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Noble Research Institute LLC

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

$128k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
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States reached
$29k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Environment$1.0MEducation$367kHuman Services$115kHealth$113kArts & Culture$60kEmployment$30kCrime & Legal$10kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $59,737, the rows itemized in this filing. The $127,952 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $68,215 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $51k
$22,200
Median grant
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States reached
$140M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
G BAR C OPERATIONS LLC$28,500
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$22,200
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INC$9,037
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its 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 its 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
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
WI
MI
MA
SD
IA
CA
CO
MO
VA
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
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
5
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
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
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
8
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
9
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
10
Columbia College

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

Education
11
California Baptist University

A private institution of higher education, offering both undergraduate and graduate courses to students.

Education
12
Trinity University

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

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oklahoma State University Foundation; 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.
04the grantee network

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

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 52 of the 116 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
51/52
Grantees still filing
41/52
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE: $1,018,798 · EnvironmentSOIL HEALTH INSTITUTECOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: $33,300 · OtherCOLORADO STATE UNI…ARBUCKLE LIFE SOLUTIONS INC: $30,000 · OtherARBUCKLE LIFE SOLU…G BAR C OPERATIONS LLC: $28,500 · OtherG BAR C OPERATIONS…Assoc of Professional Oklahoma Educators Fndtn: $20,000 · OtherAssoc of Professio…THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $10,000 · OtherCASA OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INC: $10,000 · Other+67 more: $160,358 · Other+67 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…GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · EducationGREAT EXPECT…Rhodes College: $15,000 · EducationRhodes Colle…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 & CultureOKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE INC: $12,000 · Arts & CultureColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $12,000 · Arts & CultureTHE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTRY INC: $30,000 · Employment
Environment$1,018,798Other$292,158Education$190,316Human Services$116,244Health$82,500Arts & Culture$59,000Employment$30,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's 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 budgetATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT EXPECTATIONS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRhodes College: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $12,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE INC: $12,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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 budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 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 budgetDavidson College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAVILA UNIVERSITY: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKHURST 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 budgetTHE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN ACADEMIES: $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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

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

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: 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

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Noble Research Institute LLC funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Noble Research Institute LLC. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 140%0%1%3%5%funder's 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
How this is measured
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 a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than 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 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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