Baton Rouge Area Foundation
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Baton Rouge Area Foundation is a nonprofit organization that forms partnerships with philanthropists, nonprofit organizations and other community leaders to ensure that Baton Rouge residents can have the opportunity to succeed and advance in life.
[edit] History
The Foundation was founded in June 1964 by eleven civic leaders who wanted to use the Foundation as a tool for community development.
The Barnes Trust is their oldest fund which was established in 1974.
The annual meeting is in March.
[edit] Structure
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is governed by directors who are appointed for three-year terms. Members may serve two consecutive terms after which they must rotate off for at least one year. The Board is comprised of fifteen at-large directors elected by the members. The immediate past Board Chair serves as a member of the Executive Committee and member of the Board, as does the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation. Founding Chair John W. Barton Sr. has a permanent seat as Chair Emeritus on the Board and its Executive Committee.
Members of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation provide the resources that drive the administrative activities and leadership programs they undertake on an annual basis. Without membership dues the staff could not continue to provide the support that they offer to both the nonprofit agencies and their donors.
[edit] External links
Past projects supported by the Foundation include:
