St. Mary Parish Foundation

In November 2008, the St. Mary Parish Foundation (SMPF), an affiliate of Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA), was formally established by an organizing committee which includes Marshall Guidry, Al Lippman, Patrick and Elizabeth Little and Alice Pecoraro. Our focus is to support nonprofit organizations, churches and schools, through the generosity of residents and businesses, who want to make their community a better place to live, work, and play.

Donate Role Models St. Mary Excel

As an affiliate, SMPF 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.

Some Key Features

Growing and strengthening local philanthropy
Developing a permanent source of funding exclusively for the benefit of St. Mary Parish via permanently endowed named funds
Local leadership via a local Board of Directors
Determining local priorities and addressing local issues, needs, and opportunities

Regional connections with CFA and other affiliate foundations concerning regional issues, needs, and opportunities
An unparalleled economies of scale provided by CFA’s investment, accounting, grant-making, administrative support, and tax-exempt status Enhanced credibility via alignment with CFA, one of south Louisiana’s premier philanthropic organizations

St. Mary Excel

St. Mary Excel has commissioned a land use study to be performed by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The goal is to learn how the areas of Morgan City and the town of Berwick can diversify the area’s economy using its major waterways to attract industry and grow its economy. St. Mary Excel is a project of the St. Mary Parish Foundation, an Affiliate of Community Foundation of Acadiana. This project was led by Drs. Monica Mancuso and Alice Pecoraro, Catherine Holcomb, Laura Dozar, and Lucien Cutrera.

ULI is a nonprofit research and education organization with 40,000 members world-wide. Members are developers, engineers, architects, urban planners, bankers, investors, economic development specialists, market analysts, land use professionals, and real estate agents.

St. Mary Excel

St. Mary Parish Role Models

St. Mary Parish Parish Foundation (SMPF) honored business professionals during the 2018 St. Mary Parish Awards Gala. These individuals donate their time and resources to nonprofit organizations, churches and schools throughout St. Mary Parish during a special awards gala on Friday, May 18. The Gala featured our 2018 Leaders in Philanthropy honoree for St. Mary Parish, Alice and William Pecoraro.

St. Mary Role Models

Board of Directors

St. Mary Parish Board of Directors consists of individuals that can reside in and represent each of the eight parishes of its primary service area in Acadiana including St. Mary Parish.CFA seeks Directors with integrity and a variety of perspectives, opinions and experiences who are capable and committed to the Foundation’s core purpose of building legacies and improving communities by connecting generous people to the cause they care about.

Brian Thorguson

Cecil Hernandez

Craig Thomson

Greg Hamer

Janice LeBlanc

John Armato

Larry Callais

Marshall Guidry

Patti Simineaux

Phyllis Glover