Colorado · Private foundation
The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One
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.
- $215k
- Granted FY2017
- 8
- Grants FY2017
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
87% of The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Ucla Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $215k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 3
- Total assets, FY2017
- $17M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
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 | $4,075,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Summit54 | $700,000 | 6 | 20% |
| Valley View Hospital Foundation | $400,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | $200,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Roaring Fork Friends of the Theater Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carbondale Arts | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Aspen Hope Center | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Lift Up | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $4,075,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Summit54 | $700,000 | 6 | 20% |
| Valley View Hospital Foundation | $400,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | $200,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Roaring Fork Friends of the Theater Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carbondale Arts | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Aspen Hope Center | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Lift Up | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Friends of Casita Linda Ac | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Casa of the Ninth | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Colorado Public Television | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chabad of Fort Wayne Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Growing Years School | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($707k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One 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: Aspen Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc · The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation · Arches Foundation · Pajwell Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
Compare The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One with peer funders
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About The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One
- How much does The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One give?
- The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One reported 8 grants totaling $215,000 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (46%), Social Science (37%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Aspen Institute Inc ($4.1M), Summit54 ($700k), Valley View Hospital Foundation ($400k).
- Does The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One 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 Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aspen Community Foundation, Colorado Gives Foundation, El Pomar Foundation.
- Where is The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One based?
- The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One is based in CO.
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