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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366071621Est. 1963-04

John M Simpson Foundation

Chicago, IL 60606

Total Assets

$7.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$360K

FY 2024

Grants Made

23

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$208–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$749K

Total Expenses

$440K

Qualifying Distributions

$370K

Distributable Amount

$345K

Min. Investment Return

$354K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $208 through median $10K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $360K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

94 grants

REID PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$160K
4 grants
SOL DOG LODGE AND TRAINING CENTER
$90K
4 grants
WATOTOWORLD
$85K
4 grants
DARAJA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$85K
4 grants
CODY'S FRIENDS INC
$74K
4 grants
YOUTH ON THEIR OWN
$70K
4 grants
YWCA SOUTHERN ARIZONA
$60K
3 grants
BOSTON COLLEGE
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

94 grants

<$10K
58
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Arizona
$1000K
77% of total
Massachusetts
$135K
10% of total
California
$101K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
2% of total
Oklahoma
$20K
2% of total
Florida
$10K
1% of total
Virginia
$8K
1% of total
Wyoming
$5K
0% of total
Illinois
$518
0% of total

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