Edward John Noble Foundation

About Edward John Noble Foundation

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.

What Edward John Noble Foundation Funds

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.

How Edward John Noble Foundation Gives