Private Foundation

SIMON ESTES FOUNDATION

Based in ANKENY, IA, SIMON ESTES FOUNDATION operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $43K in revenue, $30K in expenses, $965K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 16 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $287K.

EIN: 421525276 ANKENY, IA Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$43K
Total Expenses$30K
Total Assets$965K
Grants Given16
Grant Total$287K
Filing Years2021–2025

Where $100 goes at Simon Estes Foundation

How Simon Estes Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $91 for programs

$84
Provide malaria nets in order to prevent people from contracting malaria
92% of program spending
$7
Funding awarded to des moines area community college and Ankeny centennial high school for scholarships
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Simon Estes Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Often funds new orgs 80% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

DES MOINES METRO OPERA
INDIANOLA, IA · 2025
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$5,000
UNIVERISTY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA · 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS
$15,000
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
NEW YORK, NY · 2022
SCHOLARSHIPS
$3,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
CEDER FALLS, IA · 2022
SCHOLARSHIPS
$1,800
UNIVERISTY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA · 2022
SCHOLARSHIPS
$1,800

Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Simon Estes

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$50,000 3 grants
Education
$36,700 12 grants
Unspecified
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $43K $30K $965K
2024 $3K $83K $951K
2023 $4K $29K $1.0M
2022 $402K $31K $1.1M
2021 $217K $59K $682K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $217K to $43K (-80%), with total assets most recently reported at $965K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, IA, IL, NY.

DCIAILNY

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