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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-2412935

The Simons Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $53,000 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

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $973,347

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $867,810

  • Tax year 2022

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $933,184

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $953,971

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $956,620

  • Tax year 2019

    $104,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,205

  • Tax year 2018

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $980,960

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lake Highland Preparatory SchoolOrlando, FL

    Academic funds

    $25,000
  2. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Academic funds

    $10,000
  3. Bo's PlaceHouston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Academic funds

    $5,000
  5. The University of Texas MD AndersonAustin, TX

    Academic funds

    $2,000
  6. St Johns SchoolHouston, TX

    Academic funds

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $15,00060% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $25,000
  2. Texas3 grants $13,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Suzanne SimonsDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Justin SimonsDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/TREASUR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Caroline SimonsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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