Open Foundations · Oklahoma

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Ardmore, Oklahoma · EIN 815328519. 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 $53.9M across 152 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each.

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$53.9M
paid in 2024
152
grants paid
$5K
median grant
5%
to first-time recipients
$1.1B
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
THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION
Address
2510 SAM NOBLE PARKWAY, ARDMORE, OK, 73401
Phone
5802235810
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE SAM NOBLE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AS THEY STRIVE TOWARD ACHIEVING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN TECHNOLOGY, OR BACHELOR'S AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN NUMEROUS AGRICULTURE-RELATED FIELDS. ALL APPLICANTS MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE - HTTPS://NOBLEFOUNDATION.ORG/SCHOLARSHIPS/. ALL MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS.
Submission deadline
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MAY APPLY FROM JANUARY 1 - MARCH 1.
Restrictions on awards
STUDENTS AT ANY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL, FROM INCOMING FRESHMEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS, MAY APPLY. STUDENTS RESIDING WITHIN ONE OF 15 SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE. STUDENTS FROM OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE OR OUTSIDE OF OKLAHOMA ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503219349108700. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

sam scholarshipeducationaloperational

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 152 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Noble Research Institute LlcOK$36,500,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2Leading the Way With Dr Michael Youssef IncGA$8,250,000NOBLE MINISTRY FUND
3The Children's Center Inc Dba Bethany Children's Health CenterTX$1,780,000THE LANDMARK OF HOPE EXPANSION PROJECT
4Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service IncOK$1,500,000AMBULANCE FACILITY PROJECT
5Shepherd Center IncOK$1,000,000PERFORMANCE LAB AND ED NOBLE SMART TECH HUB
6Heritage FoundationDC$750,000ED NOBLE LOBBY
7Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs IncOK$500,000THE GENERATIONS PROJECT
8Ymca of Greater Oklahoma CityTX$500,000YMCA CAMP CLASSEN: HERE FOR ALL. HERE FOR GOOD. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
9Heritage FoundationDC$400,000FIRST PRINCIPLES, FREE ENTERPRISE, AND EDUCATION CHOICE
10Childrens Medical Center FoundationTX$250,000BUILDING THE NEW DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS
11Ashley IncMD$200,000BIRDS OF A FEATHER TREATMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR PILOTS AND AIRLINE PERSONNEL
12Community Youth Services of Southern OklahomaOK$130,000PARK STREET CAMPUS - DEBT REDUCTION
13The More FoundationGA$101,244PETTITT FUND
14Good Shepherd Community Clinic IncOK$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
15Gunnison Valley Health FoundationCO$100,000SECONDS SAVE LIVES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020195$42.4M
2021180$44.3M
2022166$45.2M
2023169$48.3M
2024152$53.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Oklahoma71%
Texas11%
Georgia4%
District of Columbia3%
Mississippi2%

Who decides

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

Alyson GilbertADVISORY DIRECTOR · 2024
Bill GoddardDIRECTOR · 2024
Clark RuppertADVISORY DIRECTOR · 2024
Cody NobleCHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR · 2024
Dr Randolph Brown JrDIRECTOR · 2024
Ellen RuppertADVISORY DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24) · 2024
Jack WaldoDIRECTOR · 2024
James DayDIRECTOR · 2024
Jessie NanceDIRECTOR · 2024
Jo Kate ParkerADVISORY DIRECTOR · 2024
Marianne RooneyDIRECTOR · 2024
Russell NobleDIRECTOR · 2024
Sam DuboseADVISORY DIRECTOR (THRU 11/24) · 2024
Stephen YoungDIRECTOR · 2024
Susan BrownDIRECTOR · 2024
Virginia HeckmanDIRECTOR · 2024
Vivian Noble DuboseADVISORY DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24) · 2024

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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