Funding search · EIN 576017451 · Detroit, MI
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.
- 86
- grants reported
- $5.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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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.
- Brookgreen Gardens3 grants · $1.9M
- Miracle Hill Ministries3 grants · $850,000
- Samaritans Purse3 grants · $725,000
- Presbyterian College3 grants · $450,000
- Converse College3 grants · $245,000
- Anderson University2 grants · $180,000
- Bon Secours St Francis Health Systems2 grants · $150,000
- Law Enforcement Chaplaincy for3 grants · $125,000
- Christ Community Church Montreat3 grants · $95,000
- Pcsc Foundation3 grants · $80,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 86 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.1M
Brookgreen Gardens · Pawleys Isl, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $600,000
Brookgreen Gardens · Pawleys Isl, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $450,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $400,000
Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $250,000
Brookgreen Gardens · Pawleys Isl, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $250,000
Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $200,000
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2023
Scholarship
- $200,000
Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $200,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
U.s. Crisis disaster relief
- $170,000
Converse College · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Scholarship
- $150,000
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2024
Scholarship
- $110,000
Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $100,000
Bon Secours St Francis Health Systems · Greenville, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $100,000
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2022
Scholarship
- $75,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $70,000
Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $65,000
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy for · Columbia, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Bon Secours St Francis Health Systems · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Williams Place · Columbia, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Converse College · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
Scholarship
- $50,000
Naples Historical Society · Naples, FL · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $45,000
Young Life · Greenville, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Christ Community Church Montreat · Montreat, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $35,000
Pcsc Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Christ Community Church Montreat · Montreat, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $35,000
Pcsc Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $30,000
Theology Matters · Greenwood, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $30,000
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy for · Columbia, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $30,000
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy for · Columbia, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Harold C Jennings Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Highlands Emergency Council · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Converse College · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
Scholarship
- $25,000
Harold C Jennings Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
The Salvation Army Greenville County · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Young Life · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Christ Community Church Montreat · Montreat, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $20,000
Community Care Clinic of Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Crossover Communications International · Columbia, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
The Museum Association · Greenville, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Crossover Communications International · Columbia, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Theology Matters · Greenwood, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Presbyterians for Faith Family · Greenwood, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Naples Historical Society · Naples, FL · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
The Museum Association · Greenville, SC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Williams Place · Columbia, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $13,000
Moorings Park Foundation · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Clemson University Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Naples Historical Society · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Protestant Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Brooklink · Germantown, WI · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Community Care Clinic of Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic · Naples, FL · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Protestant Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Crossover Communications International · Columbia, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic · Naples, FL · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Pcsc Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Protestant Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
The Museum Association · Greenville, SC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $6,000
First Presbyterian Church of Naples · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Brooklink · Germantown, WI · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Highland Community Child Development · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Literacy Council of Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Star Ability Foundation · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
The Bascom Corp · Highlands, NC · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
The Shelter for Abused Women and · Naples, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Carolina Village · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Highland Community Child Development · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Literacy Council of Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
The Bascom Corp · Highlands, NC · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
The Shelter for Abused Women and · Naples, FL · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Voice of Naples · Bonita Springs, FL · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
Shephard Center Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
The Bascom Corp · Highlands, NC · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $5,000
The Shelter for Abused Women and · Naples, FL · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $1,000
Bellarmine University · Louisville, KY · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Bellarmine University · Louisville, KY · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Bellarmine University · Louisville, KY · 2022
Scholarship
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