The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated mission is to advance nursing development, education and training, so this is only a clear fit if your work sits in that area; its grants otherwise cover universities, colleges, healthcare, youth, community and botanical organisations.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and a warm introduction through an existing connection is the sensible route.
- In the filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect to compete with established grantees.
- Its typical grant band runs from $25,000 to $3,300,000, with a median of $300,000 and a largest grant of $4,000,000, so size any request to your project rather than to that band.
- No geographic focus is stated, and its grants are mainly in Massachusetts and Florida, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (capecoralbreeze.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation states its mission is to advance nursing development, education and training, investing in access that develops the profession. Its stated purpose therefore places nursing and its education pipeline at the centre of its work. Its grants record shows substantial support for universities and colleges, alongside healthcare, youth, community and botanical organisations; all stated grant purposes are general operations. The record demonstrates substantial institutional support, but does not state wider thematic criteria, organisation eligibility, a grant area or a public application process.
Themes
- Nursing education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 23 grants to organisations were $300,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 41% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $125k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Holyoke Community College · General operations$4,000,0002024 tax year
- University of Massachusetts · General operations$3,525,0002024 tax year
- Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation · General operations$540,0002024 tax year
- Girls Incorporated · General operations$200,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Collier County · General operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · General operations$25,0002024 tax year
- NGBIGP · General operations$12,0002024 tax year
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society · General operations$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Elizabeth Mchugh — Trustee
- Elaine Ironfeld — Trustee
- Martin Wasmer — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,441,295 | $6,395,000 | $61,478,381 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,521,458 | $2,935,000 | $65,881,763 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,731,250 | $8,362,000 | $62,732,282 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Applying to The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Naples, FL