Open Foundations · Connecticut

Edward John Noble Foundation Inc

Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 061055586. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.6M across 23 grants in 2023, a median of $15K each.

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$3.6M
paid in 2023
23
grants paid
$15K
median grant
7%
to first-time recipients
$121.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
EJ NOBLE SMITH
Address
5 SOUND VIEW COURT, GREENWICH, CT, 06830
Phone
2036610281
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE INITIATED BY LETTER, DESCRIBING THE PROJECT FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS REQUESTED. INCLUDED OR ATTACHED SHOULD BE: 1. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. 2. A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE NEED FOR AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT, THE METHODS BY WHICH IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT, AND ITS ANTICIPATED DURATION. 3. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE KEY PERSONNEL INVOLVED. 4. A PROGRAM BUDGET. 5. A LIST OF OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT ASSURED AND BEING SOUGHT. 6. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENT 501 (C)(3) AND 509 (A) RULINGS FROM THE IRS. 7. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL AUDIT OR FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 8. A LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ANSWERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO A PROPOSAL, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE REQUESTED AS NEEDED AND A MEETING ARRANGED BY THE FOUNDATION, IF APPROPRIATE. EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT MEETINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE P
Submission deadline
NO DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL INTERESTS LIE IN THE ARTS, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND HEALTH. OUR PRIORITIES CAN BE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY AS FOLLOWS: ARTS AND EDUCATION: TO ASSIST CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INTERNSHIPS PRIMARILY IN THE CT AND NY REGION. CONSERVATION: TO SUPPORT THE SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS ON ST. CATHERINE'S ISLAND, GA AND SELECTED OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HELP PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO DEFRAY THE DEGRADATION OF THE PLANET. HEALTH: GENERAL SUPPORT IN THE CT AND NY REGION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NORTHERN NY. APPLICANTS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE FOUNDATION GENERALLY DOES NOT CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR BUILDINGS OR EQUIPMENT, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202443209349103859. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 23 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1St Catherines Island FoundationGA$2,700,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
2Deerfield AcademyMA$500,000SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
3Other 501c3 CharitiesCT$57,500GENERAL SUPPORT
4Yale UniversityCT$55,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Greenwich HospitalCT$50,000NURSING RESIDENCY FUND
6Bruce MuseumCT$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Camp Mohawk IncorporatedCT$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Fairfield UniversityCT$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Family CentersCT$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Julliard SchoolNY$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Museum of Modern ArtNY$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF FILM DEPARTMENT
12Columbia University School of the aNY$15,000NEW PLAYS NOW FESTIVAL AT THE SCHOOL
13Madison Square Boys & Girls Club FoNY$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Primary Stages Company IncNY$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15St Barnabas ChurchCT$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202010$3.2M
202112$3.7M
202220$3.6M
202323$3.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Connecticut39%
New York39%
South Carolina13%
Georgia4%
Massachusetts4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Christine BreiteCFO -12/5/23 · 2023
Daniel L Mosley EsqDIRECTOR · 2023
E Mary HeffernanCFO · 2023
Edward N SmithDIRECTOR · 2023
Ej Noble SmithCHAIRMAN, PR · 2023
Maribeth S SmithDIRECTOR · 2023
Sarah N SmithSECRETARY · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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