Private foundation · EIN 36-6071622 · Chicago, Illinois

William and Hope Simpson Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 14 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $10K. 14% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
14
$1.3M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in IL
14%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.7M

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Middlesex SchoolConcord, MAField House Construction$1.0M
International Skydiving Museum and Hall of FameFredericksburg, VARestricted$200K
Boys and Girls Club of New YorkNew York, NYUnrestricted$32K
Fay SchoolSouth Bourough, MAUnrestricted$10K
Hobe Sound Community ChestHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$10K
Jupiter Island Medical Clinic IncHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$10K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
Semper Fi & Americans FundOceanside, CAMatch$10K
Turning Point USAPhoenix, AZUnrestricted$5,000
Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, ILUnrestricted$2,000
North Shore Land AllianceMill Neck, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$1,500
1000 Freinds of FloridaNorth Hobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Contributions From PartnershipsChicago, ILCharitable activities$111

By state: Massachusetts 2 · Virginia 1 · New York 3 · Florida 4 · California 1 · Arizona 1

About this foundation

William and Hope Simpson Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Simpson Estates Inc, tax-exempt since 1963. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does William and Hope Simpson Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does William and Hope Simpson Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.3M across 14 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does William and Hope Simpson Foundation give?

Massachusetts (2 grants), Virginia (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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