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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation: 89 grants to organizations, $53.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, a private foundation in Ardmore, OK, paid 89 grants to organizations totaling $53,682,111 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $36,500,000 to Noble Research Institute LLC in Ardmore, OK for operational support.
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- EIN
- 815328519
- Based in
- Ardmore, OK
- Assets
- $1,101,468,544
- Grants paid
- $53,930,124
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349108700. It reported $53,930,124 in grants paid; 89 grants to organizations are listed, and 64 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Research Institute LLC | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Education | $36,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leading the Way With Dr Michael Youssef Inc | Atlanta, GA | Noble ministry fund | Religion-related | $8,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Center Inc Dba Bethany Children's Health Center | Bethany, TX | The landmark of hope expansion project | $1,780,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service Inc | Ardmore, OK | Ambulance facility project | Health care | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shepherd Center Inc | Atlanta, OK | Performance lab and ed noble smart tech hub | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Ed noble lobby | Public and societal benefit | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | The generations project | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, TX | Ymca camp classen: here for all. here for good. capital campaign | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | First principles, free enterprise, and education choice | Public and societal benefit | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | Building the new dallas pediatric hospital campus | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ashley Inc | Havre de Grace, MD | Birds of a feather treatment scholarship for pilots and airline personnel | Mental health and crisis intervention | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | Park street campus - debt reduction | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The More Foundation | Ardmore, GA | Pettitt fund | $101,244 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Shepherd Community Clinic Inc | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gunnison Valley Health Foundation | Gunnison, CO | Seconds save lives | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leading the Way With Dr Michael Youssef Inc | Atlanta, GA | Awake america - phase 2 | Religion-related | $98,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Little Hill Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Alcoholics Inc | Blairstown, NJ | Haley house - maintenance refresh | Mental health and crisis intervention | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | Rancher's club: noble ranch portrait | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc | Roswell, OK | General operating | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Ardmore Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Human services | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Chance To Change Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Operational support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center of Family Love | Okarche, OK | General operations funding | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles B Goddard Center for Visual and Performing Arts Inc | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | Enhanced technology for creation of vision loss models and retina cellular analysis | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fields & Futures Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Fields & futures operational support | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center Inc | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | School board leaders program | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City, OK | Physical therapy support fund at oklahoma city university | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Plus Reading Inc | Ardmore, OK | Partial funding for reading therapists salaries | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cities in Schools Inc | Lone Grove, OK | Service learning program (mentoring) | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education and Employment Ministry Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Operational support | Employment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Infant Crisis Services | Oklahoma City, OK | Infant crisis services: feeding oklahoma's future | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation | Norman, OK | Operational support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food and Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma Inc | Ardmore, OK | Operations support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hearts for Hearing Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Listening start - teaching babies born deaf to listen and talk | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlanta Union Mission Corporation | Atlanta, GA | Operational support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diabetes Solutions Ok Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 2025 camp endres staffing | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Shelter of So Oklahoma Serv for Victims of Domestic Violence | Ardmore, OK | Shelter and advocacy program | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Jimmy Everest Center Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Friends of the jimmy everest center foundation general fund | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Expectations Foundation | Tahlequah, OK | Operational support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers Inc | Ardmore, OK | Ardmore bridges initiative | Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Zoological Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Making tracks: stem adventures for oklahoma third graders at the okc zoo | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oklahoma City Inc | Edmond, OK | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noble Research Institute LLC | Ardmore, OK | General support | Education | $23,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goddard Youth Foundation | Sulphur, OK | Natures outdoor classroom school scholarship | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | Oklahoma agricultural leadership program | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Urban Ministry Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Skyline garden infrastructure improvements | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Hope Association | Norton, OK | Valley hope of cushing facility improvement | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carter County Casa Inc | Ardmore, OK | Operational support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MR Toms Heart Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2024 specialty project for mr. tom's heart | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | Operational support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | Operational support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | Operational support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, OK | The stephen and barbara doran young family endowed fund | $10,635 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School | Oklahoma City, OK | 75th anniversary capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diabetes Solutions Ok Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Operational support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Ardmore Revitalization Inc | Ardmore, OK | Eastside overgrown vegetation project | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katheryne B Payne Education Center Aka Payne Education Center | Oklahoma City, OK | Program support:tutor connection sliding scale | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | 2023-2024 ag scholarships | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivot Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Operational support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Food for kids in carter county | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma Inc | Tulsa, OK | Operational support | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School | Oklahoma City, OK | Softball program | $9,955 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Panhandle State Foundation | Goodwell, OK | 2023-2024 scholarships | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casady School | Oklahoma City, OK | Capital campaign | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ the King Catholic School | Oklahoma City, OK | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Murray State College Foundation Inc | Tishomingo, OK | 2023-2024 scholarships | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Joseph Catholic School | Muskogee, MO | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph Catholic School | Muskogee, TX | Lucy & larry rooney scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center District 20 | Ardmore, OK | 2023-2024 scholarships | $4,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, OK | Smu fund for student mental health and wellness | $4,365 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Goal Scholarship Program Inc | Peachtree Court, GA | North cobb christian school | $3,902 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, OK | Tcu school of range management | $3,540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noble Research Institute LLC | Ardmore, OK | Rancher education program | Education | $3,125 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, TX | Sooner club | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal School of Dallas | Dallas, TX | The esd fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | Ou men's rugby club fund | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, TX | Sooner club | $2,380 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | Bpsc excellence fund | Education | $1,565 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sewanee the University of the South | Sewanee, OK | Women's golf | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | Finance development fund | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plainview of Ardmore Public Schools Foundation Inc | Ardmore, OK | General support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Villa Duchesne | Saint Louis, OK | 2023-2024 annual giving program | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | General support | Education | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, OK | Neeley school of business | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $36,814,440 |
| Religion-related | $8,348,600 |
| Health care | $1,975,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $1,200,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $500,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $300,000 |
| Human services | $255,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $80,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $40,973,985 |
| Georgia | $8,493,746 |
| Texas | $2,542,880 |
| District of Columbia | $1,222,500 |
| Maryland | $200,000 |
| Colorado | $100,000 |
| New Jersey | $75,000 |
| Virginia | $62,500 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.