The Rapides Foundation is a philanthropic organization that develops initiatives and provides grants to organizations that share the Foundation's mission to improve the health status of Central Louisiana.
The Foundation's service area consists of Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
But unlike the Obici Healthcare Foundation, The Rapides Foundation still owns part of the for-profit hospital and also makes grants in the areas...more
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