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Funding search · EIN 236286763 · Chicago, IL

Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust Xxxxx8006

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

258
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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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Top recipients

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National Philanthropic Trust4 grants · $329,309
Metropolitan Opera Assn4 grants · $90,000
Central Park Conservancy4 grants · $80,000
Wnetchannel 133 grants · $80,000
Wnyc4 grants · $60,000
Falmouth Academy2 grants · $60,000
The Public Theater4 grants · $50,000
Carnegie Hall Society4 grants · $45,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund4 grants · $40,000
The Falmouth Service Center4 grants · $38,500

Giving over time

$446,500

2022

$398,559

2023

$386,936

2024

$446,814

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 258 grants.

$114,000
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
General
$112,936
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
General
$54,559
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
General
$50,000
Wnetchannel 13 · New York, NY · 2025
General
$50,000
Falmouth Academy · Falmouth, MA · 2023
General
$47,814
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2025
General
$30,000
Wnyc · New York, NY · 2025
General
$27,500
The Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2025
General
$25,000
Metropolitan Opera Assn · New York, NY · 2025
General
$25,000
Planned Parenthood of New York City · New York, NY · 2025
General
$25,000
Metropolitan Opera Assn · New York, NY · 2024
General
$25,000
Pbs Newshour · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
$20,000
Carnegie Hall Society · New York, NY · 2025
General
$20,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2025
General
$20,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General
$20,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General
$20,000
Metropolitan Opera Assn · New York, NY · 2023
General
$20,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General
$20,000
Metropolitan Opera Assn · New York, NY · 2022
General
$20,000
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2022
General
$20,000
Wnetchannel 13 · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps in · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
Cape Cod Healthcare · Hyannis, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund · Lockbox, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
Carnegie Hall Society · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund · Lockbox, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Wnyc · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Carnegie Hall Society · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Chamber Music Society · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Salzburg Festival Society · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
The Morgan Library & Museum · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund · Lockbox, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Wnetchannel 13 · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Wnyc · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Falmouth Academy · Falmouth, MA · 2022
General
$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2022
General
$10,000
Salzburg Festival Society · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
The Morgan Library & Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund · Lockbox, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Wnyc · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Ymca Cape Cod · West Barnstable, ME · 2022
General
$7,500
The 300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2025
General
$7,500
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2024
General
$7,500
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2023
General
$6,000
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2025
General
$6,000
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Community Health Center of Cape Cod · Mashpee, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Food Bank for New York · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Food for Free · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Gsas Columbia University · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Historic Highfield · Falmouth, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Minnesota State University at Moorhead · Moorhead, MN · 2025
General
$5,000
Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$5,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2025
General
$5,000
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of Ny · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2025
General
$5,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Woods Hole Public Library · Woods Hole, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2025
General
$5,000
Young Concert Artists · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps in · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
Cape Cod Healthcare · Hyannis, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
Cape Cod Theatre Project · Falmouth, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
Chamber Music Society · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Food Bank for New York · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Gsas Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Minnesota State University at Moorhead · Moorhead, MN · 2024
General
$5,000
Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$5,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2024
General
$5,000
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of Ny · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General
$5,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
Woods Hole Public Library · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps in · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Cape Cod Healthcare · Hyannis, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Food Bank for New York · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Food for Free · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Gsas Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
King Baudouin Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.