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The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$94k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
76
Grants FY2025
61
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,245
Organizations funded a year
59 to 74
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$352k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving75$94k52%
FY202461$111k33%
FY202362$104k34%
FY202259$58k31%
FY202172$98k25%
FY202065$70k29%
FY201974$64k41%
FY201859$68k34%
85% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$109kRecreation & Sports$97kHealth$88kEducation$88kHuman Services$66kPhilanthropy$54kEnvironment$47kInternational$38kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
WI
MI
NY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 103 grantees
All grantees of The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc$69,08591%
St Margaret Foundation$58,98790%
Fort Ligonier Association$34,65171%
Brother's Brother Foundation$31,45090%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$29,85290%
Family Resources$26,45570%
Riverlife$21,55790%
Old Joe Club Charities Inc$19,15083%
The Neighborhood Academy$17,62270%
Imani Christian Academy$12,60430%
Knead Community Cafe$11,61081%
Steel City Squash Inc$11,60580%
Gettysburg Foundation$11,56580%
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy$11,20770%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$10,51270%
Garden Club of Allegheny County$9,85585%
Second Harvest$9,41630%
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation$9,06980%
Hosanna House Inc$8,54940%
Carnegie Institute$8,29020%
The Mel Douglass Fund$8,25083%
Loyalhanna Watershed Association Inc$7,65080%
Defenders of Freedom$6,15021%
Southwinds Inc$5,65030%
Pine-Richland Youth Center$5,10050%
Troops First Foundation Incorporated$5,0001n/a
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$4,82780%
Young Life$4,25640%
Friends of the Riverfront Inc$4,03550%
Surgicorps International$3,25970%
Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association$3,25060%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$3,07070%
Fox Families Care$2,95561%
Allegheny County Parks Foundation$2,53020%
Coalition for Christian Outreach$2,52160%
Audubon Society of Western Pa$2,50010%
Light of Life Mission Inc$2,2601n/a
Middleton Place Foundation$2,25020%
Fox Chapel District Association$2,15061%
Shady Side Academy$2,00010%
One by One Leadership Foundation Inc$2,00020%
No Dog Left Behind Inc$1,75011%
Woodlands Foundation Inc$1,62160%
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild$1,50030%
Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest$1,40040%
Clemente Collection at Engine House 25$1,05210%
Cafe Momentum$1,00010%
Camp Trident Inc$1,00011%
Autism Society of America Inc$1,00010%
Beyond the Battlefield the Tiegen Foundation$1,00011%
Manchester Bidwell Corporation$85030%
The University of Findlay$80040%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$80010%
Bucknell University$75220%
Family House Inc$66010%
Haiti H2O$62130%
Westmoreland Cultural Trust$60050%
Team Rubicon Inc$55530%
American Heart Association Inc$51510%
Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc$50010%
Cancer Bridges$50020%
Stop Soldier Suicide Inc$50010%
Women's Board of Pittsburgh$47520%
The Blues Foundation Inc$4301n/a
Venture Outdoors Inc$38520%
Wqed Multimedia$37020%
Fox Chapel Area Land Trust$35022%
Pirates Charities$35020%
Judicial Watch Inc$35030%
Ruffed Grouse Society$30010%
The Ellis School$30020%
Camp Freedom Inc$25810%
Allegheny Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods-Housing Incorporated$25010%
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$25010%
St Edmund's Academy$25010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$2501n/a
Honor Flight Tri-State$2501n/a
Roots of Faith Inc$2501n/a
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$22210%
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation$22010%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$20010%
The Lamp Theatre Corp$19010%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$19010%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$18510%
Arc Foundation$1751n/a
Operation Gratitude Inc$15510%
Pressley Ridge$12010%
Project Hood Community Development Corporation$1051n/a
Old Friends Inc$10010%
GI Go Fund Inc$10010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$10010%
Yanomami Foundation$1001n/a
Haiti Mission Inc$10010%
Foxwall Emergency Medical Services Inc$10010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10010%
The Daily Caller News Foundation$10010%
Turning Point USA Inc$10010%
Rebuild Hope$1001n/a
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$9910%
Wreaths Across America$881n/a
Playing for Change Foundation$601n/a
The Cousteau Society Inc$5010%
Old Friends Senior Dogs Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 150 recipients with no EIN on record ($208k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAspinwall Riverfront Park Inc: $69,085 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetSt Margaret Foundation: $58,987 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetFort Ligonier Association: $34,651 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetBrother's Brother Foundation: $31,450 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $29,852 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Resources: $26,455 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetRiverlife: $21,557 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetOld Joe Club Charities Inc: $19,150 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetThe Neighborhood Academy: $17,622 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetImani Christian Academy: $12,604 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKnead Community Cafe: $11,610 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSteel City Squash Inc: $11,605 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetGettysburg Foundation: $11,565 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $11,207 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $10,512 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGarden Club of Allegheny County: $9,855 over 8y, 5.0% of budgetSecond Harvest: $9,416 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $9,069 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHosanna House Inc: $8,549 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $8,290 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mel Douglass Fund: $8,250 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetLoyalhanna Watershed Association Inc: $7,650 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetDefenders of Freedom: $6,150 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSouthwinds Inc: $5,650 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPine-Richland Youth Center: $5,100 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $4,827 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $4,256 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Riverfront Inc: $4,035 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSurgicorps International: $3,259 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetAllegheny Cemetery Historical Association: $3,250 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $3,070 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFox Families Care: $2,955 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetAllegheny County Parks Foundation: $2,530 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCoalition for Christian Outreach: $2,521 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAudubon Society of Western Pa: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMiddleton Place Foundation: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFox Chapel District Association: $2,150 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetShady Side Academy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne by One Leadership Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNo Dog Left Behind Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWoodlands Foundation Inc: $1,621 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetManchester Craftsmen's Guild: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest: $1,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetClemente Collection at Engine House 25: $1,052 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCafe Momentum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Trident Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAutism Society of America Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeyond the Battlefield the Tiegen Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 91.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Richard King Mellon FoundationPA60.1× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Burke Family Foundation · The Burke Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · Eqt Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · The Grable Foundation · McCune Foundation Pnc Bank Na · Allegheny Foundation · The Jack Buncher Foundation · The Heinz Endowments

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999

How much does The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 give?
The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 reported 76 grants totaling $93,892 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 59 and 74 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (14%), Recreation & Sports (13%), Health (12%).
Who are The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc ($69k), St Margaret Foundation ($59k), Fort Ligonier Association ($35k).
Does The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Burke Family Foundation.
Where is The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 based?
The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 256 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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