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Simon Cherish Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Monmouth JCT, New Jersey · EIN 814857237

Simon Cherish Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Monmouth JCT, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,400 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1,700 and the largest $2,400. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $2,500 the year before.

50% 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$2,4601$42,666
2024$2,5001$49,953
2025$3,4002$46,193

How to apply

Simon Cherish Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Simon Cherish Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey2$3,400

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wilfred Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home
Kearny, NJ
Funeral expense of Maria Corden mother of colleague remains cremation$2,400
Salvation Army
Plainfield, NJ
509a2$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Simon Cherish Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Simon Cherish Foundation Inc give?

$3,400 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,700.

Who runs Simon Cherish Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Simon Philips (President), Sunita Abraham (V President), Christine Simon (Director) and Reuben Simon (Director).

What does Simon Cherish Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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