Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $210K. Net investment income was $291K.
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family at a glance
In short: Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family gave $210K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $53K), top state Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $210,000
- +180.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $52,500
- -30.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $5,140,266
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Filling in the Blanks Inc ($100K). Together the top 4 received $210K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family gives
- In 2025 it paid out 81% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2024) to $210K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $210K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Filling in the Blanks Inc Norwalk, CT | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Concussion Legacy Foundation Inc Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| American Cancer Society New York, NY | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,140,266 | $325,876 | $270,680 | $210,000 | 4 | $233,227 | $291,323 | $286,557 |
| 2024 | $5,085,070 | $290,015 | $131,257 | $75,000 | 1 | $96,240 | $257,198 | $269,004 |
| 2023 | $4,926,304 | $124,806 | $236,185 | $180,000 | 3 | $203,531 | $165,109 | $243,806 |
| 2022 | $5,037,683 | $5,037,683 | — | — | — | — | $322 | $16,544 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family reported a distributable amount of $287K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family is led by Sobhana Sally Grimes, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sobhana Sally Grimes
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Anna Grimes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family
How much does Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family give each year?
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family gave $210K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.
What is Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's typical grant size?
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $52,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family give grants?
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's top state is Connecticut, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (24%) and Illinois (24%).
Does Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family?
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $233K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $287K (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 is Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's EIN?
Knowing Noah - The Noah John Grimes Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0331092. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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