ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Nicholas H. Noyes (1883 - 1977) was the first comptroller of Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis. In 1951 he, along with his wife Marguerite Lilly Noyes, established the family foundation to memorialize their son, who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28.

Board members include: Avery Augustine, Nancy Ayres, Lisa Carrington, David Harris, Elizabeth H. Noyes, Evan L. Noyes, Jr., Henry S. Noyes, Nicholas S. Noyes, Wayne Portanova, Robert H. Reynolds, L. Gene Tanner.

Foundation assets in 2007 were approximately $48,300,000. Total giving in 2007 was $2,200,500.