Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

About Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation’s largest recent commitments center on sustained operational support for Noble Research Institute LLC, with grants of $40.5 million in 2023 and $36.5 million in 2025 to the Ardmore-based agricultural research and extension institute. That pattern defines the foundation’s profile: highly targeted funding, concentrated in a small number of large awards, with a long-running emphasis on maintaining institutional capacity rather than broad, distributed grantmaking. Alongside its research mission, the foundation has also made a major commitment to faith-based outreach, including an $8.25 million gift in 2025 to Leading the Way With Dr Michael Youssef Inc for the Noble Ministry Fund and a separate 2025 grant for Awake America - Phase 2. Its other recent awards show a mix of place-based community support and capital backing for health, education, and civic facilities. Examples include funding for The Children’s Center Inc Dba Bethany Children’s Health Center’s Landmark of Hope expansion project, Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service Inc’s ambulance facility project, and Community Childrens Shelter and Family Service Center Inc’s Park Street campus capital campaign. The foundation also supported Good Shepherd Community Clinic Inc with operational support in both 2023 and 2025, indicating repeat support for selected organizations.

What Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Funds

A major theme in the foundation’s recent giving is institutional support for agricultural research. The largest grants went to Noble Research Institute LLC for operational support, underscoring a continued commitment to the organization’s day-to-day capacity and long-term research role in Ardmore. Healthcare and emergency services are another clear line of support. In 2025, the foundation gave $1.78 million to The Children’s Center Inc Dba Bethany Children’s Health Center for the Landmark of Hope expansion project and $1.5 million to Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service Inc for an ambulance facility project. It also backed Good Shepherd Community Clinic Inc with operational support in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation also funded faith-based and public-policy groups. Recent awards include $750,000 and $400,000 to Heritage Foundation, plus $500,000 and $300,000 to Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Inc for The Generations Project.

How Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Gives