Open Foundations · Illinois

Simon Family Foundation

Highland Park, Illinois · EIN 364325958. It paid $5.9M across 45 grants in 2025, a median of $100K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

All Illinois foundations · All states · Data updated October 31, 2026

$5.9M
paid in 2025
45
grants paid
$100K
median grant
8%
to first-time recipients
$59.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
ALBERT SIMON III
Address
1755 LAKE COOK RD APT 314, HIGHLAND PARK, IL, 60035
Phone
8478359195
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202622439349100622. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

further

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 45 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Window to the World CommunicationsIL$550,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2World Central Kitchen IncorporatedDC$450,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
3Greater Chicago Food DepositoryIL$400,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
4Northern Illinois Food BankIL$400,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
5Donorschoose OrgNY$300,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
6A Silver Lining Foundation Chicagoland Cancer Info CoalitionIL$280,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
7Planned Parenthood of IllinoisIL$250,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
8American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science IncNY$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
9Jewish National Fund IncNY$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
10Mayo ClinicMN$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
11Spondylitis Association of AmericaCA$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
12American Friends of Magen David AdomNY$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
13Aspiritech NfpIL$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
14Chicago Botanic GardenIL$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
15Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois IncIL$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202055$3.8M
202152$4.6M
202250$4.8M
202350$4.9M
202449$5.5M
2025 (partial year)45$5.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Illinois62%
New York20%
District of Columbia4%
Minnesota2%
California2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Albert Simon IiiPRESIDENT · 2025
Judith SimonVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Steven SimonASSISTANT · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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