA | $239,900 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Baton Rouge, LA | $237,182 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office | Baton Rouge, LA | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Delta School Inc | Batesville, MS | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mount Zion Baptist Church #2 | Plaquemine, LA | $205,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| LSU Police Department | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office | St Francisville, LA | $191,360 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Mind Body Medicine | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Arts & Science Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Athletes for Hope | Bethesda, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Norwood | Norwood, LA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| LINE4LINE | Baton Rouge, LA | $131,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Companion Animal Alliance (caa) | Baton Rouge, LA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum | Eveleth, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Jackson Marshal's Office | Jackson, LA | $117,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Town of Slaughter | Slaughter, LA | $117,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Slaughter United Methodist Church | Slaughter, LA | $116,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Ranch for Boys | Loranger, LA | $113,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Feliciana 4-H Foundation | Clinton, LA | $103,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Norwood Volunteer Fire Department | Norwood, LA | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office | Gonzales, LA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Audubon State Historic Park & House | St Francisville, LA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Lafayette, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feliciana Area Agrec&marketing Corp | Clinton, LA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum | Biloxi, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Allen Educational Broadcasting | Zachary, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unified Jewish Congregation of Br | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Clinton | Clinton, LA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Knock Knock Children's Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Denham Springs City Marshal | Denham Springs, LA | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic High School | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Foundation | Alexandria, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Aloysius School | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph's Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St James Episcopal Day School | Baton Rouge, LA | $72,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manship Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA | $68,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Baton Rouge, LA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy Cnt | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brec Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Area United Way | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Key Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (bryc) | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big River Economic & Ag Development | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Career Compass of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| LSU Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeast Louisiana Legal Services | Hammond, LA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Town of St Francisville | St Francisville, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Wilson Police Department | Wilson, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Br | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zachary Police Department | Zachary, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response | Alexandria, LA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charitysmith Nonprofit Foundation | Truckee, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisiana International Film Festival | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| O'brien House Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playmakers of Baton Rouge Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Life of a Single Mom | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regions Bank | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,762 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Slaughter Police Department | Slaughter, LA | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hunters for the Hungry | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Innocence Project New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pcpfhf Inc | Clinton, LA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Slaughter Elementary School | Slaughter, LA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Kidney Foundation of La | New Orleans, LA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Oak Ranch Inc | Gasden, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Industries for the Disabled | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upliftdwcrc | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,562 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capital Renaissance International School | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Awareness | Clinton, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Woman's | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Lpb | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Volunteer Fire Department | Jackson, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mcmains Children's Development Cnt | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Baptist Church | Brusly, LA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Walls Project | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zehnder Communications | New Orleans, LA | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Castle Police Department | White Castle, LA | $18,692 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Ministries of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Feliciana Animal Humane Society | St Francisville, LA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collegiate Academies | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaitway Therapeutic Horsemanship | St Gabriel, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Orchestra | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Horizons Community Development | Plaquemine, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Affairs Research Council | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John Elementary School | Plaquemine, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woman's Club Incorporated | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Word of Truth New Life Center | Bayou Goula, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zion Field Evangelical Ministry | Plaquemine, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bella Bowman Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount Zion Baptist Church | Baton Rouge, LA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The City of Refuge Full Gospel Church | White Castle, LA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Higher Grounds International Worship | Plaquemine, LA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ami Kids Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Gallery | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centreville Academy | Centreville, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council for Canadian American Relations | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Feliciana Parish School Board | Clinton, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Episcopal School of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run South Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage Ranch | Zachary, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iberville Christian Center | St Gabriel, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Pioneers | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Center for Children's Rights | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Making a Constant Change | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tankproof | Prairieville, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life West Feliciana | St Francisville, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Oasis | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| We Are the Difference Inc | Plaquemine, LA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stabiler Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayou Plaquemine Baptist Church | Plaquemine, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Region Crime Stoppers | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Woman's Cancer | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the LSU Museum of Art | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hogs for the Cause | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Outreach for Christ Corporation | White Castle, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Outreach for Life | Newark, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Horizons Community Development | Greensburg, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Of Moving Colors Production | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ombc | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Point Pleasant Baptist Church | Plaquemine, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Power Pump Girls | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Road African American Museum | Donaldsonville, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Louisiana Inc | Covington, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Luke Family Christian Church | Plaquemine, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation | Natchitoches, LA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| LSU Agcenter Ebr Parish 4-H | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Epicurean Society | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Southern | Crowley, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Energy Transfer Lp K-1 | Dallas, TX | $25 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Magellan Midstream Partners K-1 | Tulsa, OK | $23 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crestwood Equity Partners K-1 | Houston, TX | $21 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plains All American K-1 | Houston, TX | $16 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Genesis Energy K-1 | Houston, TX | $9 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Enterprise Products Partner K-1 | Houston, TX | $2 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
101 of 171 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 65%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Mcmanus Volunteer Fire Department
PROJECT FIRE ENGINE "TANKER/PUMPER" - Mount Zion Inner City
IBERVILLE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMMUNITY - Silliman Institute
SILLIMAN INSTITUTE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL ENHANCEMENTS - Baton Rouge General Foundation
BRG PENNINGTON CANCER CENTER EXPANSION - Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program
STATE OF PLAY BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS SALARY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 157 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 | 133 | $5,692,339 | $22,182 |
| 2022 | 133 | $5,501,546 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 130 | $5,544,032 | $20,000 |
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
86% of its giving went to organizations in Louisiana.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Irene W & Cb Pennington Private's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 10343 Siegen Lane Suite B1, Baton Rouge, LA, 70810. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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