James D Moncus Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community needs and initiatives. Its mission encompasses providing general support to civic organizations, funding educational programs, and offering medical care for terminal patients. The foundation prioritizes health-related causes, community service, historical preservation, and educational support, reflecting a commitment to enhancing the quality of life in its community. It primarily serves organizations in the local area, focusing on initiatives that promote health, education, and civic engagement.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Louisiana-based nonprofit or civic institution with demonstrated programmatic fit in health, education, civic projects, or historic preservation and the capacity to manage mid-to-large institutional grants.
Good Fit
- • Organizational presence in Lafayette/Acadiana or elsewhere in Louisiana.
- • Work in health care, hospice, education, community civic projects, or historic preservation.
- • Capacity to absorb and report on larger institutional grants (tens to hundreds of thousands).
- • Strong local reputation or connections to trustees, major local intermediaries, or prior grantees.
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: every recorded grant in the available filings went to organizations in Louisiana (mostly Lafayette/Acadiana).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a moderate spread—11 grants to 10 distinct recipients with six new recipients—however dollars are heavily concentrated in a few large institutional grants (one grantee received ~46% and the top five received ~92%).
New Applicants
The foundation’s filings indicate grants are by preselection and no public application mechanism or contact was found; although several new recipients appeared in the latest year, there is no public route shown for unfamiliar organizations to submit unsolicited proposals.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
