Simons Foundation
The Simons Foundation is an American private foundation established in 1994 by Marilyn and Jim Simons with offices in New York City. As one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States with assets of over $5 billion in 2022, the foundation's mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. The foundation supports science by making grants to individual researchers and their projects.
| Formation | 1994 |
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| Type | Private foundation |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
President | David Spergel |
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Revenue (2021) | $267,780,782 |
| Expenses (2021) | $307,447,716 |
| Website | www |
In 2021, Marilyn Simons stepped down as president after 26 years at the helm, and astrophysicist David Spergel was appointed president.
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