Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and limits contributions to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation without a warm introduction that could lead to an invitation should not send an unprompted application.
- Its median grant is $27,000, and half of its 17 grants to organisations were $27,000 or less, so a request of about that size fits its usual pattern.
- The typical band of $5,000 to $1,000,000 covers about 8 in 10 grants, but it is not a limit on what it gives.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants shown are mainly in Minnesota, California and South Africa, but that describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- Its recorded purposes are led by programme support, with capital campaign and capital project support also common, so a request tied to a specific programme or capital project matches its recorded giving.
Overview
Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Minneapolis, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants go to a varied group of public charities, including a college, a solar-focused organisation, a church, a land trust and an art museum. The listed purposes are led by programme support, with additional capital campaign and capital project support, campaign support, scholarships, general operating support and a memorial. These records show grants reaching organisations in several states and outside the United States, but they do not establish a stated field of giving or a preferred kind of organisation. The filed application information limits contributions to preselected charitable organisations and says unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no further account of eligibility or selection.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, California and South Africa.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2024 filing, half of its 17 grants to organisations were $27,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 12%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- 12% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (South Africa).
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $27,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- V3 Sports · Capital campaign support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- We Care Solar · Program support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Project Success · Program support$900,0002024 tax year
- Kingswood College · Program support$500,0002024 tax year
- Angel Foundation · Program support$300,0002024 tax year
- Rhodes University Trust · Capital projects$250,0002024 tax year
- Rhodes University Trust · Campaign support$100,0002024 tax year
- Great Plains Foundation · Program support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Heather Dorsey — Trustee
- Elizabeth S Macmillan — Trustee
- Sonny F Miller 1124 - 82824 — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
1 year of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 tax year | $6,028,157 | $4,217,200 | $367,476,396 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Minneapolis, MN