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SIMONS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
SIMONS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-3794889)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201503179349101340
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-13T12:39:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 AVE 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172013ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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% FANG HANInCareOfNm
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)
PersonSCOTT THOMPSETTPersonNm
Person TitleTAX DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6466540066PhoneNum
Signature2015-08-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonScott ThompsettPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00741490PTIN
Phone2125990100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$2,358,866,359FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$23,137,304ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$26,885InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$26,855InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Rents Rev And Expnss$1,368,688GrossRentsRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Rents Net Invst Incm$1,368,688GrossRentsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Rental Income Or Loss$133,441NetRentalIncomeOrLossAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$198,971,483NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$472,555,268GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$225,186,543CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$12,767,965OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$223,504,360TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$239,350,051TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$997,654CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$997,654CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$11,663,983OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,776,802OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$3,581,963PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,459,017PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$207,818LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$219,693LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$152,550AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$126,750AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$364,486OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$366,067OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$11,252InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$11,252InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$2,869,535TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$2,500,253DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$3,551,105OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,652,602OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$4,203,605TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,281,503TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$263,597PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$213,597PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,616,211OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,475,238OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$11,526,842OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$42,984,012TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,475,238TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,631,779TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$272,677,777ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$232,372,215ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$315,661,789TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,475,238TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$268,003,994TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$92,157,429ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$228,874,813NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$300,142CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$19CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$19CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$67,468,964SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$64,875,770SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$64,875,770SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$377,990AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$237,546AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$377,990AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$377,990AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$293,245PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$256,701PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$256,701PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$13,627CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$12,610CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$12,610CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$2,088,539,993OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$2,271,690,561OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$2,271,690,561OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,958,407LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,255,504LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$22,700,674LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$20,702,903LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$20,702,903LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$2,190,845OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$949,805OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$949,805OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,181,745,036TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,358,866,359TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$2,358,866,359TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$3,552,078AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$4,312,749AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Grants Payable BOY$345,316,455GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$387,305,478GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$22,715,839OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$19,087,056OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$371,584,372TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$410,705,283TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$1,810,160,664UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$1,948,161,076UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,810,160,664TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,948,161,076TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,181,745,036TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,358,866,359TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,810,160,664TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$92,157,429ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$230,157,841OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,948,161,076SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,948,161,076TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (10 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmt
S-T CAPITAL GAIN FROM LPSP$2,893,482-$2,893,482-$2,893,482
L-T CAPITAL GAIN FROM LPSP$103,137,187$103,137,187$103,137,187
LESS L-T CAPITAL GAIN FROM UBTI-$110,566
LESS S-T CAPITAL GAIN FROM UBTI-$10,472
LESS 1231/1250 GAIN FROM UBTI-$925,425
HEDGE FUND 1 INVESTMENT$271,114,206$68,885,794$68,885,794$340,000,000
HEDGE FUND 2 INVESTMENT$41,998$151,177$151,177$193,175
HEDGE FUND 3 INVESTMENT$3,735,534$4,264,466$4,264,466$8,000,000
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$2,882,392$20,061,168$20,061,168$22,943,560
HEDGE FUND 4 INVESTMENT$68,791,837$32,626,696$32,626,696$101,418,533
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$225,186,543CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$206,778,839AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$2,078,519,607NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.099484DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$202,854,053AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$1,899,938,089NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.106769DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$147,308,462AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$1,917,585,422NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.07682DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$147,829,209AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,656,513,535NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.089241DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$69,838,161AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,283,310,957NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.05442DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.426734TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.085347AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,092,304,588NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$178,571,920AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,288,748NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$180,860,668AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$268,003,994QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,288,748InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$2,288,748SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,288,748TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,324,748EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,324,748TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$36,000OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$36,000AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
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 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 Line1FANG HANBusinessNameLine1Txt
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

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 (6 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/director30.0$0$0$0
James Simons
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010chairman of the board10.0$0$0$0
Mark Silber
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010director1.0$0$0$0
Maria Adler
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010cfo/treasurer/secretary32.0$304,021$58,521$0
Gerald Fischbach
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010director/Chief Scientist40.0$597,728$37,384$0
David Eisenbud
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010Director1.0$0$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
LOUIS REICHARDT
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR SFARI40.0$546,250$49,639$0
ALEX LASH
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010CHIEF INFORMATICS40.0$422,815$58,642$0
LESLIE GREENGARD
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR SCDA26.0$383,333$23,122$0
ABRAHAM LACKMAN
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010OFF. CIVIC AFFAIRS32.0$350,000$27,115$0
MARION GREENUP
160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010VICE PRES - ADMIN40.0$337,801$42,176$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k73OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
Prometheus Research LLC
55 Church Street 7th FloorNEW HAVENCT06510Research Consulting$2,789,169
Mindspec Inc
8280 Greensboro Dr Suite 150MCLEANVA22102Research Consulting$990,880
Psychogenics Inc
765 Old Saw Mill River RoadTARRYTOWNNY10591research consulting$198,033
Two Turtle Productions LLC
19 El Sereno CtSAN FRANCISCOCA94127Video Production$229,688
Accountemps
12400 Collections Center DriveCHICAGOIL60693Temporary Staff$219,346
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k34ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1SEE ATTACHMENT 19Description1Txt
Expenses1$14,921,723Expenses1Amt
Description2SEE ATTACHMENT 19Description2Txt
Expenses2$2,610,537Expenses2Amt
Description3SEE ATTACHMENT 19Description3Txt
Expenses3$2,254,027Expenses3Amt
Description4SEE ATTACHMENT 19Description4Txt
Expenses4$1,633,398Expenses4Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$2,013,439,062AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$110,728,032AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,124,167,094TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,124,167,094AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$31,862,506CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,092,304,588NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$104,615,229MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$104,615,229MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,288,748TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,288,748TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$102,326,481DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$1,435,259RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$103,761,740DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$103,761,740DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$268,003,994ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$268,003,994QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$2,288,748PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$265,715,246AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$103,761,740DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12012PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22011PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32010PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$37,491,693ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$65,394,876ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$102,400,876ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$205,287,445TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$268,003,994QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$103,761,740AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$164,242,254RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$369,529,699TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$37,491,693ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$332,038,006ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$65,394,876ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year1$102,400,876ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$164,242,254ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJAMES 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 Line1TOTAL GRANTS PAID see statement 15 attachedBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1See statement 15AddressLine1Txt
CitySee statementCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Or Contribution Purposesee statement 15GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$232,372,215Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$232,372,215TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Grant Or Contri Apprv For Fut GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOTAL GRANTS APPROVED see statement 16 attachedBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1See statement 16AddressLine1Txt
Citysee statementCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Or Contribution PurposeSee statement 16GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$207,623,607Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$207,623,607TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

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$26,885ExclusionAmt
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 Prop NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion16ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,368,688ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$1,046,807UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$197,924,676ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$1,046,807UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$199,320,249ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$200,367,056TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonJames SimonsContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1160 5th Avenue 7th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$23,137,304TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash PropertyPublicly Traded SecuritiesNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$23,137,304FairMarketValueAmt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP$76,500$93,500
GRANT THORNTON, LLP$76,050$33,250

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$824,656,899$824,656,899
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDSFMV$168,085,642$168,085,642
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARYFMV$1,278,948,020$1,278,948,020

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (6 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
COOLEY LLP$69,350$65,677
LOEB, BLOCK & PARTNERS$73,589$74,965
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN,$32,443$43,081
LOEWY, LLP
BRODY & BROWN, LLP$16,936$17,170
SCHANER & LUBITZ, PLLC$15,500$18,800

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
DUE FROM BROKER$254,085$211,942$211,942
DUE FROM THIRD PARTIES$1,936,760$737,863$737,863

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$1,463,081$1,416,308
RENTAL EXPENSES (SUBLEASE)$1,235,247$1,235,247
COMMUNICATION EXPENSES$1,234,937$1,290,826
INVESTMENT EXPENSES FROM LPS$9,239,991
OFFICE EXPENSES$512,019$785,247
PROGRAMMATIC EXPENDITURES$7,787,370$7,650,904
HONORARIUM EXPENSES$383,273$383,273
CT CORPORATION SYSTEM$284$284

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (4 entries)

DescDescNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Ordinary Income from Investments in$12,812,799
Limited Partnerships
Unrelated Business Income (Investment)-$44,834
reported on Form 990-T

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENT$34,282,340
NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN$195,875,501
100% OWNED SUBSIDIARY$0

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt
DEFERRED EXCISE TAX LIABILITY$12,656,470$14,435,381
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY$10,059,369$4,651,675

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING$128,254$125,132
RECRUITING FEES$62,102$58,785
EMPLOYEE TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT$29,360$28,190
PAYROLL SERVICES$20,531$20,518
MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING$124,239$133,442

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES$2,852,035
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXE$17,500

Transfers To Controlled Entities TransfersToControlledEntities

Transfers To Controlled Ent TransfersToControlledEntGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdEINEINDescDescAmtAmtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
Helicoid Investment limited
C/O HAMILTON TRUST MGMT CO LTDPALM GROVE HOUSE ROAD TOWNTORTOLA, BVICJvq990688931capital contribution$0
Clinical Research Associates LLC
463285474CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION$1,550,000160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010
Foundation Associates LLC
463285543CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION$1,000,000160 FIFTH AVENUE 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,550,000TotalAmt