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DONALD R AND ESTHER SIMON FOUNDATION

· FARMINGTN HLS, MI · private_foundation · program funder

48recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 91% of giving in Michigan

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A local funder — 91% of its dollars go to MI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CT, DC, FL, MD, MI, MT, NY, TX, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder15
JEWISH FUND INCBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder11
MARJORIE & MAXWELL JOSPEY FOUNDATIONBIRMINGHAM, MIprogram funder10
UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGANDETROIT, MIprogram funder10
RAVITZ FOUNDATIONFARMINGTN HLS, MIprogram funder9
ALAN JAY AND SUE KAUFMAN FOUNDATIONFARMINGTON HILLS, MIprogram funder7
DEROY TESTAMENTARY FOUNDATIONW BLOOMFIELD, MIprogram funder7
EUGENE APPLEBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATIONBIRMINGHAM, MIprogram funder7
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROITBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder7
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder7
PHILLIP AND ELIZABETH FILMER MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTDETROIT, MIprogram funder7
EDWARD C AND LINDA DRESNER LEVY FOUNDATIONRESTON, VAprogram funder6
GEORGE M AND JO ELYN NYMAN CHARITABLE TRBIRMINGHAM, MIprogram funder6
ROBERT AND GAIL KATZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONBLOOMFLD HLS, MIprogram funder6
THE BARTON MALOW FOUNDATIONSOUTHFIELD, MIprogram funder6
BEN N TEITEL CHARITABLE TRW BLOOMFIELD, MIprogram funder5
CONSUMERS ENERGY FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MIprogram funder5
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder5
FORD PHILANTHROPYDEARBORN, MIprogram funder5
GROSFELD FOUNDATIONSOUTHFIELD, MIprogram funder5
MCGREGOR FUNDDETROIT, MIprogram funder5
MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUNDBRIGHTON, MIprogram funder5
ROCHELLE ROSENTHAL FORESTER ANDRANDOLPH L FORESTER FOUNDATIONBIRMINGHAM, MIprogram funder5
SKILLMAN FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder5
ANDREA L & LAWRENCE A WOLFE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTROY, MIprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INCMI62024$280,000
FRESH AIR SOCIETYMI52024$245,000
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTERMI62024$223,000
JSL FOUNDATIONMI32024$167,000
GILDAS CLUB-METRO DETROITMI42024$160,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROITMI32024$122,000
PINK FUND INCMI32024$75,000
YAD EZRA INCMI52024$75,000
JARCMI42024$70,000
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF DETROITMI32024$50,000
HOSPITALITY HOUSEMI42024$40,000
GESHER HUMAN SERVICESMI32024$40,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATEDDC22024$37,000
METRO FOOD RESCUEMI22024$37,000
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNY22024$27,000
LIGHTHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY INCMI22024$25,000
DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICMI22024$22,500
TEMPLE BETH ELMI42024$20,000
MICHIGAN ADVOCACY PROGRAMMI12024$15,000
MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTERMI22024$15,000
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INCNY12024$10,000
SMARTAID INCTX12024$10,000
DETROIT OPERAMI22024$10,000
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGANMI12024$2,500
ALZHEIMERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INCNY12024$2,000
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INCMD12024$2,000
ELITE MEET INCCT12024$2,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMNY22023$14,500
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCILDC12023$5,000
NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC FOUNDATION INCMD12023$3,334
IF NOT NOW EDUCATION FUNDDC12023$3,333
COMMIT FOUNDATIONMT12023$3,333
ZAKANY12023$2,500
DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONMI12022$50,000
GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGANMI32022$40,000
FORGOTTEN HARVEST INCMI32022$30,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCFL12022$20,000
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOMMI32021$150,000
SOCIETY FOR HUMANISTIC JUDAISMMI12021$33,000
MICHIGAN OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCEMI12021$17,000
ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUEMI12020$50,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLEWA12020$10,000
COMMON GROUNDMI12020$10,000
HAVEN INCMI12020$10,000
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INCNY12020$3,000
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INCNY12018$50,000
MICHIGAN BNAI BRITH HILLEL FUND INCMI12018$5,000
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INCNY12018$2,000