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Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wooster, Ohio · EIN 341665641

Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wooster, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 60 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $459,673. 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 up from $1.1 million the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million61$19.3 million
2024$1.2 million60$21.4 million

How to apply

Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc 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 Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio39$1.1 million
Maine11$45,250
North Carolina1$20,000
Colorado3$10,500
California1$10,000
Oregon1$10,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Florida1$500
Illinois1$200

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 60 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ania Inc
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$459,673
Cwru Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland, OH
General operating & program support$150,000
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$85,650
Camo
Orrville, OH
General operating & program support$52,000
Wayne County Community Foundation
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$30,300
United Way of Wayne and Holmes County
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$22,000
Community Action Waynemedina
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$20,000
Duke University Law School
Durham, NC
General operating & program support$20,000
Viola Startzman Clinic
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$20,000
Wayne Economic Development Council
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$20,000
YMCA of Wayne County
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$20,000
A Whole Community Inc
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$15,000
Ballet Excel Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
General operating & program support$15,000
Points North Institute
Camden, ME
General operating & program support$15,000
Wooster Figure Skating Club
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$13,500
The Salvation Army
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$11,000
2nd Act Org
North Olmsted, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
Camp Nuhop
Perrysville, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
Compassion & Choices
Portland, OR
General operating & program support$10,000
Jerry & Laura Jacobson Foundation Inc
Sugarcreek, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
Killbuck Watershed Land Trust
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
General operating & program support$10,000
Serving Women in Ghana
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
The Ridge Project Inc
McClure, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
The Village Network
Cleveland, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
Trinity United Church of Christ
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
USC Thornton School of Music
Los Angeles, CA
General operating & program support$10,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$10,000
American Heart Association
Cleveland, OH
General operating & program support$7,500
Camden Conference
Camden, ME
General operating & program support$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operating & program support$5,000
Rocky Ridge Music Center
Estes Park, CO
General operating & program support$5,000
Sendtown Bike Club
Fort Collins, CO
General operating & program support$5,000
The Wooster Fund
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$5,000
Whitman-Walker Foundation
Washington, DC
General operating & program support$5,000
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland, ME
General operating & program support$3,500
One-Eighty
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$3,500
Wayne County Park District
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$3,500
Lifeflight Foundation
Camden, ME
General operating & program support$3,000
Goodwill Industries of Wayne and Holmes Counties
Wooster, OH
General operating & program support$2,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 60 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists David D Noble (President), Donald Noble II (Secretary), Nancy L Holland (Vice President) and Steve Matthew (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and arts and culture.

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