The Edward John Noble Foundation concentrates its giving on long-term support for a single conservation site and related research, supplemented by targeted higher-education scholarships. The bulk of funds flow to St. Catherine's Island/Foundation and to museum research tied to that island collection, with a meaningful one-off scholarship gift to St. Lawrence University. The foundation favors institution-level, general operations and research support rather than many small community grants.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat funding to the same conservation-focused organizations and museum partners; primary emphasis on multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar gifts for general operations and research rather than broad diversified giving.
Notable grantees: St Catherine's Island Foundation / St Catherine's Island, American Museum of Natural History, St Lawrence University
Edward John Noble Foundation Inc. gives at a high level to a small number of institutions, with the largest recent commitment going to St Catherine's Island Foundation Inc. for general operations and a parallel pattern of support for St. Catherine's Island research. That island-centered work sits at the core of the foundation’s grantmaking and is paired with selective higher-education support, including a $1 million scholarship gift to St Lawrence University for the Anthony and Constance Soupios P71 Scholarship. The foundation also funds museum research tied to the island collection, as shown by grants to the American Museum of Natural History for the St Catherines Island Archaeological Project and collections research. Beyond those anchor relationships, it makes targeted awards to a limited set of schools, museums, and service organizations. Recent grants include support for Deerfield Academy’s scholarship endowment, Fairfield University, Greenwich Hospital, and the Juilliard School, showing a mix of general operating support, scholarships, research, and program funding. The overall pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with repeated support for the same institutions across multiple years and grant sizes that range from modest $15,000 awards to seven-figure gifts.
The foundation’s clearest conservation and research focus is St. Catherine’s Island. It gave $3 million to St Catherine's Island Foundation Inc. for general operations and $386,730 to the American Museum of Natural History for the St Catherines Island Archaeological Project. A prior grant of $365,712 to the same museum supported collections research tied to St. Catherine’s Island, showing a sustained interest in that site’s natural history and archaeology. Its higher-education support is also specific. Edward John Noble Foundation Inc. awarded $1 million to St Lawrence University for the Anthony and Constance Soupios P71 Scholarship, and it gave $200,000 to Deerfield Academy for a scholarship endowment. In health-related education and services, the foundation backed Greenwich Hospital with $100,000 for the Nursing Residency Fund and $50,000 for the Pediatrics Program. The foundation also makes smaller operating and program grants to New York and Connecticut institutions such as The Paley Center for Media, Family Centers Inc., and City Year Inc.
Typical grant size centers on a median of $25,000, with a lower quartile of $13,750 and an upper quartile of $62,500. The distribution includes both very large, concentrated awards and a longer tail of smaller institutional grants, with the most recent filings showing gifts from $15,000 to $3 million. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: St. Catherine’s Island-related support appears in multiple years, and the American Museum of Natural History also received island-related funding across at least two filing years. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, and the recent record shows a mix of operating support, scholarship endowments, and project-specific grants. No application process is stated in the provided data.
Grantmaking is regional and heavily U.S.-based, with all listed recent grants going to U.S. recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Connecticut. Connecticut also receives a substantial share of support, including awards in Greenwich, Fairfield, and Litchfield. Outside the HQ state, recurring recipient locations include Midway, Georgia; New York, New York; and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The recipient mix shows a concentration in a few cities rather than broad national dispersion.
Its recent grants center on St. Catherine’s Island conservation and research, plus selective support for higher education, museums, and a few health and community organizations. The largest awards go to St Catherine's Island Foundation Inc. and the American Museum of Natural History, alongside scholarships and institutional grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $13,750 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $62,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $15,000 to $3 million.
Yes. Recent scholarship-related grants include $1 million to St Lawrence University for the Anthony and Constance Soupios P71 Scholarship and $200,000 to Deerfield Academy for a scholarship endowment. It also gave $25,000 to The Juilliard School for a scholarship endowment.
The clearest areas are conservation and land stewardship for St. Catherine’s Island, natural history collections research and archaeology, higher-education scholarships, and some health, early childhood, and museum support. Recent grants also include nursing residency, pediatrics, and early care and education funding.
New York is the top state by grant count. Connecticut is also a major recipient state, accounting for 35% of grants in the recent data, while every listed recent grant went to a U.S. recipient.
$5.5M
$121M
$9.3M
$8.3M
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most grants fall between $14K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
About 35% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CATHERINE'S ISLAND FOUNDATION INC | MIDWAY, GA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY | CANTON, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | ANTHONY AND CONSTANCE SOUPIOS P71 SCHOLARSHIP |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW YORK, NY | $386,730 | 2025 | ST CATHERINES ISLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT |
| CLIMATE ADOVOCATES VOCES UNIDAS | SANTA FE, NM | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | COS COB, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | PEDIATRICS PROGRAM |
| THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | PALEY HONORS |
| FAMILY CENTERS INC | GREENWICH, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (ECE) PROGRAM |
| BRUCE MUSEUM INC | GREENWICH, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP MOHAWK INC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024-2025 GRANT - HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER |
| ST THOMAS MORE PLAY GROUP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM | CLAYTON, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | BOATYARD CAMPAIGN |
| ST BARNABAS CHURCH | GREENWICH, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | JULLIARD COUNCIL |
| TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | NURSING PROGRAM |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | NEW PLAYS NOW FESTIVAL AT THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IN MEMORY OF HOWARD STEIN |
| DEE NORTON LOWCOUNTRY CHILDREN'S CENTER INC | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE (CCRCA) PROGRAM |
| SAINT DAVID'S SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | JUNE NOBLE LARKIN JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | MOMA FILM COMMITTEE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS BUILDING (DAB) |
| YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEART INCLUSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE THOUSAND ISLANDS PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC DBA CLAYTON OPERA HOUSE | CLAYTON, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | MANDY GONZALEZ- BROADWAY SINGER QUARTET- SPONSOR SHOW |
| THOUSAND ISLANDS LAND TRUST INC | CLAYTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY | CANTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNICATION ARTS THEATER |
| ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY | CANTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CURRENT USE |
| DUBLIN SCHOOL INC | DUBLIN, NH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIVER HOSPITAL INC | ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HANDWEAVING MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER DBA THOUSAND ISLANDS ARTS CENTER | CLAYTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | YALE UNIVERSITY / FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE HOWARD STEIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THE DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA. |
| YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | YALEUNIVERSITY / FOR SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OFADVISORS SCHOLARSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES BUNDY AT THE DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA |
| NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC | WATERTOWN, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN'S CLINIC (NOCO) - GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WHITE HERON THEATER COMPANY | NANTUCKET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE RIVER INC | CLAYTON, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARTIE CORP | SHELTON, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BUSHWICK STARR INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GRAND OPENING GALA -ARTIST SPONSOR FOR 4 SEATS |
| CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | ENSEMBLE CONNECT PROGRAMMING |
| PAGE SEVENTY-THREE PRODUCTIONS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST CATHERINES ISLAND FOUNDATION | MIDWAY, GA | $2,400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW YORK, NY | $365,712 | 2023 | COLLECTIONS RESEARCH - ST. CATHERINE |
| CLIMATE ADVOCATES VOCES UNIDAS | SANTA FE, NM | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEERFIELD ACADEMY | DEERFIELD, MA | $200,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | GREENWICH, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | NURSING RESIDENCY FUND |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY YEAR INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | CORNELL UNIVERISTY COLLEGE OF VETERI |
| MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FO | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
ST CATHERINE'S ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
$3,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000ANTHONY AND CONSTANCE SOUPIOS P71 SCHOLARSHIP
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$386,730ST CATHERINES ISLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT
CLIMATE ADOVOCATES VOCES UNIDAS
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
$50,000PEDIATRICS PROGRAM
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA
$30,000PALEY HONORS
FAMILY CENTERS INC
$25,000EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (ECE) PROGRAM
BRUCE MUSEUM INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP MOHAWK INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
$25,0002024-2025 GRANT - HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
ST THOMAS MORE PLAY GROUP INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM
$15,000BOATYARD CAMPAIGN
ST BARNABAS CHURCH
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
$15,000JULLIARD COUNCIL
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$10,000NURSING PROGRAM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
$10,000NEW PLAYS NOW FESTIVAL AT THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IN MEMORY OF HOWARD STEIN
DEE NORTON LOWCOUNTRY CHILDREN'S CENTER INC
$10,000COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE (CCRCA) PROGRAM
SAINT DAVID'S SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
$10,000JUNE NOBLE LARKIN JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$10,000MOMA FILM COMMITTEE GENERAL SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA
$10,000IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS BUILDING (DAB)
YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA
$10,000DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HEART INCLUSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC DBA CLAYTON OPERA HOUSE
$7,500MANDY GONZALEZ- BROADWAY SINGER QUARTET- SPONSOR SHOW
THOUSAND ISLANDS LAND TRUST INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
$5,000PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNICATION ARTS THEATER
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
$5,000CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CURRENT USE
DUBLIN SCHOOL INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RIVER HOSPITAL INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HANDWEAVING MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER DBA THOUSAND ISLANDS ARTS CENTER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA
$5,000YALE UNIVERSITY / FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE HOWARD STEIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THE DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA.
YALE UNIVERISITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA
$5,000YALEUNIVERSITY / FOR SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OFADVISORS SCHOLARSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES BUNDY AT THE DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA
NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC
$3,000NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN'S CLINIC (NOCO) - GENERAL SUPPORT
WHITE HERON THEATER COMPANY
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SAVE THE RIVER INC
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CARTIE CORP
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BUSHWICK STARR INC
$2,000GRAND OPENING GALA -ARTIST SPONSOR FOR 4 SEATS
CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION
$1,500ENSEMBLE CONNECT PROGRAMMING
PAGE SEVENTY-THREE PRODUCTIONS INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST CATHERINES ISLAND FOUNDATION
$2,400,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$365,712COLLECTIONS RESEARCH - ST. CATHERINE
CLIMATE ADVOCATES VOCES UNIDAS
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$200,000SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
$100,000NURSING RESIDENCY FUND
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CITY YEAR INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$25,000CORNELL UNIVERISTY COLLEGE OF VETERI
MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FO
$25,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS