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Eliot Noyes Foundation

Preselected recipients only Brookline, Massachusetts · EIN 066086428

Eliot Noyes Foundation is a private foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $6,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $1,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $6,250 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,2508$120,942
2024$6,0008$127,393

How to apply

Eliot Noyes Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eliot Noyes Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$1,500
New York2$1,500
District of Columbia1$1,000
Oregon1$750
Vermont1$750
California1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood Federation
Washington, DC
Health care & education$1,000
De Novo Center for Justice
Cambridge, MA
Legal & mental health services$750
ACLU
Beaverton, OR
Defend & preserve indiv. Rights$750
Putney School
Putney, VT
Progressive education$750
Oxfam America
Boston, MA
End poverty & injustice$750
UNICEF
New York, NY
Saving & protecting children$750
Doctors Without Borders USA
New York, NY
Medical humanitarian assistance$750
Sierra Club
Oakland, CA
Protect earth's wild places$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eliot Noyes Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Eliot Noyes Foundation give?

$6,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Eliot Noyes Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Frederick Noyes (Trustee).

What does Eliot Noyes Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and international.

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