Simonian Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Simonian Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- Its recorded grants lean towards medical research, though it also records school programmes and general operating support, and the filings show grants mainly in the United States and California, but no geographic focus is stated.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before: 99% of grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so any approach is best made through an existing relationship.
- Half of its 17 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $35,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual sizing, though about 8 in 10 of those grants fall between $3,000 and $9,450,000 and the largest was about $12,500,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
Overview
Simonian Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Beverly Hills, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Recorded grants support medical research, school programmes and general operations. Medical research accounts for the largest share of the recorded grant value; school programmes and organisations' general operations are also recorded purposes. Recipients include organisations receiving medical-research grants, a museum and other charitable organisations. The grants address specialist research alongside education and operational support. Recipients are located across three states. The record thus covers named project purposes as well as general operating support. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Medical research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 17 grants to organisations were $35,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 80% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Simonian Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 80% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $704k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Myriad USA-FKA King Baudouin Founda · Medical Research$9,432,4952024 tax year
- Armenian American Museum · General operations$2,000,0002024 tax year
- After-School All-Stars · School Programs$1,357,0002024 tax year
- Goldie Hawn Foundation · General operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Neimus Moshe USA · General operations$35,0002024 tax year
- Armenia Hearing Aid Project · General operations$1,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gregory Simonian — CFO Treasurer
- Mikael Cohen — Secretary
- Jean Simonian — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $715,836 | $715,700 | $13,362,611 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $13,751,309 | $13,723,400 | $9,992,116 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $12,891,472 | $12,875,995 | $14,946,099 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Beverly Hills, CA
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- Beverly Hills, CA