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Private foundation (trust)EIN 630925496Est. 1986-03

THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION

KANSAS CITY, MO 641874080

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$274K

FY 2024

Grants Made

23

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$53K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications accepted from approximate…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The simpson foundation grants scholarships to deserving individuals. All expenses relate to the interviewing and grant application process.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$791K

Total Expenses

$423K

Qualifying Distributions

$322K

Distributable Amount

$274K

Min. Investment Return

$284K

Undistributed Income

$246K

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 $2K through median $7K to maximum $53K, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $287K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

181 grants

AUBURN UNIVERSITY
$255K
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
$141K
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$129K
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
$128K
7 grants
TROY UNIVERSITY
$111K
7 grants
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
$107K
7 grants
COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$89K
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
$82K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

181 grants

<$10K
132
grants
$10–50K
47
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Alabama
$1.4M
92% of total
Mississippi
$30K
2% of total
Utah
$23K
2% of total
Georgia
$22K
1% of total
Maryland
$13K
1% of total
North Carolina
$13K
1% of total
Virginia
$8K
1% of total
Florida
$5K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$3K
0% of total
Missouri
$2K
0% of total

+1 more states

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