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Simon Family Foundation

Accepts applications Wichita, Kansas · EIN 872923979

Simon Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wichita, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $199,600 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $6,300 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $230,000 the year before.

42% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$328,95912$2.9 million
2024$230,0009$4.1 million
2025$199,60012$5.4 million

How to apply

ContactRandy J Simon
260 N Rock Road Ste 200, Wichita, KS 67206
Phone or email(316) 719-7878, bnomis1177@aol.com
What to submitEMAIL
DeadlinesSeptember 30

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Simon Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas12$199,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$125,000
Blessed Sacrament Church
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$15,000
All Saints Church
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$10,000
Dear Neighbors Ministry
Wichita, KS
Operating fund$10,000
Via Christi Foundation
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$10,000
St Thomas Church
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$7,500
Church of the Magdalene
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$5,100
Guadelupe Clinic
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$5,000
Mark Arts
Wichita, KS
Building fund$5,000
St Joseph Catholic Church
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$3,000
O'Shaughnessy Foundation
Kechi, KS
Operating fund$2,000
Titleist Ventures
Wichita, KS
Operating funds$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Simon Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 30.

How much does Simon Family Foundation give?

$199,600 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $6,300.

Who runs Simon Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Randy J Simon (Trustee).

What does Simon Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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