Funding search · EIN 630925496 · Kansas City, MO
The Simpson Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 101
- grants reported
- $907,525
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $4,300
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Auburn University4 grants · $169,300
- University of Alabama4 grants · $93,950
- University of South Alabama4 grants · $77,375
- Troy University4 grants · $70,950
- University of West Alabama4 grants · $69,950
- Alabama a&M University4 grants · $60,000
- University of Alabama at Birmingham4 grants · $59,100
- Coastal Alabama Community College4 grants · $45,050
- Auburn University at Montgomery4 grants · $30,950
- Southern Union State Community College4 grants · $27,025
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 101 grants.
- $54,900
Auburn University · Auburn, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $52,600
Auburn University · Auburn, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $34,400
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $32,500
Auburn University · Auburn, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $30,800
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $30,300
University of West Alabama · Livingston, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $29,300
Auburn University · Auburn, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $27,700
Troy University · Troy, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $27,000
Troy University · Troy, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $26,400
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $23,400
University of West Alabama · Livingston, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $21,600
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $19,800
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $17,500
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $17,500
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $17,500
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $16,800
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $15,800
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $15,000
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $14,400
Alabama State University · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $14,250
Coastal Alabama Community College · Bay Minette, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $13,200
Auburn University at Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $12,700
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $12,500
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $11,875
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $11,250
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $10,800
Coastal Alabama Community College · Bay Minette, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $10,000
Coastal Alabama Community College · Bay Minette, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $10,000
Coastal Alabama Community College · Bay Minette, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $9,200
University of North Alabama · Florence, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $9,200
Southern Union State Community College · Opelika, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $9,000
Auburn University at Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $9,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $8,800
University of North Alabama · Florence, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $8,800
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $8,750
Troy University · Troy, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $8,750
University of West Alabama · Livingston, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $7,500
Troy University · Troy, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $7,500
University of West Alabama · Livingston, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $7,200
Southern Union State Community College · Opelika, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $7,200
Tuskegee University · Tuskeegee, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $6,875
Southern Union State Community College · Opelika, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $5,050
Wallace Community College · Selma, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $5,000
Auburn University at Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $5,000
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $5,000
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $5,000
Alabama State University · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $5,000
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $4,400
United States Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $4,400
Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $4,300
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $4,300
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $4,300
University of Montevallo · Montevallo, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $4,300
University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $3,900
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $3,750
Auburn University at Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $3,750
Southern Union State Community College · Opelika, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $3,750
University of Montevallo · Montevallo, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
Stillman College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
United States Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
University of Alabama at Huntsville · Huntsville, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
University of Mississippi · Oxford, MS · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
University of Montevallo · Montevallo, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $3,600
Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $2,600
Alabama State University · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,600
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,600
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,600
University of Montevallo · Montevallo, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Alabama State University · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
United States Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
University of Mississippi · Oxford, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
University of North Alabama · Florence, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Fort Valley State University · Fort Valley, GA · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Marion Military Institute · Marion, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Miles College · Fairfield, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
United States Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,500
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $2,200
Fortis Institute - Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,200
Reid State Technical Institute · Evergreen, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $1,875
Wallace Community College · Selma, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $1,875
Lawson State Community College · Birmingham, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $1,800
Lawson State Community College · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $1,800
Maryville University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $1,800
Reid State Technical Institute · Evergreen, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $1,800
Talladega College · Talladega, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
- $1,300
Shelton State Community College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $1,250
Bishop State Community College · Mobile, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $1,250
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $1,250
Lawson State Community College · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $1,250
Miles College · Fairfield, AL · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $1,250
Bishop State Community College · Mobile, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $625
Central Alabama Community College · Alexander City, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
- $625
Shelton State Community College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2021
Educational scholarship
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Similar grant size
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- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
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