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The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable 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.

$708k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Grants FY2024
47
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$120,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 47
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$245k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $412k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHealthEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving6$520k0%
FY202347$1.8M36%
FY202229$1.7M41%
FY202117$391k82%
FY202026$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$3.6MPhilanthropy$964kCrime & Legal$500kCivil Rights$415kHealth$363kHuman Services$210kPublic Benefit$160kEducation$153kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Opera Omaha Inc$713,20044%
Joslyn Art Museum$510,00041%
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest$320,00033%
Ballet Nebraska$250,00028%
Great Plains Theatre Commons$240,000423%
Ollie Webb Center Inc$200,00037%
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Inc$170,00033%
Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska$155,00032%
The Union for Contemporary Art Inc$150,00022%
Intercultural Senior Center$150,00026%
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All grantees of The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Opera Omaha Inc$713,20044%
Joslyn Art Museum$510,00041%
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest$320,00033%
Ballet Nebraska$250,00028%
Great Plains Theatre Commons$240,000423%
Ollie Webb Center Inc$200,00037%
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Inc$170,00033%
Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska$155,00032%
The Union for Contemporary Art Inc$150,00022%
Intercultural Senior Center$150,00026%
United States Artists Inc$125,00021%
Yates Fund$116,00024%
Kindair at the Benson Theatre$100,00044%
Civic Nebraska$90,00031%
Omaha Children's Museum$82,50031%
Blue Barn Theatre$75,00034%
Omaha Conservatory of Music$75,00021%
Museum of Nebraska Art$75,00020%
Nebraska Civic Engagement Table$70,00022%
Film Streams Inc$65,00041%
Heartland Workers Center$60,00014%
Respect2$50,00028%
Net Foundation for Television$50,00020%
Planned Parenthood North Central States$50,00010%
Community Information Trust$50,00010%
University of Nebraska Foundation$49,00030%
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc$40,00010%
Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corp$40,00024%
Nebraska Cultural Endowment$40,00021%
United Way of the Midlands$32,00020%
Lincoln Crossroads Festival$30,000112%
Partnership 4 Kids Inc$30,00011%
Legal Aid of Nebraska$25,00010%
The Santa Fe Opera$25,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands$25,00011%
Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Kaneko$25,00011%
Partners for Livable Omaha$25,0001n/a
Autism Action Partnership$25,00012%
The Willa Cather Foundation$20,00020%
Omaha Discovery Trust$20,00010%
Omaha Public Library Foundation$20,00023%
Omaha Community Playhouse$15,00010%
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Ltd$12,00010%
Nebraska Writers Collective$10,00012%
The Nebraska Communities Playhouse$10,00012%
Omaha Academy of Ballet$10,00012%
Nebraska Coalition for Life Saving Cures$10,00015%
Chicago Filmmakers$10,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOpera Omaha Inc: $713,200 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetJoslyn Art Museum: $510,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest: $320,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetBallet Nebraska: $250,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetGreat Plains Theatre Commons: $240,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetOllie Webb Center Inc: $200,000 over 3y, 6.8% of budgetBemis Center for Contemporary Arts Inc: $170,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetJustice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska: $155,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetThe Union for Contemporary Art Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetIntercultural Senior Center: $150,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetUnited States Artists Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetYates Fund: $116,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetKindair at the Benson Theatre: $100,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetCivic Nebraska: $90,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetOmaha Children's Museum: $82,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBlue Barn Theatre: $75,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetOmaha Conservatory of Music: $75,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMuseum of Nebraska Art: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNebraska Civic Engagement Table: $70,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetFilm Streams Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHeartland Workers Center: $60,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetRespect2: $50,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetNet Foundation for Television: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood North Central States: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Information Trust: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $49,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTheater Breaking Through Barriers Corp: $40,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetNebraska Cultural Endowment: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetUnited Way of the Midlands: $32,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Crossroads Festival: $30,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPartnership 4 Kids Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLegal Aid of Nebraska: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Santa Fe Opera: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNebraska Public Media Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKaneko: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAutism Action Partnership: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Willa Cather Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOmaha Discovery Trust: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOmaha Public Library Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetOmaha Community Playhouse: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSanta Fe Chamber Music Festival Ltd: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNebraska Writers Collective: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Nebraska Communities Playhouse: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetOmaha Academy of Ballet: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetNebraska Coalition for Life Saving Cures: $10,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetChicago Filmmakers: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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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.

The Sherwood Foundati…Weitz Family Foundati…The Lozier FoundationThe Holland FoundationPeter Kiewit Foundati…Robert B Daugherty Fo…Annette and Paul Smit…The Hawks FoundationThe Charles and Mary …Nebraska Community Fo…Lincoln Community Fou…Union Pacific Foundat…
The Sherwood FoundationNE84.5× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sherwood Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Lozier Foundation · The Holland Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund · The Hawks Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln Community Foundation Inc · Union Pacific Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation?

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About The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation

How much does The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation give?
The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $707,750 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 47 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (55%), Philanthropy (15%), Crime & Legal (8%).
Who are The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Opera Omaha Inc ($713k), Joslyn Art Museum ($510k), Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest ($320k).
Does The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable 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 Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Sherwood Foundation, Weitz Family Foundation, The Lozier Foundation.
Where is The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation based?
The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation is based in NE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 73 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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