Background
New York real-estate tycoon Charles F. Noyes established this foundation in 1947 as a memorial to his late wife, Jessie Smith Noyes. In his heyday, Mr. Noyes was known as New York's "Dean of Real Estate," similar to this generation's Donald Trump.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2001 |
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| Total Assets | $70,230,823.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Joan Gussow | Director |
| Dorothy Anderson | Director |
| Miriam Ballert | Treasurer |
| Peter Bedell Jr. | Director |
| Rosemary L. Bray | Co-Chairman |
| Stephen M. Carbo | Director |
| Donna Chavis | Chairman |
| Victor DeLuca | President |
| Heather Findlay | Director |
| Jeffrey M. Golliher | Director |
| Michael W. Hamm | Director |
| Nicholas Jacangelo | Director |
| Laurel Diane Kearns | Director |
| Frederick Kirschenmann | Director |
| Dorothy E. Muma | Director |
| Edith Noyes Muma | Director |
| Chad Raphael | Director |
| Elsa A. Rios | Director |
| Linda Singer | Co-Chairman |
| Dorceta E. Taylor | Director |
| Ann F. Wiener | Director |
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Selected Grants |
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| Powder River Basin Resource Council | |
| Grant | $50,000.00 in 1997 |
| Source | The Foundation Center |
| Details | To protect natural resources in Wyoming from toxic impact of coal and gold mining and hog farming through organizing in affected communities |
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| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | |
| Grant | $92,000.00 in 1998 |
| Source | Foundation Annual Report |
| Details | Grants between 1991 and 1998 not reported elsewhere, as reported in the Foundation's FY2000 annual report. Grants supported the production of a report on large-scale hog production and the impacts of these factories on the environment ("The Price We Pay for Corporate Hogs") |
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| Idaho Rural Council | |
| Grant | $5,500.00 in 2000 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | This grant supported board and staff trainings to help the Idaho Rural Council through a recent staff turnover. |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $1,465,114.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $666,664.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| National Family Farm Coalition | $637,500.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $626,000.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Environmental Support Center | $500,000.00 | 1993 – 2000 |
| National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture | $466,400.00 | 2000 – 2003 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $335,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Rural Coalition | $335,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Green Guide Institute | $317,000.00 | 1995 – 2000 |
| Public Health Institute | $300,000.00 | 1995 – 2000 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | $271,000.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Powder River Basin Resource Council | $270,000.00 | 1989 – 2002 |
| Farmers' Legal Action Group | $265,000.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $250,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $235,000.00 | 1990 – 2001 |
| Land Stewardship Project | $222,800.00 | 1999 – 2003 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | $202,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $178,000.00 | 1991 – 1998 |
| Idaho Rural Council | $160,500.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Sustainable Northwest | $148,500.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | $112,500.00 | 1995 – 1998 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $105,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $104,096.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Western Colorado Congress | $98,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Just Food | $90,350.00 | 1999 – 2003 |
| Sustainable Food Center | $75,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group | $75,000.00 | 2001 – 2003 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $75,000.00 | 1993 – 1996 |
| INFORM | $35,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Community Farm Alliance | $30,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $25,100.00 | 1998 – 2003 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers | $25,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $25,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| American Corn Growers Association | $25,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Friends of the Earth | $22,500.00 | 1993 – 1999 |
| National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticide | $20,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| Rodale Institute | $20,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Organization for Competitive Markets | $20,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | $20,000.00 | 1989 – 1989 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $15,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $15,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| ACORN | $15,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $10,000.00 | 1989 – 1989 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $10,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Public Citizen | $5,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
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