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NICK SIMONS FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 203101239 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.2M
expenses
$1.6M
net assets
$205.9M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Nick Simons Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that supports global health and education initiatives, with a focus on Nepal. It provides grants to organizations delivering medical care, nursing education, and public health services, and funds infrastructure and research capacity building in low-resource settings. The foundation also supports programs in mathematics education and child welfare in South Asia.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Bayalpata Hospital Operations and Expansion
Provides hospital services and expands healthcare access in Achham District, Far-Western Nepal, through operational and program support.
Nick Simons Institute
Supports research, evaluation, and training capacity in global health, particularly in Nepal, through partnerships with local institutions and hospitals.
School of Nursing and Midwifery Hostel Construction
Supports infrastructure development at Patan Hospital for nursing and midwifery students in Sane Pa, Lalitpur.
Society to Society (S2S): Strengthening Mathematics Education
Program to improve mathematics education in Nepal through teacher training, curriculum development, and institutional support.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 2 activities
    • Funding health and social programs in Nepal through intermediary organizations
      Provides program and general operating support for activities in Nepal via the American Himalayan Foundation and reproductive health initiatives through IPAS; also supports Nepal-based programs through the Himalayan Cataract Project.
    • Funding the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal
      Provides program and general operating support to the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal, including funding for local evaluation and research capacity development.
  • Hospital and Medical Center Support 2 activities
    • Funding hospital services and expansion in rural Nepal
      Provides restricted operating support to Bayalpata Hospital and funds service expansion in Achham District, Far-Western Nepal.
    • Funding medical equipment supply for low-resource hospitals globally
      Funds Gradian Health Systems to supply medical equipment to low-resource hospitals worldwide, improving access to essential surgical and anesthesia care.
  • Church and Congregation-Based Financial Aid 1 activity
    • Funding child protection and basic care services in Nepal
      Supports provision of food, housing, and medical care to children at risk and living in street situations in Nepal.
  • Capital Infrastructure Funding 1 activity
    • Funding infrastructure development for health and education in Nepal
      Finances construction projects in Nepal, including the hostel block for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Sanepa, Lalitpur, and the Bhaskar Memorial Foundation building.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Funding mathematics education strengthening in Nepal
      Finances the Society to Society (S2S): Strengthening Mathematics Education program in Nepal.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Funding programs in Southeast Asia through Partners Asia
      Provides program support for initiatives in Southeast Asia via Partners Asia.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.17M
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$384K9%
Other revenue$3.78M
expenses
Total expenses$1.56M
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$15.60M
balance sheet
Total assets$223.72M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$205.89M
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +269.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 7
  • AUDREY CAPPELL — TRUSTEE
  • CAITLIN HEISING — TRUSTEE
  • ELIZABETH SIMONS — TRUSTEE
  • JACOB CAPPELL — TRUSTEE
  • LAURA BAXTER-SIMONS — TRUSTEE
  • MARK HEISING — TRUSTEE
  • NATHANIEL SIMONS — TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN HIMALAYAN FOUNDATION Partner — Receives program and general operating support for work in Nepal.
  • BHASKAR-TEJSHREE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding for construction of its building and program support.
  • CPCS INTERNATIONAL Partner — Funded to provide food, housing, and medical care to children at risk and in street situations in Nepal.
  • GRADIAN HEALTH SYSTEMS Partner — Funded to supply medical equipment in low-resource hospitals globally.
  • HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT Partner — Receives program support for Nepal-based activities.
  • IPAS Partner — Receives unrestricted program support for reproductive health in Nepal.
  • MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Partner — Funded to develop local evaluation and research capacity at the Nick Simons Institute.
  • NEPAL MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY Partner — Funded to support the Society to Society (S2S): Strengthening Mathematics Education program in Nepal.
  • NICK SIMONS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL Partner — Receives funding for program and general operating support for the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal.
  • NYAYA HEALTH NEPAL Partner — Receives restricted operating support for hospital services and programs at Bayalpata Hospital and service expansion in Achham District, Far-Western Nepal.
  • PARTNERS ASIA Partner — Receives program support for work in Southeast Asia.
  • PATAN HOSPITAL Partner — Receives funding for construction of the hostel block for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Sanepa, Lalitpur.