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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-1799107

Manoogian Simone Foundation

A private foundation in Dearborn, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $12 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,995,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $37,001,414

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,504,926

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $43,345,748

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,386,605

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $42,347,475

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,718,880

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $41,480,479

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,790,551

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $47,087,292

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,776,654

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $50,963,289

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab Charitable Fund (donor Advised)Orlando, FL

    Operating fund

    $8,575,000
  2. Visual Armenian FoundationBedford, NH

    Educational

    $2,080,000
  3. The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra FoundationBurbank, CA

    Religious/cultural

    $500,000
  4. Armenian Wounded Heroes FundLa Canada, CA

    Operating fund

    $450,000
  5. Sahag-Armenian Christian School IncPasadena, CA

    Educational

    $200,000
  6. Classical ArmenianValley Village, CA

    Religious/cultural

    $150,000
  7. Visual Armenian FoundationBedford, NH

    Educational

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $500,00053% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $450,00047% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $8,575,000
  2. New Hampshire2 grants $2,120,000
  3. California4 grants $1,300,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christine M SimonePRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 30Pay $75,000
  • David SimoneDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mark SimoneV.P. / SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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