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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3992087

Bill Simpson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brownsburg, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $612,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
SignatureFD Elizabeth Burdette
1230 Peachtree St NE Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 473-4924
[email protected]
Form and materials
Grant request applications must be submitted electronically.
Deadlines
Grant awards will be made on a rolling basis.
Restrictions
All grants must align with the mission of the Bill Simpson Foundation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $612,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $18,008,634

  • Tax year 2024

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $18,366,921

  • Tax year 2023

    $579,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $18,990,388

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,361,805

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $13,930,061

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Guide Dogs of the DesertPalm Springs, CA

    General support

    $120,000
  2. Gamers Outreach FoundationAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $75,000
  3. Carving the FutureJackson, WY

    General support

    $40,000
  4. Independent Picture HouseCharlotte, NC

    Grant for Inflatable Screen

    $40,000
  5. Reef Relief IncKey West, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  6. Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB)Annapolis, MD

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Humane Society of Charlotte IncCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Jackson Hole Therapeutic RidingTeton Village, WY

    General support

    $20,000
  9. The Traveling GnomesDenver, CO

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Vida Verde Nature EducationSan Gregorio, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Bullies 2 the RescueMarshville, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  12. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing IncOcala, FL

    General support

    $15,000
  13. FIDO Inc aka Friends of Indianapolis Dogs OutsideIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  14. Project ANGEL of Hendricks CountyBrownsburg, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  15. Rock Steady Boxing of Brownsburg IncBrownsburg, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Canal Dock Boathouse IncNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $14,000
  17. Charlotte Rescue MissionCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  18. International Associations of Indianapolis 500 Oldtimers IncSpeedway, IN

    General support

    $10,000
  19. United Cavalry CarolinasStatesville, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Behavioral Health Leadership InstituteBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $7,500
  21. Challenge AspenSnowmass VLG, CO

    General support

    $7,500
  22. Charm City Care Connection IncBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $7,500
  23. Florida Keys SPCAKey West, FL

    General support

    $7,500
  24. Halfway There RescueRock Hill, SC

    General support

    $7,500
  25. International OCD FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $7,500
  26. K9's For WarriorsPonte Vedra, FL

    General support

    $7,500
  27. Pilots to the RescueBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  28. The Oscar Mike FoundationMarengo, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  29. Sail Beyond Cancer AnnapolisAnnapolis, MD

    General support

    $5,000
  30. USA Snowboard and Freeski AssocationPark City, UT

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Friends of PAC (Pinedale Aquatic Center)Pinedale, WY

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $75,00021% of the total
  2. Animals4 grants $55,00016% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $54,00015% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $50,00014% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $47,50014% of the total
  6. Mental health3 grants $25,0007% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $42,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $140,000
  2. North Carolina5 grants $100,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $75,000
  4. Wyoming3 grants $61,000
  5. Florida4 grants $60,000
  6. Indiana4 grants $55,000
  7. Maryland4 grants $45,000
  8. Colorado2 grants $27,500
  9. Connecticut1 grant $14,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Dillon SimpsonDirector Hours 10Pay $50,000
  • Sabrina SimpsonDirector Hours 10Pay $50,000
  • Jesse HornDirector Hours 10Pay $50,000
  • Michael MockDirector Hours 10Pay $50,000
  • Michael CordesiusDirector Hours 10Pay $50,000

The return

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