Funding search · EIN 461619656 · New York, NY
The David Simon Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $198,282
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Fund for the Aged4 grants · $42,000
- New Gate School1 grant · $28,000
- Help USA Fund4 grants · $21,500
- Melanoma Research Foundation1 grant · $12,500
- Our House1 grant · $10,000
- The Rogosin Institute1 grant · $10,000
- Foundation To Combat Antisemitism3 grants · $10,000
- Muhlenberg Fund3 grants · $7,500
- World Central Kitchen4 grants · $7,000
- Memorial Sloan Kettering3 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $28,000
New Gate School · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $18,000
Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $12,500
Help USA Fund · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $12,500
Melanoma Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Our House · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
The Rogosin Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $9,000
Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,182
Brazil Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Pef Israelorg · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $4,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
Foundation To Combat Antisemitism · Foxborough, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
Help USA Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
Alzheimers Association · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Foundation To Combat Antisemitism · Foxborough, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Help USA Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Foundation To Combat Antisemitism · Foxborough, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Fairplay · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Muhlenberg Fund · Allentown, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Muhlenberg Fund · Allentown, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Muhlenberg Fund · Allentown, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Fairplay · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Missionworks · Vancouver, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Help USA Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,500
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Cycle for Survival · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $100
Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
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