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By giving to the Community Foundation, you are choosing to make positive change in your community. Select from the options below or check out other ways to give.

Become a Community Foundation Member

Join the network of dedicated community leaders who help sustain the mission of CFNLA. Membership contributions directly support our work to gather data, cultivate and drive valuable community partnerships to address challenges the data reveals, and fund responsive programs through grantmaking. Membership benefits include recognition in our Annual Report, our quarterly print newsletters, invitations to our speaker series events, and the knowledge that you are helping transform our community for good. Please make your membership donation by clicking on the button below.

Early Childhood Education Fund

To address the current childcare needs in Caddo Parish, CFNLA has set a goal to raise $3 million by 2024. This can produce a dollar-for-dollar match from the state of Louisiana. By equipping children for educational success, we increase reading scores, increase graduation rates, decrease idleness, and decrease crime.

Please consider honoring your family and friends with the Gift of a Brighter Future by making a contribution to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Fund at CFNLA. With a minimum donation of $20, CFNLA will mail a Gift of a Brighter Future card to notify the loved ones on your list of the gift made in their honor. You can donate online at cfnla.org/give or mail a check to 401 Edwards St., Suite 105, Shreveport, LA 71101. Please include a list of the recipient’s names and mailing addresses with your check or email them to info@cfnla.org.

Help us build a brighter future for our community by giving all children a strong educational start. 

Women’s Philanthropy Network

Women working together to build a stronger future for North Louisiana. 

Since 2005, the Women’s Philanthropy Network has built a strong community of philanthropic women who leverage their charitable assets to result in greater positive change! To accomplish this, members pool their annual dues to make a high-impact grant to a local nonprofit focusing on education initiatives. We humbly invite you to join our vibrant group of women dedicated to improving our community. In order to vote on the 2024 WPN grant, dues must be paid no later than March 31, 2024.

Jim Malsch Memorial Fund

This was established in memory of Jim Malsch, a Shreveport musician and business leader who was committed to supporting local entrepreneurs and the revitalization of downtown Shreveport.

Memorials & Honorariums

Make a donation to the Community Foundation in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one. Be sure to include tribute information in the appropriate field.

Shreveport-Bossier Journalism Fund

Foundation support for local journalism has been steadily increasing for a number of years throughout the United States. (Read HERE for more information on philanthropic support of journalism.) The Shreveport-Bossier Journalism Fund will be used to support CFNLA’s Shreveport-Bossier Journalism Project which was created in pursuit of CFNLA’s mission to promote philanthropy and improve the quality of life in North Louisiana. The Project seeks to fill media gaps left by the decline of traditional media sources with a focus on investigative journalism and coverage of issues in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Specifically, the Foundation seeks systematic, in-depth, original research and reporting, on issues arising in Northwest Louisiana, mainly in the cities of Shreveport and Bossier. The Project seeks to expose the public to local matters through critical and in-depth journalism. Programmatic partners must demonstrate the capacity for local investigative journalism as well as high standards of research, utilization of primary sources, and rigorous fact-checking. (The Project specifically excludes both Editorial and Sports-related content.) CFNLA has the sole discretion to select grantees for grants from this Fund. All donations to the Fund will be assessed a fee of 5% at the time of donation. All donations to the Fund are irrevocable gifts to CFNLA.

Save the B’nai Zion Temple Fund

Lagniappe Fund

Support Give for Good by giving to the Lagniappe Fund! The Lagniappe Fund is a pool of bonus dollars that is used to grow participating organizations’ gifts and inspires donors to give. Your financial contribution helps grow the incentive pool. The amount each organization receives from the Lagniappe Fund will be based on the overall percentage of funds they raise during Give for Good. Contact Amanda Felan for other ways to support Give for Good 2024 at felan@cfnla.org or 318-221-0582.

Give to a Fund

See a list of all funds that are accepting contributions and choose the cause you care about most. You can make multiple donations and check out all at once using the “Add to Cart” feature.

Other Ways to Give

There are many ways to create impact through the Community Foundation, including starting a fund, participating in Give For Good, and joining the Women’s Philanthropy Network. Learn about all of the ways you can create a legacy.