Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Based in Carmel, IN, this foundation prioritises the Greater Indianapolis area and Marion County, so check your organisation's location against that stated priority before applying.
- It funds arts and culture, education, health and human services, civic and community service, and religion, and will consider programme support, general operating support, capital funds and scholarships.
- Most grants are modest: about eight in ten of its 860 grants to organisations fall between $3,750 and $31,500, with a median of $10,000, so a request in that range is realistic, although it has made at least one grant as large as $300,000.
- Applications follow fixed deadlines across two funding cycles a year, and you must first submit a letter of intent, with a full proposal invited only if that is approved.
- A large majority (76%) of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, which points to some relationship-led giving, and note that it does not fund matching grants, challenge grants, seed funding or grants to individuals.
Overview
Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation is a US private foundation based in Carmel, IN.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation primarily supports charitable organisations and educational institutions serving residents of the greater Indianapolis area, with an emphasis on Marion County. Its stated fields are arts and culture, education, health and human services, civic and community service, and religion. Other areas and geographic regions may also receive funding where the board has special knowledge and interest, or where they were of particular importance to the founders. The foundation accepts requests for programme support, general operating support, capital funds and scholarships.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Health services
- Civic and community service
- Religion
Geographic Focus
Priority: Greater Indianapolis area; Marion County.
What They Don't Fund
- Matching grants
- Challenge grants
- Grants for seed funding
- Grants to individuals
How to apply
Applicants first submit a letter of intent; only those approved after it may submit a full proposal.
Deadlines: Two funding cycles per year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 860 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 305 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Gleaners Food Bank · Special year-end gift$300,0002025 tax year
- Indiana Youth Group · Board member designated grant$250,0002025 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky · Special year-end gift$200,0002025 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky · Power the movement campaign$150,0002025 tax year
- Crossroads Rehabilitation Center · Therapeutic playground$150,0002025 tax year
- Gennesaret Free Clinic · Special year-end gift$125,0002025 tax year
- James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association · Every child deserves riley campaign$100,0002025 tax year
- Butler University · Founders college$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Clarissa Robinson — Director
- Elizabeth Noyes Kalpakjian — Director
- Misha Rabinowitch — Director
- Steve Augustine — Director
- Megan Ebersole — Director / Treasurer
- Frederick M Ayres IV — Director
- Claiborne Carrington — Director
- David Harris — Director
- Kelly L Mills — Executive Administrator / Assistant Secretary
- Zeb Portanova — Director
- Henry S Noyes — Director / President
- Elizabeth H Noyes — Director / VP And Secretary
- Avery Augustine — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,480,437 | $4,063,653 | $111,555,039 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,753,989 | $4,389,835 | $133,117,515 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,858,771 | $6,372,101 | $157,894,097 | Filing for 2025 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
Other sources
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Contact
- (317) 844-8009
- programofficer@noyesfoundation.org
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- Carmel, IN
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Applying to Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (317) 844-8009
- programofficer@noyesfoundation.org
- kmills@noyesfoundation.org
- Carmel, IN
- noyesfoundation.org