The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on higher education—particularly public universities and community colleges in Massachusetts and Florida—while also funding regional youth-serving programs and a prominent botanical garden in Naples. Grants are primarily unrestricted/general operations, indicating trust in institutional leadership and an emphasis on sustaining core programs rather than project-specific funding. Repeated multi-year gifts to a small set of institutions suggest long-term partnerships rather than broad-distribution giving.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat institutional grantees; predominantly unrestricted/general operations funding, with geographic concentration in Massachusetts and Southwest Florida.
The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation shows a clear preference for large, recurring general-operating gifts to public higher education, especially in Massachusetts and Florida. The biggest recent award in the record is $4,000,000 to Holyoke Community College for general operations, followed by multi-million-dollar support for the University of Massachusetts and Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation. That pattern points to long-term institutional backing rather than one-off project funding. The foundation also supports a small set of community-based organizations in southwest Florida, including Girls Inc and Children First in Sarasota, and regional civic and health institutions such as Lee Health Foundation and Community Foundation of Collier County. Its grants are often substantial enough to affect core budgets, with repeated gifts to the same recipients across multiple years. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on sustaining operating capacity at public colleges, student-serving nonprofits, and locally rooted organizations. Across the recent grants list, every recipient is in the United States, and the largest concentrations are in Florida and Massachusetts.
Higher education is the main thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $4,000,000 to Holyoke Community College for general operations and $3,525,000 to the University of Massachusetts for general operations, underscoring strong support for institutional stability. Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation also appears as a repeated recipient, with grants of $1,750,000 in 2023 and $540,000 in both 2024 and 2025, all for general operations. In community-serving work, the foundation gave $300,000 to Girls Inc in 2024, another $300,000 in 2025, and $250,000 in 2023, alongside $300,000 to Children First in 2024. Regional place-based support extends to Marie Shelby Botanical Gardens, which received $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general operations.
Recent gifts cluster in the mid-to-upper six-figure range, with a typical grant size of $231,250 at the 25th percentile, $385,000 at the median, and $681,250 at the 75th percentile. The pattern is strongly repeat-oriented: several recipients appear in multiple years, including the University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Holyoke Community College, Girls Inc, and Community Foundation of Collier County. Grants are overwhelmingly for general operations, which signals unrestricted institutional support rather than project grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$60.3M
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Most grants fall between $231K and $681K, with a median of $385K.
25th Percentile
$231K
Median
$385K
75th Percentile
$681K
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Notable grantees: University of Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Marie Shelby Botanical Gardens, Girls Inc
Giving is regional, with 65% of grants to recipients in Florida and the most frequent recipient location in the state. Florida grants land in Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, and across the southwest Florida corridor, including organizations in Sarasota such as Girls Inc, Children First, and Marie Shelby Botanical Gardens. Massachusetts is the other major recipient state, with grants to Holyoke, Amherst, Fitchburg, and Boston. All recent grants in the list go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants center on public higher education and community-serving nonprofits. The largest and most repeated awards go to institutions such as Holyoke Community College, the University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, and Marie Shelby Botanical Gardens, with additional support for Girls Inc, Children First, and community foundations.
Most of the recent grants are labeled general operations. That includes the large awards to Holyoke Community College, the University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, and Marie Shelby Botanical Gardens, showing a strong emphasis on core operating support.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Holyoke Community College, Girls Inc, and Community Foundation of Collier County. The repeated grants suggest ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
Florida is the top recipient state by grant count, with 65% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Sarasota, Fort Myers, and Naples, alongside a smaller but significant set of grants to Massachusetts institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | HOLYOKE, MA | $4,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | AMHERST, MA | $3,525,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MARIE SHELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FITCHBURG, MA | $575,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $540,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $540,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | AMHERST, MA | $470,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GIRLS INC | SARASOTA, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GIRLS INC | SARASOTA, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NGBIGP | NAPLES, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY SOCIETY | LAGRANGE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | AMHERST, MA | $3,280,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MARIE SHELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $540,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | HOLYOKE, MA | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GIRLS INC | SARASOTA, FL | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CHILDREN FIRST | SARASOTA, FL | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LEE HEALTH FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $175,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | AMHERST, MA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $1,750,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GIRLS INC | SARASOTA, FL | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$4,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
$3,525,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
$470,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NGBIGP
$12,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
$3,280,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$500,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GIRLS INC
$300,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LEE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$175,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
$2,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONS