Noonmark Foundation
Mount Vernon, IA · EIN 36-3798777. Reported 296 grants totalling $55,165 to 185 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Noonmark Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100. Half of everything it gave fell between $50 and $203; the smallest was $10 and the largest $2,350. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Winnetka | Winnetka, IL | $6,930 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Placid Sinfonietta | Lake Placid, NY | $4,225 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $2,310 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,856 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $1,853 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evanston Community Foundation | Evanston, IL | $1,325 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 987 Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $1,230 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keene Valley Library | Keene Valley, NY | $1,035 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids, IA | $975 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Keene Valley Congregational Church | Keene Valley, NY | $950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $945 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $875 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $829 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $820 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $795 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $770 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Falcon Ridge Folk Festival | Sharon, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $730 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Watch | Chicago, IL | $660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $625 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wheaton College | Norton, MA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $503 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Country Public Radio | Canton, NY | $475 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $460 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $455 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easterseals | Chicago, IL | $435 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Placid Center for the Arts | Lake Placid, NY | $410 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Campaign for Education | Washington, DC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wttw Public Tv | Chicago, IL | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wbez Public Radio | Chicago, IL | $365 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Iowa PBS | Johnston, IA | $360 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon-Lisbon Charitable Development Group | Mount Vernon, IA | $360 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Over the Rainbow | Evanston, IL | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University - Bienen School of Music | Evanston, IL | $325 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Land Trust | Keene, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cape Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Evanstonnorth Shore | Winnetka, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kvcc | Keene Valley, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters | Washington, DC | $278 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $275 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $260 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Mountain Reserve - Ausable Club | Keene Valley, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ausable Club Preservation Foundation | Keene Valley, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon, IA | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Services Center | Wilmette, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Business Chicago | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College of Dupage - Wdcb Public Radio | Glen Ellyn, IL | $240 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $230 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eths Foundation | Evanston, IL | $225 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wikimedia | San Francisco, CA | $224 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Personal Finance | Ann Arbor, MI | $209 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adler Planetarium | Chicago, IL | $205 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Labre Indian School | Ashland, MT | $203 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden Club of Evanston | Wilmette, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Have Dreams | Evanston, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keene Valley Library Association | Keene Valley, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Change Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Adirondack Carousel | Saranac Lake, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Urbana, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Cleveland, OH | $198 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $180 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | $177 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foxcroft School | Middleburg, VA | $175 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois Humanities | Chicago, IL | $175 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $175 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $160 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $155 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folk Alliance International | Kansas City, MO | $153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Village Foundation | Solvang, CA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Winnetka Youth Organization | Winnetka, IL | $150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $135 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Trust | Washington, DC | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| AARP Foundation | Washington, DC | $123 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | $120 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon Lisbon - Ccdg | Mount Vernon, IA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Folk Heritage | Encinitas, CA | $117 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $102 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Trail Improvement Society | Keene Valley, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atis | Keene Valley, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Iowa Blues Society | Des Moines, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emily's List | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Service Center | Wilmette, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folk Alliance Region Midwest | Remus, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Homan Square | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthwell Foundation | Germantown, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Resource Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nrdc Action Fund | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uweza Aid Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uweza Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Actblue | Somerville, MA | $90 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Smithsonian | Washington, DC | $90 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Maps Society | Chicago, IL | $85 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $85 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $80 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Cause - Illinois | Chicago, IL | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Fund of the League of Women Voters | Washington, DC | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adrenaline Sports | Hiawatha, IA | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research | Clarksburg, WV | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Menlo Parks | Menlo Park, CA | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dramatists Guild Fund | New York, NY | $55 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Charities | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evanston Roundtable | Evanston, IL | $50 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Evanston Township High School Foundation | Evanston, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Focus - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Peaks Education | Keene Valley, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake County Symphony Orchestra | Gurnee, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Levy Senior Center Foundation | Evanston, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Peaks Preschool | Keene, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seagle Festival | Schroon Lake, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union of Concered Scientist | Cambridge, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Negro College Fund | Washington, DC | $50 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilmette Theatre | Wilmette Avenue, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | $45 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Battlefield Trust | Washington, DC | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Map Society | Chicago, IL | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah Siddons Society | Chicago, IL | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research | Clarksburg, MD | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassion and Choices | Littleton, CO | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation | Chicago, IL | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adirondack Wild | Niskayuna, NY | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Phi Foundation | Evanston, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Kidney Fund | Rockville, MD | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brightfocus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Home and Aid Society Inc (chasi) | Chicago, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Program | Iowa City, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evanston Roundtable Media | Evanston, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom From Religion Foundation | Madison, WI | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giffords | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Campaign | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Vernon Area Arts Council | Mount Vernon, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon Community School District | Mount Vernon, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Theatre | Mount Vernon, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Parks Foundation | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Shore Choral Society | Evanston, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Deerfield, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Vote Smart | Des Moines, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeast Linn Community Center Corporation | Lisbon, IA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SPCA International | New York, NY | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Service Organizations | Arlington, VA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $15 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | $15 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $10 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Consumer Reports Inc | Yonkers, NY | $10 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
61 of 185 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 177 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | $13,035 | $100 |
| 2022 | 81 | $16,415 | $100 |
| 2023 | 61 | $10,195 | $100 |
| 2024 | 82 | $15,520 | $100 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
42% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Noonmark Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1205 3RD St Sw, Mount Vernon, IA, 52314. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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