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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-1563642

The Simone Leigh Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $29,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,469,406

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,293,033

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,140,534

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100,000

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Women Make Movies IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $16,500
  2. Archie Bray FoundationHelena, MT

    General operating support

    $7,500
  3. The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $21,50074% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $7,50026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $21,500
  2. Montana1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Simone LeighPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Rebecca AdibVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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