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Herbert Simon Family Foundation

Indianapolis, IN  ·  EIN 383905454  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$31.1M

Total Giving

$43.0M

Grants on File

45

Average Grant

$956K

Giving Radius

Where Herbert Simon Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $214K across 4 grants CO — $10K across 1 grant CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — $41.7M across 21 grants KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — $255K across 2 grants NY — $712K across 15 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $2K across 1 grant RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — $125K across 1 grant WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 40 recipients across 7 states. Top concentrations: INDIANAPOLIS ($40.9M, 19 grants), BLOOMINGTON ($765K, 2 grants), NEW YORK ($712K, 15 grants), RENO ($255K, 2 grants), MORGANTOWN ($125K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Humane Society of Indianapolis $500 2020
Indiana University Hillel Foundation INC $10K 2020
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis INC Aka Jfgi $500K 2020
Kirkus Prize Winner - Derrick Barne $25K 2020
Kirkus Prize Winner - Gordon C Jame $25K 2020
Kirkus Prize Winner - Mychal Denzel $50K 2020
Kirkus Prize Winner - Raven Baptise $50K 2020
Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library $100K 2020
Newfields $10K 2020
Rightfit $15K 2020
Simon Youth Foundation INC Aka Syf $5K 2020
The Public Collection $40K 2020
Unicef USA $12K 2020
Usc Shoah Foundation $10K 2020
Wfyi Foundation $20K 2020
Wilkes University $2K 2020
100 Black Men of Indianapolis INC $1K 2020
American Friends of Hebrew University $100K 2020
Big Car Collaborative $5K 2020
Big Green $10K 2020
Brentwood School $100K 2020
Central Indiana Community Foundation INC $5.7M 2020
Children's Museum of Indianapolis INC $650K 2020
Community Foundation of Western Nevada $250K 2020
Community Kitchen INC $125K 2020

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $23.0M $1.4M $13.5M $13.7M
2022 $22.2M $1.5M $7.8M $11.1M
2021 $26.1M $2.1M $9.7M $11.8M
2020 $29.7M $1.9M $2.3M $9.7M
2019 $37.2M $170K $13.8M $8.2M
2015 $31.9M $1.6M $4.7M $5.8M
2014 $33.3M $1.3M $14.6M $5.4M
2013 $27.4M $450K $31.5M $2.4M

Section VII

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