Debra Simon Family Foundation
Debra Simon Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Woodbury, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $32K.
Debra Simon Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Debra Simon Family Foundation gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,000
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,500
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,500
- Total assets
- $1,161,510
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Debra Simon Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hackensack Univ Med Ctr Foundation ($30K). Together the top 2 received $45K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 21 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Debra Simon Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 71% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2018) to $167K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $45K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hackensack Univ Med Ctr Foundation Hackensack, NJ | Health Education and Community Outre | $30,000 |
| Global Wellness Institute Miami, FL | Health Eduction | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,161,510 | $-42,584 | $146,965 | $45,000 | 2 | $45,000 | $31,872 | $63,226 |
| 2024 | $1,353,421 | $130,159 | $102,440 | $54,500 | 2 | $54,500 | $82,219 | $64,056 |
| 2023 | $1,326,102 | $80,121 | $96,258 | $76,500 | 6 | $76,500 | $72,747 | $53,831 |
| 2022 | $1,342,239 | $72,464 | $114,552 | $80,025 | 5 | $80,025 | $67,613 | $66,278 |
| 2021 | $1,384,327 | $178,166 | $122,073 | $91,100 | 6 | $91,100 | $176,534 | $77,561 |
| 2020 | $1,328,719 | $93,136 | $211,455 | $167,215 | 13 | — | $91,171 | $73,920 |
| 2018 | $1,426,957 | $89,017 | $47,826 | $21,200 | 7 | — | $86,226 | $71,582 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Debra Simon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $63K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Debra Simon Family Foundation is led by Lauren S. Wright, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lauren S. Wright
President
On filings since 2018
$15K (2018) → $0 (2025)
Jordan C. Wright
Secretary
Secrtary & CFO → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $12K, to Lauren S Wright (President).
Frequently asked questions about Debra Simon Family Foundation
How much does Debra Simon Family Foundation give each year?
Debra Simon Family Foundation gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 2 grants.
How large is Debra Simon Family Foundation?
Debra Simon Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $63K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Debra Simon Family Foundation operate?
Debra Simon Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia.
What is Debra Simon Family Foundation's EIN?
Debra Simon Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5400062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 14, 2019)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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