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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-6035908

The Norton Simon Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $195,211,979

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,800,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $188,437,048

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $179,256,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $207,781,433

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,400,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $197,257,697

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Norton Simon Museum of Art at PasadenaPasadena, CA

    Unrestricted support of the museum's operations

    $6,000,000

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 $6,000,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $6,000,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Walter W TimoshukPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $94,625
  • Ronald H DykhuizenCFO & VP & TREASURER Hours 6Pay $46,955
  • Stephanie VillasenorSECRETARY & VP & TRUSTEE Hours 7.5Pay $40,050
  • Sara Campbell AbdoASST. SECRETARY & TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Luis LiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas L PfisterTRUSTEE (THRU 12/31/2024) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Michael E PhelpsCHAIR & TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy ShelmonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nina ShepherdTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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