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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203651333Est. 2008-01

DONALD R AND ESTHER SIMON FOUNDATION

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334

Total Assets

$13.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$613K

FY 2024

Grants Made

41

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$55K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$447K

Total Expenses

$768K

Qualifying Distributions

$683K

Distributable Amount

$650K

Min. Investment Return

$656K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

41 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $55K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $633K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

136 grants

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$230K
5 grants
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER
$213K
5 grants
FRESH AIR SOCIETY
$205K
4 grants
JSL FOUNDATION
$167K
3 grants
HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT
$160K
4 grants
GILDA'S CLUB OF METRO DETROIT
$160K
4 grants
DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTONS CO - PROJECT CLEAN SLATE
$120K
3 grants
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
58
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Michigan
$2.2M
82% of total
New York
$214K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$102K
4% of total
Maryland
$50K
2% of total
Florida
$41K
2% of total
Oregon
$15K
1% of total
Texas
$10K
0% of total
North Carolina
$10K
0% of total
Washington
$10K
0% of total
Montana
$3K
0% of total

+4 more states

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