Illinois · Private foundation
The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $74k
- Granted FY2018
- 20
- Grants FY2018
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 15 organizations, $74k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 20 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 7
- Total assets, FY2018
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 5% of the organizations The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 20 | $74k | 5% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $104k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| National Park Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | $17,500 | 4 | 0% |
| New York Public Radio | $13,500 | 3 | 0% |
| City Harvest Inc | $13,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Vassar College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New York-Presbyterian Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Opera Lafayette | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| National Park Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | $17,500 | 4 | 0% |
| New York Public Radio | $13,500 | 3 | 0% |
| City Harvest Inc | $13,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Vassar College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New York-Presbyterian Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Opera Lafayette | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wnet | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Church of the Resurrection | $4,000 | 4 | n/a |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Shed NYC Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Falmouth Service Center Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Friends Service Committee | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Quissett Harbor Preservation Trust Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Farming Falmouth Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($103k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust Xxxxx8006 · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation
- How much does The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation give?
- The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $74,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Health (7%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc ($80k), Central Park Conservancy Inc ($30k), National Park Foundation ($25k).
- Does The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust Xxxxx8006, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation based?
- The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation is based in IL.
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