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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6071622

William & Hope G Simpson Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,293,111

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,698,039

  • Tax year 2023

    $302,272

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,413,973

  • Tax year 2022

    $613,746

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,596,749

  • Tax year 2021

    $506,355

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,982,083

  • Tax year 2020

    $352,088

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,936,839

  • Tax year 2019

    $420,617

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,262,169

  • Tax year 2018

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,503,546

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Middlesex SchoolConcord, MA

    Field House Construction

    $1,000,000
  2. International Skydiving Museum and Hall of FameFredericksbrg, VA

    Restricted

    $200,000
  3. Boys and Girls Club of New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $31,500
  4. Fay SchoolSouthborough, MA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Hobe Sound Community ChestHobe Sound, FL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Jupiter Island Medical Clinic INCHobe Sound, FL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Semper Fi & Americans FundOceanside, CA

    Match

    $10,000
  9. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  11. North Shore Land AllianceMill Neck, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  12. Boys and Girls Club of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FL

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  13. 1000 Freinds of FloridaNorth Hobe Sound, FL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Contributions from PartnershipsChicago, IL

    Charitable activities

    $111

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $1,010,00098% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $1,010,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $200,000
  3. New York3 grants $43,500
  4. Florida4 grants $22,500
  5. California1 grant $10,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  7. Illinois2 grants $2,111

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jonathan B MellinPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra M McoySecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark LiyeosTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Howard B SimpsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheila C IssenbergDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • James Curtis IIIDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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