A message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

About Us
Baptist Community Ministries (BCM) is one of the largest private foundations in Louisiana with a commitment to the greater New Orleans region and to the attainment of a more healthy community for the people living here. BCM funds programs in the following zones of interest:

Education
Goal - Children and adults should be equipped with a basic education in reading, writing, math, and science. They should also develop the character and relational skills necessary to be successful, contributing members of society.

Public Safety
Goal - Community residents should feel secure and free from threat; both the strongest and the most vulnerable citizens should be equally protected. A healthy community provides crime prevention measures, police prosecutorial, judicial, and correctional systems that deter crime and penalize criminal behavior.

Governmental Oversight
Goal - All forms of local government (elected or appointed officials and executive, legislative, or judicial branches) should be trustworthy, open to the public, independently monitored and accountable to an informed electorate.

Health
Goal - A healthy community provides its citizens an environment that creates a state of positive physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Organizational Strategic Planning and Learning
BCM is committed to informed decision-making and mission-connected allocation of resources. This commitment is realized through a thorough annual strategic planning process which incorporates multiple sources of information and perspectives.  Beginning in the Spring of every year, the Board of Trustees and Staff engage in a set of activities designed to reflect on previous work, assess the environment, understand community need, identify priorities, and design well-informed strategies. For further detail on our strategic planning process, click here.