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 20222024. 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

$254,177
2022
$188,834
2023
$236,074
2024

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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