Funding search · EIN 454035780 · Minneapolis, MN
Simpson Family 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.
- 108
- grants reported
- $679,085
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,300
- 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.
What they fund
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Top recipients
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- Summit Academy Oic3 grants · $171,100
- University of Minnesota Foundation3 grants · $112,077
- Ella Finnegan3 grants · $40,000
- Mightycause Charitable Foundation3 grants · $39,115
- Jenalee Akins3 grants · $28,600
- Kailee Akins3 grants · $21,900
- Vicki Craig2 grants · $20,000
- Jennifer Williams2 grants · $20,000
- Sara Finnegan1 grant · $20,000
- Jose Antonio Aguilar2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 108 grants.
- $71,000
Summit Academy Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support individuals in the community
- $51,352
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support u of m twin cities and u of m duluth
- $50,100
Summit Academy Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Support individuals in the community
- $50,000
Summit Academy Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support individuals in the community
- $35,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support u of m twin cities and u of m duluth
- $25,725
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Support u of m twin cities and u of m duluth
- $20,000
Ella Finnegan · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - education
- $20,000
Sara Finnegan · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - education
- $18,152
Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Marianna, FL · 2024
General support
- $12,000
Bohdan Nikolaev · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial support for family in ukraine
- $11,800
Jenalee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need
- $11,775
Kailee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need
- $10,572
Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Marianna, FL · 2023
General support
- $10,391
Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Marianna, FL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Ella Finnegan · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need - education
- $10,000
Jenalee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need
- $10,000
Jennifer Williams · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial hardship, tuition help
- $10,000
Jose Antonio Aguilar · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial support
- $10,000
Joseph Morris · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need - education
- $10,000
Annunciation Church and School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Support the school
- $10,000
Ella Finnegan · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial need - education
- $10,000
Jennifer Williams · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial hardship, tuition help
- $10,000
Jose Antonio Aguilar · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial support
- $10,000
Megan Totzke · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial support
- $10,000
Vicki Craig · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial hardships
- $10,000
Megan Nuxoll · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - education
- $10,000
Vicki Craig · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial hardships
- $9,541
Lynn Morris · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial hardship
- $7,840
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Support humanitarian efforts
- $7,500
Northeast Youth and Family Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
- $7,223
Caydance Manzanares · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial burden - tuition debt
- $6,800
Jenalee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial need
- $6,414
Rebecca Leiferman · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - housing support
- $6,186
Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
Support summit county communities
- $6,000
Kailee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need
- $5,866
Chance Reynolds · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - medical
- $5,195
Caydance Manzanares · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial burden - tuition debt
- $5,000
City of Hope · Zion, IL · 2024
Support individuals in the community
- $5,000
Kyle Siewert · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - education
- $4,125
Kailee Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial need
- $2,881
Amy Melquist · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Financial need - medical
- $2,656
Rebecca Leiferman · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial burden - school debt, dental, and medical hardship
- $2,619
Lauren Drommerhausen · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Medical need
- $2,591
Academy of the Holy Angels · Richfield, MN · 2024
Support the school
- $2,510
National Repertory Orchastra · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
- $2,500
National Repertory Orchastra · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Donielle Akins · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial hardship
- $2,060
Building Hope Summit County · Frisco, CO · 2023
General support
- $2,060
Building Hope Summit County · Frisco, CO · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Academy of the Holy Angels · Richfield, MN · 2023
Support the school
- $2,000
Jereme Williams Jr · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial support - education/sports
- $1,500
Ziggy'S Art Bus · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Arnold S Leonard Cancer Research Fund · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General support
- $1,100
Summit County Care Clinic · Frisco, CO · 2022
General support
- $1,069
Africa Classroom Connection · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
- $1,054
Nami Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
- $1,050
Summit County Care Clinic · Frisco, CO · 2023
General support
- $1,037
Summit Family and Intercultural Resource Center · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
Support summit county families
- $1,033
Outfront Minnesota Community Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
- $1,033
Faith'S Lodge · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Support grieving families
- $1,031
Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
Support summit county communities
- $1,030
Building Hope Summit County · Frisco, CO · 2024
General support
- $1,030
Children'S Health Care Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support special health needs of children
- $1,030
Heartland Bible Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Operation safe harbor ukraine
- $1,030
Raise the Barr · Hawthorne, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,023
Every Meal · Roseville, MN · 2022
General support
- $1,020
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Support research and treatment of pediatric disease
- $1,000
Summit County Care Clinic · Frisco, CO · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Andean Community Partners · Prior Lake, MN · 2023
Support health services in peru
- $1,000
Cassie Reck · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial hardship - transportation
- $1,000
Father Dyer United Methodist Church · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
Support the food pantry
- $1,000
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Summit Family and Intercultural Resource Center · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
Support summit county families
- $1,000
Sandy Totzke · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To purchase winter coats for kids in need
- $1,000
Second Harvest Heartand · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022
Support hunger relief
- $1,000
Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2022
Support summit county communities
- $1,000
Team Breckenridge Sports Club · Frisco, CO · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Ziggy'S Art Bus · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
- $948
Emily Dallman · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need - education
- $605
Andrea Bork · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Financial support
- $600
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
- $550
Paige Johnson · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Financial need - education
- $520
Hawk Home Run Club · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General support
- $520
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support research for breast cancer
- $518
Team Breckenridge Sports Club · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
General support
- $515
Summit County Rescue Group · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
General support
- $500
Father Dyer United Methodist Church · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
Support the food pantry
- $500
Project Imprintz - Ziggy'S Art Bus · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support mobile art services
- $500
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
- $500
Blue River Horse Center · Silverthorne, CO · 2022
General support
- $500
Hennepin Theatre Trust · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support the theatre
- $500
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support the collecting and preservation of art
- $500
Mn Department of Natural Resources · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General support
- $261
Smart Bellies · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
General support
- $260
Colorado Gives Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2024
General support
- $259
Northwest Passage Limited · Webster, WI · 2023
Support mental health services
- $250
Howard Young Foundation · Woodruff, WI · 2024
Support lakeland food pantry
- $250
Howard Young Foundation · Woodruff, WI · 2023
Support lakeland food pantry
- $250
Union Gospel Mission · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support
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