· Private foundation
Simionescu Scholarship Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k3 grants · $20k
- $10k–50k11 grants · $145k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | $31,500 |
| FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY | $12,567 |
| VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY | $12,000 |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY | $12,000 |
| MESSIAH UNIVERSITY | $12,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $11,500 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | $11,500 |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE | $11,500 |
| MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
| KEAN UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
| BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE OF MONTCLAIR UNIV | $9,912 |
| THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY | $5,000 |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 63% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $57k went to new ones.
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WCWellesley College3× · 2020–2022 · $25k · revenue +42%
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE3× · 2020–2022 · $25k · revenue +50%
FELICIAN UNIVERSITY3× · 2020–2022 · $25k · revenue +14%
Funded once
- JWJOHNSON WALES UNIVERSITYone grant, 2021 · $15k
- DVDELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITYone grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +17%
- UOUNIVERSTIY OF MICHIGANone grant, 2023 · $12k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…
Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…
As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…
Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship
Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.
The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…
Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…
Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…
Wesleyan university is dedicated to providing an education in liberal arts by building a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit. see additional description in…
The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.
See schedule omonmouth university is a comprehensive institution of higher education committed to excellence and integrity in teaching, scholarship and service. through its offerings in liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs,…
Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds Fairleigh Dickinson University ↗
- Who funds ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Wellesley College ↗
- Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds FELICIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Cornell University ↗
- Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Saint Elizabeth University ↗
- Who funds DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds MESSIAH UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE OF MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY INC ↗
- Who funds Bowdoin College ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Simionescu Scholarship Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Simionescu Scholarship Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Delaware State University: 18% of income from government
- Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
- Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
- Saint Elizabeth University: 2% of income from government
- Fairleigh Dickinson University: 2% of income from government
- Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
- Assumption University: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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