Colorado · Private foundation
The Joshua Max 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.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $1.3M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $55k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $2.6M | 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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $1,055,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Newfields Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Town of Carbondale | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Hope Center | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | $250,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Valley View Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Leadville Community Health Foundati On | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $1,055,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Newfields Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Town of Carbondale | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Hope Center | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | $250,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Valley View Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Leadville Community Health Foundati On | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Roaring Fork Rotary Club Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 34% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: El Pomar Foundation · The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc · Aspen Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation
- How much does The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation give?
- The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $1,280,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (32%), Social Science (21%), Education (20%).
- Who are The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Aspen Institute Inc ($1.1M), Newfields Inc ($500k), The Buddy Program Inc ($250k).
- Does The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Joshua Max 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 Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include El Pomar Foundation, The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One, Rocky Mountain Health Foundation.
- Where is The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation based?
- The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation is based in CO.
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