The San Simeon Fund Inc

EIN 201986583 Private Foundation

Redwood City, CA 94063 |(650) 362-3601

Total Given 2020–2024
$12.3M
29 grants · $2.5M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$300K
typical big bets · $250K–$500K
grant size
22%
balanced · 5/23 multi-year
repeat
$88.8M
Assets (2024)
23
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (650) 362-3601
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $5.2M $68.0M $2.7M 12
2022 $2.1M $68.2M $2.7M 5
2023 $250K $78.0M $4.6M 2
2024 $4.7M $88.8M $11.2M 10

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 29 grants on record

Minimum
$20K
25th Pctl
$250K
Median
$300K
Average
$423K
75th Pctl
$500K
Maximum
$1.1M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (29 total)

Purpose
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA $1,100,000 TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF THE MATISSE JAZZ SERIES FROM BERGGRUEN GALLERY 2024
University of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,000,000 FIELD EXPEDITION AND LABORATORY RESEARCH 2020
Golden Gate National Park Conservancy San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 CRISSY FIELD SCIENCE LAB AND OUTPOST SPACES 2020
University of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,000,000 TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY & ANATOMY FOR LAB RESEARCH, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, FIELD WORK, AND TO... 2024
Common Sense Media San Francisco, CA $750,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2020
GBH Boston, MA $750,000 TO SUPPORT MASTERPIECE TRUST AND NOVA SCIENCE TRUST 2024
Center for Investigative Reporting Emeryville, CA $500,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2020
Brannan Center Calistoga, CA $500,000 TO SUPPORT THE AVLN EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION, STREAMING UPGRADE, AND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR YEAR ONE. 2024
University of Chicago Chicago, IL $500,000 TO SUPPORT LAB RESEARCH, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND FIELD WORK 2022
Common Sense Media San Francisco, CA $500,000 TO SUPPORT THE COMMON SENSE RESEARCH PROGRAM 2022
ASU Foundation Tempe, AZ $500,000 TO BENEFIT THE ASNER RESEARCH EXPLORATION (THE ASNER LAB) WITHIN THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL DISCOVERY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE 2022
WGBH Educational Foundation Boston, MA $350,000 MASTERPIECE TRUST AND NOVA TEAM 2020
CPMC Foundation San Francisco, CA $350,000 TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & HEALING (IHH) AT CPMC 2024
Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center New Cuyama, CA $350,000 TO SUPPORT L88 RESURFACING PROJECT ASPHALT TO RESURFACE, GRADE, AND STRIPE THE 3,500 X 60' RUNWAY UTILIZING HOT... 2022
Stern School San Francisco, CA $300,000 GYMNASIUM AND VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 2020
Bridge the Gap Sausalito, CA $300,000 GENERAL SUPPORT FOR YEARS 2024, 2025 AND 2026. 2024
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco San Francisco, CA $250,000 RECOVERY FUND 2020
California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA $250,000 GENERAL FUND 2020
San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA $250,000 CRITICAL RELIEF FUND 2020
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $250,000 GENERAL FUND 2020
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $250,000 TO SUPPORT UW MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY FOR MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FUND 2024
The California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA $250,000 TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE HOPE FOR REEFS PHASE II 2024
California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA $250,000 HOPE FOR REEFS PHASE II 2022
The Institute for Health and Healing San Francisco, CA $200,000 GENERAL FUND 2020
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $200,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024

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