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The Simons Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3794889 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $272M
- Grants reported
- 1,727
- Median grant
- $72K
- Future commitments
- $68.6M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,727 | $272M |
Where The Simons Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK GENOME CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" | 2024 | $20M |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | SIMONS INFINITY INVESTMENT MATCHING GIFT | 2024 | $6.7M |
| UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | EDINBURGH | A MAJOR PROGRAMME OF FUNDAMENTAL AND CLINICAL AUTISM RESEARCH | 2024 | $5.1M |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | SIMONS CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 2024 | $4.4M |
| CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES | NEW YORK, NY | AUTISM RESEARCH | 2024 | $4.2M |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THEORY AND MATHEMATICS IN BIOLOGY | 2024 | $4.1M |
| UC BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | SIMONS INSTITUTE FOR THE THEORY OF COMPUTING | 2024 | $3.8M |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | SIMONS MATH/PHYSICS OPERATING FUND | 2024 | $3.5M |
| COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY | COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY | APPLICATIONS OF GENOMICS TO BREAST CANCER DETECTION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT RESPONSE | 2024 | $3.4M |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE FUND MATCHING GIFT | 2024 | $3.1M |
| UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ANATOMICAL, MOLECULAR, AND SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO ELUCIDATE THE MECHANISM OF SEX BIAS IN THE ASD | 2024 | $2.9M |
| HAUTES ETUDES SCIENTIFIQUES | BURESSURYVETTE | OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 | $2.2M |
| COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY | COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY | GENETIC CONTRIBUTION TO AUTISM | 2024 | $2M |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | SUPPORT FOR ARXIV MMODERNIZATION | 2024 | $1.5M |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | NSF-SIMONS CENTER FOR QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY | 2024 | $1.5M |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CUNY | NEW YORK CITY, NY | CUNY MASTERS IN ASTROPHYSICS BRIDGE PROGRAM | 2024 | $1.5M |
| ETH ZURICH | SCHWERZENBACH | PRIME - PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEMS | 2024 | $1.3M |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | SCGP CURRENT USE FUND | 2024 | $1.3M |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | NSF-SIMONS CENTER FOR MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY | 2024 | $1.3M |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | SIMONS JUNIOR FACULTY FELLOWS | 2024 | $1.1M |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | ULTRA-QUANTUM MATTER | 2024 | $1.1M |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS UNDERLYING SEX EPISTASIS IN AUTISM - CORE | 2024 | $1.1M |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | DATA AND TOOLS TO DEFINE THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON | 2024 | $1M |
| JET PROPULSION LABORATORY | PASADENA, CA | PLANETARY CONTEXT OF HABITABILITY AND EXOBIOLOGY | 2024 | $1M |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | NSF-SIMONS CENTER FOR MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY | 2024 | $1M |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Simons Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.