Louisiana Museum Foundation is a nonprofit that supports, administers funding, and raises awareness for the state-owned and operated Louisiana State Museum System.
LMF’s mission is to preserve, present and promote Louisiana’s history and culture through the provision of services in support of the collections, exhibitions and educational programming of the Louisiana State Museum. Established in 1981, we are a nonprofit organization that fundraises on behalf of the LSM through grants, community and individual donations, corporate sponsorship and fundraising events.
Who we are
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Lloyd N. Shields
PresidentMarjorie A. McKeithen
Vice PresidentKathleen Parke Edmundson
SecretaryDouglas W. Finegan
TreasurerRenee F. Carrere
At-LargeBenjamin A. Dupuy
At-LargeT. Semmes Favrot
At-LargeMelissa Douglass Steiner
At-LargeJeremy Corkern
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E. Tiffany Adler
Mariah W. Bencik
Beau J. Box
Julie F. Breitmeyer
Ralph O. Brennan
Johannah M. Brown
Ryan E. Burks
Helen Nalty Butcher
Murray A. Calhoun
Mary L. Cavanaugh
Dorothy M. Clyne
Scott P. Cunningham
Kevin Ferguson
Dana M. Hansel
Lesli Harris
William H. Hines
Philip N. Hodges
Noel Johnson
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
Seth A. Levine
Eugene A. Priestley
Anne Flower Redd
Permele Doyle Robinson
Tia Nolan Roddy
Aulston G. Taylor
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Ms. E. Tiffany Adler
Ms. Anne Atkinson
Ms. Julie F. Breitmeyer
Susan & Ralph O. Brennan
Joey & Buzzy Brown
Stephanie & Ryan Burks
Helen & Kim Butcher
Mr. & Mrs. Murray A. Calhoun
Mrs. Renee Carrere
Ms. Mary Cavanaugh
Sarah & Cayman Clevenger
Ms. Dorothy Clyne
Ms. Courtney Coleman
Mr. Jeremy Corkern
Ms. Caroline Crumley
Brady & Scott Cunningham
Dr. David DeGenova
Mr. Richard Dragisic & Mr. Bill Brockschmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin A. Dupuy
Ms. Kathleen Parke Edmundson
Mr. Richmond Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. T. Semmes Favrot
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ferguson
Mr. Collin Ferguson
Caroline & Douglas Finegan
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan W. Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Lorey Flick & Mr. Joel Roberts
Dr. Michelle Carr Frank
Pam D. Friedler
Ms. Valerie Grubb
Dana Meeks Hansel
Ashley & Colby Hebert
Mrs. Lesli Harris & Mr. Jeff Bromberger
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hines
Jane Scott & Philip N. Hodges
Ashley Porter & Martin Holly
Mr. Gregory Holt
Mr. Andrew Lamar Hopkins
Mr. & Mrs. Noel Johnson
Mr. Terri Lacy
Mr. James Lapeyre Jr.
Ms. Courtney Le Clercq
Paul Leaman, Jr.
Elizabeth Zuschlag LeBlanc & Ross Kenneth LeBlanc
Mrs. Alexa Pulitzer & Mr. Seth Levine
Denise Reno & Demond Matsuo
Marjorie A. McKeithen & Scott Schlesinger
Mr. James Michalopoulos
Mr. Kerry P. Moody
Ms. Denise Morse
Mr. William King Offutt
Mr. Roger Ogden
Mr. Eugene Priestley
Anne & Edmund E. Redd
Permele & Garner Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. James Roddy
Mr. Andre Rodrigue
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Rodrigue
Mrs. Wendy Rodrigue Magnus
Mr. & Mrs. Jayson Seidman
Mr. William Henry Shane
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd N. Shields
Dr. Kristi Soileau DeGenova
Mr. Gary Solomon
Ms. Rivers Spencer
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome D. Steiner
Ms. Diane M. Sustendal Labouisse
Sevetri & Aulston Taylor
D.r & Mrs. Lee Terrell
Ms. Patricia Unangst
Fern & Kevin Watters
Mr. Christopher Wise
Adler's
Gayle & Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
Crescent Sterling, Ltd.
First Horizon Bank
Goldring Family Foundation
The John W. & Bertie Murphy Deming Foundation
The Helis Foundation
Jones Walker
New Orleans & Co.
Ochsner Health
Ryan Gootee General Contractors
Vulcan Materials Company
Williamson Eye Center
Zuschlag Family Foundation
We make history happen. Our primary arms of service support the Louisiana State Museum’s education and conservation efforts. From costumes and ephemera illustrating the history of Carnival in Louisiana to comprehensive judicial and civil records of French and Spanish colonial rule from 1718 to 1803 and more — LSM preserves, researches and exhibits artifacts from a permanent collection of nearly 500,000 objects.
What we do
We support all educational programming at Louisiana State Museums
From school field trips to online content, adult multi-session courses in activities such as beading or printmaking, to jazz yoga or mindfulness classes, we welcome all ages to participate in various programming throughout the year.
We seek out and administer grants from organizations like The Getty Foundation to the National Endowment for the Humanities to the National Science Museum and more — all to fuel Louisiana State Museums’ exhibits, digitize the collections, and execute various crucial projects for the vast network of museums. But we can’t survive on grants alone, as it often takes many hands and over 12 months to launch a new exhibition. Every donation counts and is tax deductible. We pride ourselves on ensuring that received donations are expended per the donor’s wishes.