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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3505303

The Simson Foundation

A private foundation in Bexley, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $37,931 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,931

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,015

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $37,269

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,243

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $39,630

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,988

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $45,337

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,455

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $50,751

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,080

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $56,612

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,250

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $60,671

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General purpose

    $36,058
  2. Wosu Public MediaColumbus, OH

    General purpose

    $750
  3. Augusta Chiwy FoundationWesterville, OH

    General purpose

    $250
  4. Columbus School for GirlsColumbus, OH

    General purpose

    $100
  5. Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA

    General purpose

    $100
  6. Columbus AcademyGahanna, OH

    General purpose

    $100
  7. Trees for BexleyBexley, OH

    General purpose

    $100
  8. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $100
  9. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $100
  10. Temple Emanu-ElCincinnati, OH

    General purpose

    $50
  11. USA for UnhcrWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $50
  12. Junior League of ColumbusColumbus, OH

    General purpose

    $48
  13. Four Paws USA- Humane Society of the USBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $25
  14. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $25
  15. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $25
  16. Mid Ohio Fund CollectiveGrove City, OH

    General purpose

    $25
  17. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    General purpose

    $25

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $36,05898% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $300<1% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $250<1% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $100<1% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $48<1% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $25<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $25<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $36,158
  2. Ohio8 grants $1,423
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $250
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $75
  5. Illinois1 grant $25

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Douglas A SimsonDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joyce R SimsonDIRECTOR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Simson WeinsteinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexander M SimsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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