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Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation: 90 grants to organizations, $515,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation, a private foundation in Santa Monica, CA, paid 90 grants to organizations totaling $515,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $70,000 to Brazil Foundation in New York, NY for charitable.
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- EIN
- 956035906
- Based in
- Santa Monica, CA
- Assets
- $12,229,997
- Grants paid
- $515,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349103554. It reported $515,500 in grants paid; 90 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum Associates - Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | Charitable | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | Public and societal benefit | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braille Institute of America | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Charitable | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (WHC) | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelter Partnership Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Music Center | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish National Fund Inc | New York, NY | Charitable | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ucla - Center for Jewish Studies | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Charitable | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service | Culver City, CA | Charitable | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amanecer Community Counseling Service | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | Charitable | Health care | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans for Peace Now Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | Charitable | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | Charitable | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leysin American School | Dania Beach, FL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeds of Peace Inc | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | Charitable | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Foundation | Pasadena, CA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | Environment | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | Charitable | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Against Gun Violence | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 350org | Boston, MA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Armand Hammer Museum -Art & Culture CNTR | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arttable Inc | New York, NY | Charitable | Public and societal benefit | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Charitable | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Restorative Justice Works | Montebello, CA | Charitable | Mental health and crisis intervention | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Confluence Rising | Long Beach, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Create Noworg | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Extraordinary Families | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Howling for Wolves | Hopkins, MN | Charitable | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leo Baeck Temple | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moca - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Clinics | Pasadena, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peace Over Violence | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Communicators Inc | Denver, CO | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yellowstone Park Foundation | Bozeman, MT | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarematrix | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer RSCH | West Hollywood, CA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lange Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Southern California - Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Religion-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Window Between Worlds | Venice, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Kesem National | Covina, CA | Charitable | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dolphin Communication Project | Port St Lucie, FL | Charitable | Animal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holocaust Museum Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for RSRCH On Pres Elections | Los Altos, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Voice for Peace | Berkeley, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make A Wish America | Phoenix, AZ | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naacp Legal Defense & Educational Fund | New York, NY | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Policy Research Inc | Delmar, NY | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Lorenzo Valley Youth Council | Ben Lomond, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upward Bound House | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ahead With Horses Inc | Shadow Hills, CA | Charitable | Health care | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Animal Nations | Sacramento, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carlthorp School | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | Charitable | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Paths Conseling CNTR | Inglewood, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Blind Children's Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $95,000 |
| Human services | $38,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $30,000 |
| Animal-related | $23,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $21,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $13,000 |
| Education | $13,000 |
| Health care | $12,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $277,000 |
| New York | $145,000 |
| District of Columbia | $37,500 |
| Virginia | $14,000 |
| Florida | $7,000 |
| Rhode Island | $5,000 |
| Ohio | $5,000 |
| Alabama | $5,000 |
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Updated November 12, 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.