Funding search · EIN 421427324 · West Des Moines, IA
The Noble Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 129
- grants reported
- $4.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Drake University3 grants · $750,000
- Ellipsis3 grants · $600,000
- On With Life3 grants · $550,000
- Greater Birmingham Humane Society1 grant · $250,000
- Variety the Children'S Charity of Iowa2 grants · $240,000
- Community Food Bank of Central Alabama4 grants · $180,000
- St Simon Peter Episcopal Church4 grants · $178,000
- United Way of Central Alabama4 grants · $100,000
- Alabama Veteran1 grant · $100,000
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 129 grants.
- $250,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $250,000
Greater Birmingham Humane Society · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $250,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $250,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $250,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $250,000
On With Life · Ankeny, IA · 2023
General support
- $250,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $250,000
On With Life · Ankeny, IA · 2022
General support
- $175,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $100,000
Alabama Veteran · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $100,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2023
General support
- $98,000
St Simon Peter Episcopal Church · Pell City, AL · 2022
General support
- $75,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General purpose
- $65,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $60,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Lakeside Hospice · Pell City, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $50,000
On With Life · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $50,000
Alabama Sheriff'S Youth Ranches · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Caring Hands Outreach Center · Altoona, IA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Pilots for Christ · Monroeville, AL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Iowa Health Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $40,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Pilots for Christ · Monroeville, AL · 2022
General support
- $38,000
St Simon Peter Episcopal Church · Pell City, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $35,000
Humane World for Animals · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
- $35,000
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $30,000
St Clair Community Health Clinic · Pell City, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $28,633
Lakeside Hospice · Pell City, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $28,145
Lakeside Hospice · Pell City, AL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Anawim Housing · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
Eastview Community Center · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
Family Promise of Baldwin County · Summerdale, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
St Paul'S Episcopal Cathedral · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Animal Rescue League of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Caring Hands Outreach Center · Altoona, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Dental Connections · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Alzheimer'S Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Christian Love Pantry · Pell City, AL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Ecumenical Ministries · Foley, AL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer'S Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General support
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support
- $23,000
St Simon Peter Episcopal Church · Pell City, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $20,000
Aspci - Pell City Al · Pell City, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $20,000
Des Moines Area Religious Council · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $20,000
Des Moines Area Religion Council · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Family Promise of Baldwin County · Summerdale, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Alabama Sheriff'S Youth Ranches · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $19,000
St Simon Peter Episcopal Church · Pell City, AL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Jasper County Community Foundation · Newton, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $15,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2025
Gneral purpose
- $15,000
Aspci · Pell City, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Gneral purpose
- $15,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Angie'S Dog House · Foley, AL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Childserve Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Houston Project · Pell City, AL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Family Promise of Baldwin County · Summerdale, AL · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Lakeside Hospice · Pell City, AL · 2022
General support
- $14,000
Baldwin County Education Coalition · Foley, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $13,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Animal Rescue League of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Can Do Cancer · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Hunger House International · El Paso, TX · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Pell City Museum · Pell City, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department · Perdido Beach, AL · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
Angie'S Dog House · Foley, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Jasper County Community Foundation · Newton, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Mercy Chefs · St Portsmouth, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Mission Cancer Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department · Perdido Beach, AL · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Animal Rescue League of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Aspci · Pell City, AL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Ceder Bend Humane Society · Waterloo, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Jasper County Community Foundation · Newton, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department · Perdido Beach, AL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Samaritian'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Animal Rescue League of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Big Oak Ranch · Gadsden, AL · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Jasper County Community Foundation · Newton, IA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2022
General support
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