In November 2008, the St. Mary Parish Foundation, an affiliate of Community Foundation of Acadiana, was formally established by an organizing committee which includes Marshall Guidry, Al Lippman, Patrick and Elizabeth Little and Alice Pecoraro.
The purpose of the St. Mary Parish Foundation is to fund programs which broadly impact St. Mary Parish and to focus on enhancing the quality of life in St. Mary Parish.
As an affiliate, the Foundation utilizes the resources, infrastructure and professional management of assets of Community Foundation of Acadiana while utilizing its own board of directors to focus attention on improving the community and growing philanthropy in St. Mary Parish.
The Foundation and its Board Members awarded its first grants on November 30, 2010 in the amount of $1,000 each to the eight high schools in St. Mary Parish. The first grants emphasized education and were made to recognize the eight St. Mary Parish high schools for their efforts to promote student achievement. The funds are to be used for products, programs, or services in order for each school to encourage students to excel academically. For more information, click here.
The affiliate seeks to serve as partners in improving the quality of life in St. Mary Parish; therefore, its first grants towards education emphasized this mission, and were an investment in the students of the parish in an effort to make the communities a better place to live.
To make an online contribution to this Fund, click here.
Board of Directors:
Donna J. Tesi, M.D. - Chair
Gregory J. Hamer, Sr. - Vice-Chair Larry J. Callais- Secretary & Treasurer
