About Noonan Family Foundation
The Noonan Family Foundation concentrates its giving on music education and youth-focused arts programs, particularly community-based music schools and initiatives that provide instruments and instruction for children. Grants also support child- and family-centered social services such as grief counseling and developmental/disability services, indicating a broader interest in child wellbeing. The foundation favors a small portfolio with larger, targeted grants to organizations that deliver direct services to children and families.
Focus Areas
Community-based music academies for children (e.g., Rosie’s House)School and program music support / instrument access (e.g., Save The Music)Regional youth music schools and instruction (e.g., FMDG Music School)Child and family bereavement counseling (e.g., Judi’s House)Developmental and disability support services for children/families (e.g., COPE Foundation)
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving with a few, relatively large grants; repeats core grantees (Rosie’s House received multiple awards) and prioritizes direct-service organizations focused on children’s music and wellbeing rather than broad-based or many small grants.
Funding Style
About Noonan Family Foundation
The Noonan Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeat support for Rosie's House a Music Academy for Children, which received $27,250 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that returns to a small set of youth-serving organizations rather than spreading gifts broadly. Across the latest grants, the foundation backs music education, instrument access, and direct services for children and families, with awards made as general use funding. The foundation has also supported FMDG Music School in New York, Save the Music Foundation, Cope Foundation, Judi's House, and Ruff Start Rescue. Those gifts show a mix of arts-based youth development and child-centered support services, including grief counseling and developmental or disability-related services. The recipients are all in the United States, and the portfolio is compact enough to suggest deliberate, targeted grantmaking rather than a high-volume program. The presence of multiple awards to the same organization over consecutive years, alongside other one-time grants, gives a clear view of how the foundation combines continuity with selective new support.
What Noonan Family Foundation Funds
Music education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $27,250 to Rosie's House a Music Academy for Children for general use in 2023, then followed with $20,000 in 2024 and another $20,000 in 2025. It also gave $23,500 to Fmdg Music School for general use in 2024 and $22,700 to Save the Music Foundation in 2025. Beyond music, the foundation has supported child-focused services. Cope Foundation received $7,250 in 2023 for general use, and Judi's House received the same amount the same year. Those grants connect the portfolio to developmental/disability support and bereavement counseling. The small set of listed grants suggests a narrow, clearly defined field of interest built around children and family wellbeing.
How Noonan Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters in the mid-five-figure to low-five-figure range, with a p25 of $7,250, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $22,900. The latest grants show both repeat support and one-off awards: Rosie's House appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while several other recipients appear once. The foundation’s listed grants are all general use, which indicates flexible support rather than project-specific restrictions. It is a family foundation with regional giving, and the grant list shows no program-related investments or individual grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$58K
Total Assets
$942K
Total Revenue
$91K
Total Expenses
$71K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $23K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$23K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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