Private foundation · EIN 11-3187562 · Oyster Bay, New York

Fred I and Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $544K total, median $25K. 64% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
22
$544K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
64%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$11M

How to apply

Contact: Barry Nobel, 622 Locust Lane, Oyster Bay, Ny, 5163182740

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shared Humanity USAGreat Neck, NYUnrestricted$48K
Make the Road NyBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$45K
Save the SoundMamaroneck, NYUnrestricted$40K
Bronx River AllianceBronx, NYUnrestircted$35K
Calle Films IncOakland, CAUnrestricted$35K
Cent American Resource Ctr -CarecenHempstead, NYUnrestricted$35K
Interfaith Nutrition NetworkHempstead, NYUnrestricted$35K
Ola of Eastern Long IslandSagaponack, NYUnrestricted$35K
North Star Fund IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$30K
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DCUnrestricted$30K
NypirgNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
River Valley OrganizingEast Liverpool, OHUnrestricted$25K
CastSouthold, NYUnrestricted$20K
Long Island Sound Stewardship FundMelville, NYUnrestricted$20K
National Day Laborer Organizing Network ( Ndlon)Pasadena, CAUnrestricted$16K
Women's Ctr & Shelter of Gtr PittsPittsburg, PAUnrestricted$15K
Alley Cat RescueMount Rainer, MDUnrestricted$10K
Border AngelsSan Diego, CAUnrestricted$10K
Island Harvest LtdMineola, NYUnrestricted$10K
Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington, NYUnrestricted$8,100
Jewish Voice for PeaceBerkeley, CAUnrestricted$8,100
MixtecaBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$8,100

By state: New York 14 · California 4 · District of Columbia 1 · Ohio 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Fred I and Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Oyster Bay, New York, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Fred I and Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Fred I and Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $544K across 22 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Fred I and Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc give?

New York (14 grants), California (4 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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