Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund
The Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. It supports quality education, family services, healthcare related to treatment or recovery from mental and physical illness or injury, and promotion of the arts for under-resourced populations, with a stated focus on Greater Boston.
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund gave $910K across 44 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $910,000
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 44
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,682
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $18,743,598
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund
- How to Apply
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Submit an online application.
- Review Cycle
- May 1. Grant decisions are communicated by the end of September.
- Deadline
- May 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Apply Online
Mailing address: Apply Online, Apply Online, RI 02903
Phone: (888) 866-3275
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund
Who Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dimock Community Health Center ($50K). Together the top 10 received $278K.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 92 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Fund’s grant program serves Greater Boston. All grant dollars itemized for 2025 went to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 44 itemized grants.
Cities
How Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund gives
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $762K (2021) to $940K (2022). In 2025 it made 44 grants totaling $910K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dimock Community Health Center Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted General | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood League Massachusetts Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $40,000 |
| Health Law Advocates Inc Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| Hildebrand Family Self Help Center Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted General | $25,000 |
| Brookview House Inc Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $25,000 |
| Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $25,000 |
| De Novo Center for Justice and Healing Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted General | $23,000 |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $20,000 |
| Community Workshops Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $20,000 |
| United South End Settlements Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The Fund is identified as a private foundation filing Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,743,598 | $2,078,010 | $1,200,030 | $910,000 | 44 | $1,035,075 | $1,924,973 | $1,077,468 |
| 2024 | $17,846,553 | $682,737 | $1,068,576 | $820,000 | 45 | $938,889 | $479,122 | $1,027,020 |
| 2023 | $17,230,432 | $-174,478 | $1,099,019 | $850,000 | 1 | $958,155 | $302,277 | $924,481 |
| 2022 | $17,931,520 | $3,098,427 | $1,205,637 | $940,000 | 1 | $1,050,678 | $2,961,253 | $939,484 |
| 2021 | $19,378,719 | $1,742,271 | $994,815 | $762,000 | 1 | — | $1,614,821 | $1,081,767 |
| 2020 | $16,198,619 | $999,467 | $1,008,058 | $767,500 | 1 | — | $939,683 | $886,417 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Fund was established in 1949 by Walter Noonan in memory of his mother, Deborah Munroe Noonan. Its stated purpose is to support and promote quality education, services for families, and healthcare related to treatment or recovery from mental and physical illness or injury. It also supports promotion of the arts for under-resourced populations.
Its 2025 grants included organizations working in health and community care, family services, housing, legal advocacy, and the arts. For example, Dimock Community Health Center describes its work as community health and human services, including health care, behavioral health, youth and family development, and housing for people with developmental disabilities. Health Law Advocates says it provides free legal representation to eligible Massachusetts consumers facing barriers to health care. The Boch Center describes its work as operating performing-arts venues and providing cultural and educational experiences to the public.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Fund made 44 grants totaling $910,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest listed awards included $50,000 to Dimock Community Health Center, $40,000 to Planned Parenthood League Massachusetts, and $30,000 to Health Law Advocates. Other listed recipients included Hildebrand Family Self Help Center and Brookview House ($25,000 each), and De Novo Center for Justice and Healing ($23,000).
The Fund’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applications are submitted online; the filing directs applicants to an online application and lists the application materials and award restrictions as online.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bank of America as trustee.
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$134K (2020) → $174K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $174K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund
How much does Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund give each year?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund gave $910K across 44 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $820K across 45 grants.
What is Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $20,682, across 44 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund give grants?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (22 grants), Cambridge, MA (5 grants), Roxbury, MA (4 grants) and Needham, MA (2 grants).
Does Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (44 of 44) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's largest grantees?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Dimock Community Health Center ($50,000), Planned Parenthood League Massachusetts ($40,000) and Health Law Advocates Inc ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund reported $18.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund fund?
The Fund was established in 1949 by Walter Noonan in memory of his mother, Deborah Munroe Noonan. Its stated purpose is to support and promote quality education, services for families, and healthcare related to treatment or recovery from mental and physical illness or injury. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund?
Submit an online application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's EIN?
Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6306752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/deborah-m-noonan-memorial-fund-morg_0c9e3fdff7f445fb81695ca3d594408f
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