ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Nicholas H. Noyes (1883 - 1977) was the first comptroller of Eli Lilly and Company. In 1951, he and his wife, Marguerite Lilly Noyes, established a charitable foundation in memory of their son, Nicholas Noyes, Jr., who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28.

Foundation assets in 2008 were approximately $30,000,000.  Charitable grants made in 2008 totaled $2,305,500.

Board members are...Avery Augustine, Nancy Ayres, Lisa Bohn, David Harris, Elizabeth H. Noyes, Evan L. Noyes, Jr., Henry S. Noyes, Nicholas S. Noyes, Zeb Portanova, Robert H. Reynolds, L. Gene Tanner.