The Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership carries on the legacy of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership, which was instituted in 2001 to annually honor a prominent philanthropist who has shown exemplary leadership and vision. The Prize has recognized philanthropists who have taken great care to ensure that their philanthropy supports causes and programs that have achieved positive results in a wide range of fields.
In 2021, the Simon Foundation and the DeVos Family Foundation decided to form a partnership to ensure that this important prize program continues to recognize philanthropists who are addressing today’s challenges. The purpose of the Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership is to recognize living philanthropists who have shown exemplary leadership through their own charitable giving, thereby demonstrating the power of philanthropy to promote positive change.
The Simon-DeVos Prize honors philanthropists who have been guided by principles such as personal responsibility, resourcefulness, volunteerism, scholarship, individual liberty, faith in God, and helping people to help themselves. Each year’s recipient is honored with the Prize and a $200,000 award (payable to any named charity). The Prize is presented at the Philanthropy Roundtable’s Annual Meeting.
More information can be found www.philanthropyroundtable.org.
Past winners include:
- 2024 Jeff and Pete Coors
- 2023 Jeff and Laura Sandefer
- 2022 Kenneth C. Griffin
- 2021 Susan and Bill Oberndorf
- 2020 John and Susan Sobrato
- 2019 Russ Carson
- 2018 Paul Singer
- 2017 Pitt and Barbara Hyde
- 2016 Bruce and Suzie Kovner
- 2015 David Weekley
- 2014 Jon Huntsman, Sr.
- 2013 Eli and Edythe Broad
- 2012 Bernie Marcus
- 2011 Charles G. Koch
- 2010 Roger Hertog
- 2009 Philip and Nancy Anschutz
- 2008 S. Truett Cathy
- 2007 Frank Hanna III
- 2006 Richard and Helen DeVos
- 2005 Ben Carson
- 2004 David Robinson
- 2003 John Templeton
- 2002 Raymond G. Chambers
- 2001 John T. Walton