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Donald R and Esther Simon Foundation: 41 grants to organizations, $613,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Donald R and Esther Simon Foundation, a private foundation in Farmington Hills, MI, paid 41 grants to organizations totaling $613,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $55,000 to Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Detroit, MI for unrestricted grant to general fund.
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- EIN
- 203651333
- Based in
- Farmington Hills, MI
- Assets
- $13,550,079
- Grants paid
- $613,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349105012. It reported $613,000 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JSL Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fresh Air Society | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fundunrestricted grant to general fund | Recreation and sports | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilda's Club of Metro Detroit | Royal Oak, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metro Food Rescue | West Bloomfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Employment Solutons Co - Project Clean Slate | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pink Fund | Southfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to general fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jarc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit | West Bloomfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary Burnstein Clinic | Pontiac, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Friends of Dror Israel Inc | Portland, OR | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit | Farmington Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan | East Lansing, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospitality House | Commerce Charter TWP, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moishe House | Charlotte, NC | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smartaid | San Marcos, TX | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Commission | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti Defamation League | West Bloomfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth El | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Israel | West Bloomfield, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Historical Society of Michigan | Farmington Hills, MI | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elite Meet | Marlborough, CT | Unrestricted grant to general fund | Public and societal benefit | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | Oceanside, CA | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission Msa | McLean, VA | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parkinson Foundation | Miami, FL | Unrestricted grant to general fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $40,000 |
| Human services | $40,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $17,000 |
| Employment | $15,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $15,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $505,000 |
| New York | $39,000 |
| District of Columbia | $24,000 |
| Oregon | $12,000 |
| North Carolina | $10,000 |
| Texas | $10,000 |
| Maryland | $7,000 |
| Connecticut | $2,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.