Bill Simpson Foundation Inc
Brownsburg, IN · EIN 84-3992087. Reported 58 grants totalling $1,184,000 to 47 organizations across tax years 2023-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bill Simpson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $170,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc | Annapolis, MD | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc | Bald Head Island, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gamers Outreach Foundation Inc | Saline, MI | $69,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Garden Inc | Englewood, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Film Society | Charlotte, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carving the Future | Jackson, WY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association | Teton Village, WY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reef Relief Inc | Key West, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wings of Eagles Ranch | Concord, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fido Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns and Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Don Garlitis Museum of Drag Racing Inc | Ocala, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charlotte Hornets Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manna Food Bank Inc | Mills River, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Paula Takacs Foundation for Sarcoma Research | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Do Greater Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Tennis Organization | Dallas, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atrium Health Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bikers Against Heroin USA | Lodi, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bradley and Nikki Bozeman Foundation Inc | Mt Holly, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bullies 2 the Rescue | Monroe, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cajun Army Inc | Prairieville, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Rescue Mission | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dilworth Center for Chemical Dependency Inc | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eb Research Partnership Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Waters Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heaven After Hell Rescue | Plainfield, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jae Foundation | Twin Falls, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reverb Inc | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosies Southside Animal Shelter Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Disctrict 5000 Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teton Adaptive | Teton Village, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Humane Society of Lincoln County | Lincolnton, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army - Disaster Relief | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association | Littleton, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asheville Humane Society Inc | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Billies Buddies | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County Inc | Crawfordsville, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Attention Home Inc | Rock Hill, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Friends | Charlotte, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
11 of 47 (23%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation Inc
Indianapolis 500 Oldtimers Club and general support - Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc
Special Olympics and general support - Charlotte Film Society
Independent Picture House - Garden Inc
Support for The Traveling Gnomes - Atrium Health Foundation
Womens Care Drive to Thrive Mobile Unit Fund - Cajun Army Inc
North Carolina Hurricane Relief
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 | $579,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $605,000 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 27% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bill Simpson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1654 E Northfield Dr 100, Brownsburg, IN, 46112. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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