The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation
Invitation OnlyLindon, Utah · EIN 87-0649164 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$29.5M
Organizations funded62
Typical grant$300,001
Total assets$100.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $175,000 and $550,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
68% of grants went outside Utah.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against Malaria Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Humanitarian | $5,000,000 |
| Evidence Action | Washington, DC | Humanitarian | $1,500,000 |
| Id Insight Inc | San Francisco, CA | Humanitarian | $1,025,000 |
| Educate Girls | Mumbai, IN | Humanitarian | $1,000,000 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation | Oxford, UK | Humanitarian | $1,000,000 |
| Helen Keller International | New York, NY | Humanitarian | $1,000,000 |
| Living Goods | San Francisco, CA | Humanitarian | $1,000,000 |
| Muso | San Francisco, CA | Humanitarian | $1,000,000 |
| Onegoal | Chicago, IL | Humanitarian | $800,000 |
| The Boma Project | Manchester Center, VT | Humanitarian | $750,000 |
| Ashoka - All America | Arlington, VA | Humanitarian | $640,000 |
| Visionspring | New York, NY | Humanitarian | $625,000 |
| Development Media International | London, UK | Humanitarian | $600,000 |
| Namati | Washington, DC | Humanitarian | $600,000 |
| Splash International | Seattle, WA | Humanitarian | $600,000 |
| Medic Mobile | San Francisco, CA | Humanitarian | $550,000 |
| Educate | Denver, CO | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Friends of Switchpoint | St George, UT | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Integrate Health | Medway, MA | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Lwala Community Alliance | Nashville, TN | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Proximity Designs | South Pasadena, CA | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Spark Microgrants | New York, NY | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Ubongo International | Austin, TX | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Village Enterprise | San Carlos, CA | Humanitarian | $500,000 |
| Bridge - Liberia | Diamond Bar, CA | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Givedirectly | New York, NY | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Healthy Kidsbrighter Future | Brunswick, ME | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Odyssey House Inc - Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Pivot Works Inc | Randolph, MA | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Room to Grow | New York, NY | Humanitarian | $400,000 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project | Norwich, VT | Humanitarian | $350,000 |
| American Heart Association | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $300,001 |
| Earth Enable Inc | Weston, MA | Humanitarian | $300,000 |
| Food4education | Nairobi, KE | Humanitarian | $300,000 |
| Imagine Worldwide | Mill Valley, CA | Humanitarian | $300,000 |
| Project Healthy Children-Sanku | Westborough, MA | Humanitarian | $300,000 |
| Volunteers of America | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $300,000 |
| African Visionary Fund | Andover, NH | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| Building Tomorrow | Indianapolis, IN | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| Lively Minds | Devon, UK | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| No Means No Worldwide | Albuquerque, NM | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| Playworks Utah | Oakland, CA | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| The Peek Vision | Berkhamsted, UK | Humanitarian | $250,000 |
| Utah Youth Village | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $200,000 |
| Focus Points | Denver, CO | Humanitarian | $175,000 |
| Peer Health Exchange | Oakland, CA | Humanitarian | $175,000 |
| Neuroworx | Sandy, UT | Humanitarian | $150,000 |
| Friendship Bench Zimbabwe | Milton Park Harare, ZI | Humanitarian | $140,000 |
| Friends for Sight | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $100,000 |
| Utah Clean Energy | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $100,000 |
| Moab Free Health Clinic | Moab, UT | Humanitarian | $85,000 |
| United Way of Centra and Southern Utah | Provo, UT | Humanitarian | $75,000 |
| Flourish Therapy Inc | Orem, UT | Humanitarian | $70,000 |
| Sageland Collaboative | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $65,000 |
| Special Olympics Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $60,000 |
| Cottonwood Canyons Foundation | Cottonwood Heights, UT | Humanitarian | $30,000 |
| Project Read | Provo, UT | Humanitarian | $25,000 |
| Parker's Pocket | Yorba Linda, CA | Humanitarian | $20,000 |
| Wasteless Solutions | Salt Lake City, UT | Humanitarian | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 62 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29,485,001 | 62 |
| 2023 | $20,160,633 | 39 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503179349101665
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-0649164
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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