Foundation details

Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund

Mission

The Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund was established in 1949 by her son, Walter Noonan, to support and promote quality education, services for families, and healthcare in relation to the treatment of (or recovery from) mental and physical illness or injury. The Fund also supports promotion of the arts for under-resourced populations. The Noonan Memorial Fund specifically serves the people of Greater Boston.

Guidelines

The application deadline for the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund is May 1. Applicants will be notified of grant decisions by the end of September.

Grant requests for general operating support are accepted. Operating support should be requested only if the work of the entire organization fits our guidelines. Program support will also be considered. Small, program-related capital expenses may be included in general operating or program requests. Multi-year requests also will be considered.

Grants are made to organizations that serve residents of the following Greater Boston communities: Abington, Arlington, Ashland, Avon, Bedford, Belmont, Beverly, Boston, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Dedham, Dover, East Bridgewater, Easton, Everett, Foxboro, Framingham, Gloucester, Hamilton, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Lexington, Lincoln, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Marblehead, Maynard, Medfield, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, Milton, Nahant, Natick, Needham, Newton, North Reading, Norwell, Norwood, Peabody, Quincy, Randolph, Reading, Revere, Rockland, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Somerville, Stoneham, Stoughton, Sudbury, Swampscott, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Bridgewater, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop, and Woburn.