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Chicago, IL · 2025 filing

Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust XXXXX8006

Accepts applications

Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust XXXXX8006 accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $447K given across sixty-one grants.

A typical grant is around $5K.

It funds arts, culture & humanities, science & technology, civil rights & advocacy.

What they give

$447K
Total giving
61
Grants made
$5K
Typical grant
$50K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The sixty-one grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $2K and $6K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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28
27
6
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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing reached twelve states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

New York$261K
Massachusetts$101K
Pennsylvania$50K
District of Columbia$8K
Virginia$5K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2025 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Science & Technology
  • Civil Rights & Advocacy

Recent giving reached Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

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