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· Public charity

Noble Research Institute LLC

To guide farmers and ranchers in applying regenerative principles that yield healthier soil, more productive grazing land, and business success.

$60k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$11k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Environment$1.0MEducation$367kHuman Services$115kHealth$113kArts & Culture$60kEmployment$30kCrime & Legal$10kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 1 grants below total $11,100 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $59,850 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $48,750 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

$11,100
Median grant
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States reached
$138M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$11,100
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–17, $96k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Cookson Hills Christian School: $5k → 18%Mississippi State University Foundation Inc: $500 → 24%Young Mens Christian Association of Ardmore Oklaho: $50k → 16%Mississippi State University Foundation Inc: $300 → 24%Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center Inc: $40k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

MT
IL
WI
MI
MA
SD
IA
CA
CO
MO
VA
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
6
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
7
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
8
LaGrange College

Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…

Education
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University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
10
Taylor University

The mission of Taylor University is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.

Education
11
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
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Houghton University

Houghton university provides an academically challenging, christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a…

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oklahoma State University Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Diabetes Solution of Oklahoma. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyIndependent K-8 SchoolsPublic School District Foun…Homeless Services & ShelterCommunity Arts OrganizationsFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Ymca Community CentersCommunity Health CentersPublic University Foundatio…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 57 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number26%0%<5yr16%2%5–10yr20%2%10–20yr14%14%20–35yr12%25%35–55yr12%57%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value26%0%<5yr16%0%5–10yr20%74%10–20yr14%7%20–35yr12%7%35–55yr12%12%55yr+

The field is 26% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 2% lost their exemption, against 15% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
2%1/56
the rest of the field
15%
7,957/53,124

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

51 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 51 of the 114 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/51
Grantees still filing
39/51
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE — $1,018,798 · EnvironmentSOIL HEALTH INSTITUTEARBUCKLE LIFE SOLUTIONS INC — $30,000 · OtherARBUCKLE LIFE S…Assoc of Professional Oklahoma Educators Fndtn — $20,000 · OtherAssoc of Profes…COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY — $11,100 · OtherTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE — $10,000 · OtherCASA OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INC — $10,000 · Other+66 more — $151,321 · Other+66 moreOklahoma State University Foundation — $32,443 · EducationOklahoma Sta…UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC — $30,190 · EducationUNIVERSITY O…Texas A&M Foundation — $20,000 · EducationTexas A&M Fo…Rhodes College — $15,000 · EducationRhodes Colle…GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOUNDATION INC — $15,000 · EducationGREAT EXPECT…Southern Methodist University — $12,750 · EducationSouthern Met…GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC — $10,000 · EducationPANHANDLE STATE FOUNDATION — $8,000 · Education+23 more — $46,933 · Education+23 moreYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ARDMORE OKLAHOMA — $50,000 · Human ServicesGLORIA AINSWORTH CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER INC — $40,000 · Human ServicesATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION — $20,000 · Human ServicesCOOKSON HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC — $5,444 · Human Services+1 more — $800 · Human ServicesGOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CLINICINC — $75,000 · HealthDIABETES SOLUTION OF OKLAHOMA — $7,500 · HealthCB GODDARD CENTER FOR VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS — $35,000 · Arts & CultureColonial Williamsburg Foundation — $12,000 · Arts & CultureOKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE INC — $12,000 · Arts & CultureTHE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTRY INC — $30,000 · Employment
Environment$1,018,798Other$232,421Education$190,316Human Services$116,244Health$82,500Arts & Culture$59,000Employment$30,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE — $1,018,798 over 1y, 15% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CLINICINC — $75,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ARDMORE OKLAHOMA — $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCB GODDARD CENTER FOR VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS — $35,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation — $32,443 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC — $30,190 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhodes College — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT EXPECTATIONS FOUNDATION INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSouthern Methodist University — $12,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation — $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE INC — $12,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCASA OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INC — $10,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANHANDLE STATE FOUNDATION — $8,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDIABETES SOLUTION OF OKLAHOMA — $7,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetCOOKSON HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC — $5,444 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMassachusetts Maritime Academy Foundation Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMURRAY STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — $4,340 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRACELAND UNIVERSITY — $3,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Westminster Schools Inc — $2,918 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARCLAY COLLEGE — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCameron University Foundation Inc — $2,475 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFort Bend ISD Education Foundation — $1,460 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOAK HALL EPISCOPAL SCHOOL — $1,281 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation — $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDavidson College — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMississippi State University Foundation Inc — $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKHURST UNIVERSITY — $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAVILA UNIVERSITY — $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MORE FOUNDATION — $650 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN ACADEMIES — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY — $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY — $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Samuel Roberts No…Southern Oklahoma Mem…The Merrick FoundationTulsa Community Found…Shell USA Company Fou…Beverly Westheimer We…Community Foundation …McCrory FoundationOklahoma City Communi…Mercy Hospital ArdmoreThe Daube Family Foun…Charles B Goddard Fou…
The Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationOK66.2× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation · Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation Inc · The Merrick Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Beverly Westheimer Wellnitz Charitable Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc · McCrory Foundation · Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · Mercy Hospital Ardmore · The Daube Family Foundation Inc · Charles B Goddard Foundation Trust

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Noble Research Institute LLC funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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no gov · 140%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Good Shepherd Community Clinicinc — 5% of income from government
  • Oklahoma Arts Institute Inc — 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
14get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25

Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 114 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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