Funding search · EIN 561941864 · China Grove, NC
Joe L & Hester Sims Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 116
- grants reported
- $277,441
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lutheran World Relief5 grants · $34,000
- Meals On Wheels of Rowan3 grants · $20,000
- Rowan Helping Ministries3 grants · $15,000
- St John Lutheran Church3 grants · $13,691
- Rowan County United Way3 grants · $11,000
- Redeemer Lutheran Church2 grants · $9,000
- Goshen Valley Boys Ranch3 grants · $9,000
- Malaria Consortium US3 grants · $9,000
- Community Care Clinic of Rowan3 grants · $9,000
- St John'S Lutheran Church1 grant · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 116 grants.
- $10,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Meals On Wheels of Rowan · Spencer, NC · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General fund
- $8,000
St John'S Lutheran Church · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $7,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General fund
- $7,000
Redeemer Lutheran Church · Catawba, NC · 2022
General fund
- $7,000
Rowan County United Way · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels Forever Home · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Capital
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels of Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Rowan Helping Ministries · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Rowan Helping Ministries · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
St John Lutheran Church · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels of Rowan · Spencer, NC · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Rowan Helping Ministries · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $4,691
St John Lutheran Church · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Lutheran Services Carolinas · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
St John Lutheran Church · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Lutheran Services Carolinas · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Lutheran Services Carolina · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,250
Historic Salisbury Foundation · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Community Care Clinic of Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch · Canton, GA · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Malaria Consortium US · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Community Care Clinic of Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Food for Thought · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch · Canton, GA · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity Rowan Co · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Malaria Consortium US · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Community Care Clinic of Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Food for Thought · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch · Canton, GA · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity Rowan Co · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Malaria Consortium US · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Piedmont Players · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Smart Start Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Boys & Girls Clubs · Lake Waccamaw, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Bread Riot · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity Rowan Co · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Historic Salisbury Foundation · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Main Street Marketplace · China Grove, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Nazareth Child and Family Connect · Rockwell, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Redeemer Food Ministry · Catawba, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Rowan County United Way · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Salvation Army · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Smart Start Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Bread Riot · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Brigade Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Historic Salisbury Foundation · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Main Street Marketplace · China Grove, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Nazareth Child and Family Connect · Rockwell, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Redeemer Lutheran Church · Catawba, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Rowan County United Way · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Salvation Army · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Bread Riot · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Brigade Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Main Street Mission · China Grove, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Nazareth Child and Family Council · Rockwell, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Salvation Army · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Smart Start Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Art and Soul Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Care Ring · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Child Fund International · Richmond, VA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Food Bank of Central and Eastern · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Food for Thought · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Foundation of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Graces Guatemala School · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Harvest Hope Food Bank · Columbia, SC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
How To Save a Life Rescue · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Jf Hurley Ymca · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Novant Nhrmc Auxiliary · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Rowan County Literacy Council · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Rowan Public Library · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Sudan Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
The High Road · Salisbury, NC · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Care Ring · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Center for the Faith & the Art · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Child Fund International · Richmond, VA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Family Crisis Council of Rowan · Spencer, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Food Bank of Central and Eastern · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Graces Guatemala School · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Harvest Hope Food Bank · Columbia, SC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
How To Save a Life Rescue · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Jf Hurley Ymca · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Novant Nhrmc Auxiliary · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Rowan County Literacy Council · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Rowan Public Library · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Sudan Rowan · Salisbury, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Town of Spencer · Spencer, NC · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Care Ring · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Center for the Faith & the Arts · Salisbury, NC · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Child Fund International · Richmond, VA · 2022
General fund
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Similar purposes
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