Simons Foundation
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The Simons Foundation is an American private foundation established in 1994 by Marilyn and Jim Simons with offices in New York City.[2] As one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States with assets of over $5 billion in 2022,[3] 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.
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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[1] |
Expenses (2021) | $307,447,716[1] |
Website | www |
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In 2021, Marilyn Simons stepped down as president after 26 years at the helm, and astrophysicist David Spergel was appointed president.[4]