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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364325958Est. 1999-12

THE SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$118.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

49

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$112K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.5M

Total Expenses

$6.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.6M

Distributable Amount

$5.5M

Min. Investment Return

$5.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

49 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $100K to maximum $400K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $5.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

309 grants

DONORSCHOOSE ORG
$1.9M
6 grants
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$1.8M
6 grants
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
$1.4M
6 grants
A SILVER LINING FOUNDATION CHICAGOLAND CANCER INFO COALITION
$1.3M
6 grants
TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY
$1.2M
6 grants
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED
$1.1M
6 grants
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND INC
$1.0M
6 grants
SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$950K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

309 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
92
grants
$50–250K
149
grants
$250K–1M
21
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$18.1M
65% of total
New York
$5.5M
20% of total
District of Columbia
$1.7M
6% of total
California
$950K
3% of total
Minnesota
$940K
3% of total
Texas
$360K
1% of total
Florida
$105K
0% of total
Colorado
$60K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$45K
0% of total
Missouri
$30K
0% of total

+1 more states

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