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Filing year 2024

THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION

Kansas City, Missouri·EIN 63-0925496·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$791k
Total assets
$2.6M
Total expenses
$423k
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Missouri.

Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$23k
$25k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$23k
$24k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$18k
$19k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
5%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,948 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$274k

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$7k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AUBURN UNIVERSITYAUBURN, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$53k
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMATUSCALOOSA, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$34k
TROY UNIVERSITYTROY, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$27k
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMALIVINGSTON, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$23k
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMAMOBILE, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$22k
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITYNORMAL, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$20k
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITYMONTGOMERY, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$14k
COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGEBAY MINETTE, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$11k
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMAFLORENCE, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$9k
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$9k
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$9k
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEOPELIKA, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$7k
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITYTUSKEEGEE, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$7k
STILLMAN COLLEGETUSCALOOSA, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMYANNAPOLIS, MDEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT HUNTSVILLEHUNTSVILLE, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPIOXFORD, MSEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLOMONTEVALLO, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITYLEXINGTON, VAEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$4k
LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBIRMINGHAM, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$2k
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITYST LOUIS, MOEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$2k
REID STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTEEVERGREEN, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$2k
TALLADEGA COLLEGETALLADEGA, ALEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$2k
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Climbed 7%
over 2 years

From $22k in 2022 to $23k in 2024.

$22k
2022
$26k
2023
$23k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$25k to $25k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 7% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue rose 920%.

$22k in 2022 to $23k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION received $23,065 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Missouri, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Missouri, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION reported $791k in total revenue and $423k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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