Simons Family Foundation
Private foundation · Glenview, IL · EIN 41-1957458 · reported 2023–2025
122grants reported
$1,600median award
$300lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$479Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 122 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $80K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1819 Ridgewood LN E
Glenview, IL 60025-1954
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Chicago Gen-To-Gen RELIGIOUS | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Marquette University EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Kolbe House HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Kolbe House HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | Glenview, IL | $8,500 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | Glenview, IL | $8,500 |
| Avenues of Independence HUMAN SERVICES | Park Ridge, IL | $8,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep EDUCATION | Waukegan, IL | $8,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Horizons for Youth YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Ignation Volunteer Corps MINISTRIES | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 |
| LA Casa Norte HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Morningstar Mission Ministries | Joliet, IL | $8,000 |
| Net Ministries Foundation | West St Paul, MN | $8,000 |
| One Million Degrees EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Refugee One HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House HUMAN SERVICES | Oak Brook, IL | $8,000 |
| St Sabina Academy EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Star Legacy Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $8,000 |
| Taller de Jose | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| West Suburban Special Recreation HUMAN SERVICES | Franklin Park, IL | $8,000 |
| Wings Program Inc HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Kolbe House HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Avenues of Independence HUMAN SERVICES | Park Ridge, IL | $8,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep EDUCATION | Waukegan, IL | $8,000 |
| Horizons for Youth YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Ignation Volunteer Corps MINISTRIES | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 |
| LA Casa Norte HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Net Ministries Foundation | West St Paul, MN | $8,000 |
| One Million Degrees EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Refugee One HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House HUMAN SERVICES | Oak Brook, IL | $8,000 |
| St Sabina Academy EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| West Suburban Special Recreation HUMAN SERVICES | Franklin Park, IL | $8,000 |
| Wings Program Inc HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Morningstar Mission Ministries | Joliet, IL | $8,000 |
| Star Legacy Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $8,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Avenues of Independence HUMAN SERVICES | Park Ridge, IL | $6,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep EDUCATION | Waukegan, IL | $6,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Horizons for Youth YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Ignation Volunteer Corps MINISTRIES | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 |
| LA Casa Norte HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Refugee One HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House HUMAN SERVICES | Oak Brook, IL | $6,000 |
| St Sabina Academy EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| West Suburban Special Recreation HUMAN SERVICES | Franklin Park, IL | $6,000 |
| Wings Program Inc HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Carmelite Monastery RELIGIOUS | Lake Elmo, MN | $5,000 |
| Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House RELIGIOUS | Lake Elmo, MN | $5,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Net Ministries | West St Paul, MN | $4,500 |
| Church of the Incarnation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Our Lady of Grace | Edina, MN | $2,000 |
| St Williams Church MINISTRY | Naples, FL | $2,000 |
| Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House RELIGIOUS | Lake Elmo, MN | $2,000 |
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