Private Foundation

THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC

THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $171.4M in revenue, $365.0M in expenses, $4.5B in total assets. IRS filings disclose 6,966 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.0B.

EIN: 133794889 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$171.4M
Total Expenses$365.0M
Total Assets$4.5B
Grants Given6,966
Grant Total$2.0B
Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

NEW YORK GENOME CENTER
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT"
$20,000,000
STONY BROOK FOUNDATION
STONY BROOK, NY · 2024
SIMONS INFINITY INVESTMENT MATCHING GIFT
$6,666,667
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
2024
A MAJOR PROGRAMME OF FUNDAMENTAL AND CLINICAL AUTISM RESEARCH
$5,146,400
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
SIMONS CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
$4,434,919
CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
AUTISM RESEARCH
$4,227,515

Showing up to 5 of 6,966 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE (AS OF 6/2024) Andrew Golden
TRUSTEE (AS OF 6/2024) Bill Ford
GEN. COUNSEL/SEC./CHIEF COMPL. OFF. Brett Dakin
TRUSTEE Cornelia Bargmann
TRUSTEE David Eisenbud
PRESIDENT David Spergel

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Top Grant Purposes

grants paid
$822,629,542 3 grants
NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT"
$80,000,000 4 grants
SIMONS OBSERVATORY
$49,020,575 4 grants
MFA NEW PLEDGE
$31,100,000 2 grants
SIMONS INVESTIGATOR IN PHYSICS
$27,647,457 197 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $171.4M $365.0M $4.5B
2023 $124.1M $565.0M $4.6B
2022 $373.4M $523.1M $4.9B
2020 $129.5M $538.9M $4.5B
2019 $523.7M $489.0M $4.0B

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $523.7M to $171.4M (-67%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5B.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, and 4 other states.

ALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGA

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