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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3309123

The Simon Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Fe, NM. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $45,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,138,996

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,130

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,396,689

  • Tax year 2022

    $168,080

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,341,238

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,542,464

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,378,696

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $996,482

  • Tax year 2018

    $352,829

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $798,161

  • Tax year 2017

    $369,723

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $628,375

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    Learning and education fund

    $20,000
  2. United World CollegeMontezuma, NM

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  3. Think New MexicoSanta Fe, NM

    Programming

    $5,000
  4. Center of Southwest CultureAlbuquerque, NM

    Programming

    $5,000
  5. College and Career PlazaSanta Fe, NM

    Programming

    $5,000
  6. Partners in Education FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    Charitable

    $5,000

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 $20,00057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico6 grants $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Steve SimonEXECUTIVE CH Hours 40Pay $120,000
  • Melynn SchuylerVP/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Alan MarksSECRETARY Hours 8Pay $53,220
  • Victoria MoraASST SECRETA Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elisha NashEXECUTIVE DI Hours 40Pay $160,000
  • Susan TalkingtonCOO Hours 40Pay $112,833

The return

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