Galatoire Foundation supports Critical Local Nonprofits – Biz New Orleans

New Orleans – Galatooire’s Restaurant and Galatoire Foundation presented eight local non -profit organizations with revenues from their annual mass auctions. Food lovers and generous patrons gathered in the main dining room on Galatoire’s first floor, where the lively lunch crowd celebrated the presentation of subsidy and micro-grant controls. This year the Christmas and Mardi Gras tenders raised over $ 440,000.

The mass auctions of the Galatoire Foundation raises funds to help non -profit in reaching their goals for the public good. This year, the revenues benefited from the Galatoire Foundation and eight other local non-profits. The two meal partners, Stem Nola and Volunteers of America in the South -Louisiana, received subsidies, while the six beneficiaries of micro subsidies were the edible school New Orleans, Ignatian Corps Corps New Orleans, News, the Son of a Saint, the Great Commemorative Wing of the Air Force and the School.

Since 2006, the Galatoire Foundation has collected over $ 4.3 million for charities in Louisiana. The annual collection events of Christmas and Mardi Gras involve guests that bid on the tables to book on Friday before those holidays. Since setting up his holiday meal tenders now, all collected receipts have benefited dozens of charitable organizations in New Orleans, from neighborhood reconstruction projects and crime prevention to youth programs and entrepreneurship efforts.

“We are constantly amazed by the incredible generosity of our loyal patrons,” said Melvin Rodrigue, president of the Galatoire Foundation.

These annual fundraising events of the Galatoire Foundation have a tangible impact, including in regional education through their support for stem Nola. Founded by the native of New Orleans and the former engineering professor of the University of Tulane, Dr. Calvin Mackie, Stem Nola is dedicated to the inspiration and hiring the community in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem).

“The empowerment of the next generation of innovators and leaders through the education Education is practical is
Our mission at Stem Nola, ”said Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and CEO of Stem Nola.

There are around 89,000 scientific jobs, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) only in the Greater region of New Orleans, and the number is increasing. With a quarter of the Stem workforce, the need for people with stem education, training and experience will not continue to grow. Stem Nola helps to meet this need by designing and delivering programs for K-12 students to arouse and improve their interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Last year Stem Nola organized 84 stem events in 36 cities in 14 states, reaching over 40,000 young participants. At the beginning of 2025, Stem Nola and Stem Global Action Network affected over 200,000 students since 2013.

The other subsidy beneficiaries of the Galatoire Foundation was the volunteers of the South American mass partner, the Louisiana, whose parent organization, volunteers of America, was established in 1896. The South Chapter -Louisiana offers over 30 human service programs from 16 parishes, supporting vulnerable groups, as children, as children, as children. disabilities and veterans. Annually, volunteers from South-East Louisiana serve more than 30,000 underestimated community, offering both short-term and life services.

In addition to these two major subsidies, the six micro-grant beneficiaries perform a number of important functions that improve the lives of those in the Greater New Orleans region. New Orleans edible school is one of them. He guides children to make healthy choices, learning the interconnection between food, health, natural world and communities in which they grow.

The body of the Ignatian New Orleans volunteering, another micro-grant beneficiary, is a service organization that offers people aged 50 or over opportunities to meet the needs of those who are financially vulnerable. New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (Nachi) will use its micro-guarantor to educate a diverse community of students in the constantly evolving hospitality, which is such an important part of the New Orleans culture.

Another micro-grant beneficiary, the son of a saint, offers mentoring, education, recreation, camaraderie, cultural enrichment and emotional support for boys without the father’s figure in their lives. The son of a saint obtained a rate of graduation of the 100% high school among the mentors, with 80% registering in college, and the remaining 20% ​​entering the workforce through qualified transactions or professional programs.

The great light wing of the commemorative air force preserves the inheritance of Stearman (N1617m), an iconic biplan that served in the army, assisted with the development of agriculture and performed aerobic shows. And the sixth micro-grant beneficiary is the bright school that develops the speech and language skills of the children who are deaf, difficult to hear or late language.

Other recipients from the past have included Nami New Orleans, Bayou District Foundation, Covenant House, Patio Plantators of the Vieux Carré, Dress for Success, Audubon Nature Institute, Liberty Kitchen, The Idea Village, New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, The Roots of Music, Kingsley House and many others.

About the Galatoire Foundation: The Galatoire Foundation is a 501 (C) 3 organization dedicated to give back to the community and region of New Orleans who has sponsored Galatoire for generations, allowing us to ensure generations to come and remain a cornerstone in Louisiana representation and its authentic culture.

About Galatoire’s restaurant: A national dining institution, Galatoire Restaurant was honored with the prestigious James Beard prize for the exception restaurant and is constantly called one of the first 10 restaurants in New Orleans by publications and critics around the world. Galatooire’s has continually won the Wine Vizer’s Excellence Award and is recognized for her famous wine list. Saveur also called Galatooire’s Friday lunch, one of the “25 largest meals”, while Bon Appeit magazine recognized Galatooire’s one of the “top holiday restaurants”.