The recipient entity's physical address:
           533 Royal St. New Orleans, LA 70130

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           533 Royal St. New Orleans, LA 70130

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          R. Andrew Jardine, Michael Cohn

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  6090

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $4,100,000

What type of request is this?  Capital Outlay Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Bonnie Boyd, Chair
1309 Felicity Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

G. Charles Lapeyre, Vice Chair
52 Tokalon Place
Metairie, LA 70001

Tracie H. Griffin
6400 Canal Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124

John Kallenborn
349 Homestead Avenue
Metairie, LA 70005

Mayra Pineda
44 Chateau Haut Brion Drive
Kenner, LA 70065

Shelby Russ
425 Notre Dame Street, #403
New Orleans, LA 70130

Tod Smith
127 Pinehurst Drive
New Orleans, LA 70131

E. Alexandra Stafford
505 Northline Street
Metairie, LA 70005

Lisa H. Wilson
6126 St. Charles Avenue, #B
New Orleans, LA 70118

Hilton Bell, Emeritus
1436 Jackson Avenue, Unit 5B
New Orleans, LA 70130

R. Andrew Jardine, Emeritus
7003 Longvue Drive
Mandeville, LA 70448

Daniel Hammer, President and CEO
533 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Michael Cohn, Chief Financial Officer
533 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The Kemper and Leila Williams Foundation dba The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) requests $3,900,000 for major historic building infrastructure investments and maintenance. Since 1966, HNOC has amassed the world's largest collection of objects related to New Orleans and the Gulf South, including some of our state's most important treasures: Iberville's 1698 prospectus of land that became Louisiana, Pierre Clement Laussat’s original Louisiana Purchase documents, and the original manuscript of Louisiana's first state constitution are some of many notable examples.

Protecting this history means investing in the upkeep of the buildings housing and displaying it. HNOC's 15 French Quarter buildings include galleries, a research center, retail and event space, and workspace for ~150 staff. Most buildings are historic, some dating to the mid-1700s. Collectively, this real estate is valued at $91 million.

In the next 4 years, HNOC will make a $50 million capital improvements investment in our buildings, including critical repairs, preservation, adaptive reuse renovations, disaster-proofing, accessibility and safety improvements, and mechanical upgrades. This $4.5M request represents 9% of the full cost of our capital expenditures. $3.8M is for generator upgrades/replacements in the 410 Chartres St. Williams Research Center, which houses our 4-story vault and much of our collections. Other FY27-28 funding would be used for elevation and lighting repairs in the WRC to ensure the space is accessible and welcoming to the public. These measures will allow HNOC to vastly increase the number and variety of visitors we can accommodate: museum-goers, researchers, field trips and tour groups, corporate events, and more.

HNOC is a premier cultural and historic destination for locals and visitors alike, welcoming 100,000+ visitors last year. Though museum admission is free, HNOC visitors make a significant economic impact in the French Quarter, drawing locals from surrounding neighborhoods, as well as a wealth of national and international visitors who visit New Orleans specifically to experience HNOC’s award-winning exhibitions, community-focused public programming, regional school field trips, and growing group sales program.

As we look to the future of the French Quarter, HNOC is embarking on a 10-year master facilities plan that will ensure we are best meeting the needs of both our visitors and our community and leveraging additional growth. We are creating a strategic roadmap for how we use our infrastructure, assess current conditions, project future capital needs, as well as undertake identified projects and necessary building repairs across campuses.

Additional funding for the project will leverage existing resources and commitments, including a $10 million match from HNOC’s endowment and board, as well as private donations that have been and will continue to be raised.

Project results will include:

Protecting and preserving Louisiana's most important cultural and historic objects for decades to come by protecting against power failures and/or disasters;

Maintaining the historic cultural fabric of Louisiana's French Quarter through smart infrastructure investments;

Ensuring all HNOC facilities are safe, accessible, and equipped to welcome an annually growing number of visitors of all ages and abilities, and;

Growing HNOC’s economic impact to the benefit of the city and state at large through increased visitation to HNOC and surrounding businesses.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $75,000
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $3,800,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          No

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Since its founding in 1966, the Kemper and Leila Williams Foundation has grown the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) into the world’s largest holder of materials relating to the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region. Our mission is to steward this history and culture in order that it is accessible for generations to come. HNOC is a free museum, a research center, and a publisher, serving over 300,000 annually through in-person and virtual resources.

Research shows that museums are economic drivers, generating revenue, creating jobs, and providing tax benefits to local and state communities. Positive museum experiences are also correlated with increased economic and community well-being. HNOC currently provides nearly 150 community jobs and injects approximately $20 million into the local economy through annual operational costs - in addition to providing critical historic, cultural, and educational experiences. In the last 5 years, HNOC has been profiled in the New York Times as the #1 “key stop” in New Orleans, listed in TripAdvisor’s Top 20 “Things to Do in New Orleans,” and received international attention for its research institution’s work on the genealogy of Pope Leo XIV. Last year, HNOC welcomed over 100,000 visitors, and is on track to scale visitation by 15% this year.

HNOC’s public purpose is to steward the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South, ensuring locals and visitors of all ages and abilities can access and experience the magnificent, unique culture of this place we call home. By engaging in comprehensive planning, undertaking necessary critical repairs, implementing disaster protections such as back up power, and continuing other capital preservation and restoration projects, HNOC will assure that New Orleans and Louisiana maintain our proper place as one of the world’s great cultural capitals.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          New Orleans and Louisiana deserve a world-class museum that serves as a testament to its important national and international history and status. An investment in HNOC is a powerful and critical investment in a shared vision of New Orleans and Louisiana as a premier museum destination in the United States.

State funding will help ensure HNOC can continue promising growth, to the benefit of city and state alike. Funds will protect and preserve important cultural and historic objects against power failures and/or disasters; maintain the historic cultural fabric of the French Quarter; ensure all HNOC facilities are safe, accessible, and equipped to welcome an annually growing number of visitors of all ages and abilities, and; grow HNOC’s economic impact through increased visitation of 300,000-500,000 in-person visitors annually across HNOC’s campus and 1-2 million people to all French Quarter museums and surrounding businesses.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           48

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Amanda Cambre 
                                       address:  533 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
                                       phone:  504-598-7173
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  mandi.cambre@hnoc.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Director of Development