SIMONS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
SIMONS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-3794889)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201823189349102352
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-14T13:24:24-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172013ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133794889EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MARLOW KEEInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlSIMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6466540066PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARLOW KEEPersonNm
Person TitletreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6466540066PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonScott ThompsettPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00741490PTIN
Phone2125990100PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.220.136.124IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id26377520183185000026FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2018-11-14FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdBB689B47C4810116FFAF734305B3B6F212C66569AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdBB689B47C4810116FFAF734305B3B6F212C66569AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,316,187,930FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$221,459,214ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$22,165InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$22,165InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$285,570,863NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$305,237,670GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$254,877,170CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$41,333OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$1,049,774,671OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$0OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$507,093,575TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,304,674,006TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$0TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$1,019,029CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,019,029CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$30,180,244OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,070,149OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$9,011,523PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$9,120,062PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$762,006LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$786,767LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$451,710AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$92,199AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$344,301AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$1,133,191OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$59,526OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,200,192OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$8,764InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$781,704InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$5,204,493TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$170,901TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$0TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$6,696,644DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$13,220,692OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$11,542,545OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$9,356,570TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$9,365,056TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$342,962PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$360,864PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$33,621,006OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$8,432,522OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$0OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$29,134,388OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$111,008,834TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$9,536,852TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$92,943,353TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$295,437,566ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$272,079,587ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$406,446,400TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$9,536,852TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$365,022,940TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$100,647,175ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,295,137,154NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$122,852,607SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$238,446,434SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$238,446,434SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$26,036AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$224,361AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$26,036AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$26,036AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$621,744PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$866,199PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$866,199PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$6,989CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$4,893CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$4,893CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$2,696,500,371OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$2,830,061,919OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$2,830,061,919OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$268,129,771LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,410,308LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$206,583,733LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$246,719,463LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$246,719,463LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$317,785OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$62,986OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$62,986OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,027,107,590TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,316,187,930TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,316,187,930TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$9,493,226AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$13,278,481AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Grants Payable BOY$523,968,863GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$545,164,348GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$172,094,913OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$176,178,544OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$705,557,002TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$734,621,373TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$2,321,550,588UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$2,581,566,557UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,321,550,588TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,581,566,557TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$3,027,107,590TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$3,316,187,930TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,321,550,588TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$100,647,175ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$186,482,350OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$2,608,680,113SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$27,113,556OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,581,566,557TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (9 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN FROM LPSP$26,484,457
SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN FROM LPSP$10,390,132
LESS SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN FROM UBTIP-$3,032
LESS LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN FROM UBTIP-$52,063
LESS 1231 GAIN FROM UBTIP-$590,712
FUND-OF-FUND INVESTMENT SALE 1P$825,3482017-06-30$1,571,722$746,374$825,348
FUND-OF-FUND INVESTMENT SALE 2P$214,181,208$280,000,000$65,818,792$214,181,208
FUND-OF-FUND INVESTMENT SALE 3P$3,528,4962017-07-01$23,528,496$20,000,000$3,528,496
FUND-OF-FUND INVESTMENT SALE 4P$113,336$137,452$24,116$113,336
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$254,877,170CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$302,247,966AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$2,715,724,823NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.111296DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$276,544,942AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$2,459,437,453NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.112442DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$265,715,246AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$2,092,304,588NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.126996DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$206,778,839AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$2,078,519,607NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.099484DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$202,854,053AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,899,938,089NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.106769DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.556987TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.111397AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,909,445,611NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$324,103,513AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$12,951,372NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$337,054,885AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$366,999,314QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$12,951,372InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$12,951,372SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$12,951,372TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,541,058EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,541,058TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$10,410,314TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityYes (true)OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.simonsfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARLOW KEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6466540066PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionYes (true)ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign CountryBDForeignCountryCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (true)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Marilyn Simons
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010president/trustee40.0$0$0$0
James Simons
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010chairman of the board30.0$0$0$0
Mark Silber
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010trustee1.0$0$0$0
Gerald Fischbach
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010trustee/Chief Scientist40.0$500,019$49,401$0
David Eisenbud
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010trustee1.0$0$0$0
Margaret Hamburg
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010Trustee1.0$0$0$0
Peter B Littlewood
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010Trustee (as of 10/2017)1.0$0$0$0
William H Press
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010Trustee (as of 02/2017)1.0$0$0$0
Marlow Kee
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010CFO/Secretary40.0$421,732$47,877$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

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LOUIS REICHARDT
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR SFARI40.0$596,597$49,401$0
ALEX LASH
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010CHIEF INFORMATICS40.0$461,187$47,313$0
LESLIE GREENGARD
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR CCB27.0$412,620$21,600$0
DAVID SPERGEL
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR CCA27.0$411,715$21,600$0
IAN FISK
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010CO-DIRECTOR SCC40.0$400,282$57,960$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k210OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
PreventionGenetics LLC
3800 South Business Park AveMARSHFIELDWI54449Genotyping Services$1,534,146
Area 17 Media LLC
99 Richardson Street 2nd FlBROOKLYNNY11211web design$592,978
Tempus Dynamics LLC
302 Tulane CtCHURCHVILLEMD21028Program Consulting$549,113
Agency Bootsrap LLC
207 Lorraine AvenueMONTCLAIRNJ07043Program Consulting$506,950
MSA Security
9 Murray Street 2nd FloorNEW YORKNY10007security services$827,926
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k39ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1SEE ATTACHMENT 20Description1Txt
Expenses1$24,037,650Expenses1Amt
Description2SEE ATTACHMENT 20Description2Txt
Expenses2$22,608,186Expenses2Amt
Description3SEE ATTACHMENT 20Description3Txt
Expenses3$3,483,329Expenses3Amt
Description4SEE ATTACHMENT 20Description4Txt
Expenses4$2,010,156Expenses4Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$2,774,912,669AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$178,839,220AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,953,751,889TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,953,751,889AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$44,306,278CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,909,445,611NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$145,472,281MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$145,472,281MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$12,951,372TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$12,951,372TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$132,520,909DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$2,035,526RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$134,556,435DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$134,556,435DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$365,022,940ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$1,976,374CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$366,999,314QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$12,951,372PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$354,047,942AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$134,556,435DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12015PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22014PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32013PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$102,400,876ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$164,242,254ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$103,251,274ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$89,687,122ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$459,581,526TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$366,999,314QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$221,459,214TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$134,556,435AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$10,983,665RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$692,024,405TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$221,459,214CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$470,565,191ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$102,400,876ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$164,242,254ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$103,251,274ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$89,687,122ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$10,983,665ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJAMES AND MARILYN SIMONSContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE Attachment 17BusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1160 5th avenueAddressLine1Txt
Citynew yorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipnoneRecipientRelationshipTxt
Grant Or Contribution Purposegrants paidGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$272,079,587Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$272,079,587TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Grant Or Contri Apprv For Fut GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE Attachment 18BusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1160 fifth avenueAddressLine1Txt
Citynew yorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipnoneRecipientRelationshipTxt
Grant Or Contribution Purposegrants approvedGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$234,164,186Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$234,164,186TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$22,165ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Div And Int From Sec Part VIIDivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business525990BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$645,807UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$285,428,617ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmtBusinessBusinessCdUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
REBATES01$41,332
PORTFOLIO LOSS FROM INVESTMENTS IN LPS525990-$503,560

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$142,247UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$285,492,114ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$285,634,361TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
James and Marilyn Simons
1160 5th Avenue 7th FloorNew YorkNY10010$221,000,000Yes (X)
James and Marilyn Simons
2160 5th Avenue 7th FloorNew YorkNY10010$459,214Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor2ContributorNum
Noncash PropertyArtworkNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$459,214FairMarketValueAmt
Received2017-12-31ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
KPMG LLP$278,495$83,549$0$190,486
GRANT THORNTON, LLP$86,500$8,650$67,100
ROBERT HALF$86,715$86,715

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGerald FischbachPersonNm
Short ExplanationCHIEF SCIENTIST, GERALD FISCHBACH, UNDERTAKES A DUAL ROLE AT THE SIMONS FOUNDATION. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON THE FORM 990-PF IS PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FOUNDATION. DR. FISCHBACH IS NOT COMPENSATED IN HIS CAPACITY AS A BOARD DIRECTOR.ShortExplanationTxt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (3 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
HEDGE FUNDSFMV$760,239,584$760,239,584
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDSFMV$284,752,958$284,752,958
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARYFMV$1,785,069,377$1,785,069,377

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (17 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
LOEB BLOCK & PARTNERS$170,929$0$0$206,042
PHILLIPS NIZER LLP$9,106
COOLEY LLP$72,681$84,878
BRODY & BROWNE LLP$109,344$111,126
SCHANER & LUBITZ, PLLC$46,369$45,506
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN,
LOEWY LLP$151,049$123,817
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP$40,602$40,602
ROPES & GRAY, LLP$71,269$68,727
PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP$9,878$9,442
ROSENBERG & ESTIS, P.C.$21,937$34,849
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP$17,876$17,876
IN-HOUSE LEGAL$23,966$26,902
SMITH & KRANTZ, LLP$5,000$5,000
SPRY DEVELOPMENT, LLC$2,000$2,000
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
& DORR LLP$10,000$10,000

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
DUE FROM THIRD PARTIES$307,986$62,830$62,830
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$9,799$156$156

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENCY LOSS$25,697
UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS$27,087,859

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (17 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$5,739,763$0$0$5,748,168
WEB DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS
EXPENSES$1,957,361$2,140,284
INVESTMENT EXPENSES FROM LPS$8,432,522
OFFICE EXPENSES$3,072,938$3,160,001
PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICE$5,650,676$5,547,623
GENOME SEQUENCING$4,146,158$4,106,495
HONORARIUM EXPENSES$422,710$443,910
INSURANCE$424,018$371,509
TENANT EARLY TERMINATION FEES$1,434,254$1,434,253
SECURITY EXPENSE$895,730$845,417
GRANT RESEARCH SERVICES$4,551,520$4,551,520
GRANT SUPPORT SUPPLIES$774,779$774,779
CAPITAL LEASE AMORTIZATION
EXPENSE$4,540,670
EXPENSE REIMBURSMENTS FOR
GRANTEE$10,429$10,429

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Rebates$41,333$0
Ordinary Income from Investments in
Limited Partnerships$11,492,139
Unrelated Business Loss (Investment)
reported on Form 990-T$503,560
Section 965(A) Inclusion$1,037,778,972

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN$0
100% OWNED SUBSIDIARY$186,482,350

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail (3 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt
DEFERRED EXCISE TAX LIABILITY$20,638,967$22,190,706
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY$3,621,571$2,852,656
CAPITAL LEASE LIABILITY$147,834,375$151,135,182

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (6 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING$407,934$0$0$455,031
RECRUITING FEES$364,137$401,096
EMPLOYEE TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT$51,530$62,060
PAYROLL SERVICES$26,999$25,833
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES$59,526$59,526$0
MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING$223,065$256,172

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CURRENT & DEFERRED FEDERAL
EXCISE TAX PROVISION$4,402,954$0$0$0
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX$801,539
FOREIGN TAXES$170,901

Transfers To Controlled Entities TransfersToControlledEntities

Transfers To Controlled Ent TransfersToControlledEntGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdEINEINDescDescAmtAmtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
Helicoid Investment limited
C/O HAMILTON TRUST MGMT CO LTDPALM GROVE HOUSE ROAD TOWNTORTOLA, BVICJ990688931NO TRANSFERS$0
Clinical Research Associates LLC
463285474Grant to Support Charitable Mission$2,130,000160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010
Foundation Associates LLC
463285543Grant to Support Charitable Mission$1,050,000160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,180,000TotalAmt

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