Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Franklin, KY EIN: 20-2540047

To provide funds to support the educational programs for franklin-simpson middle school.

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc at a glance

In short: Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc gave $113K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$113,394
+0.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,349
-24.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,267
Total assets
$415,441
+1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Franklin Simpson Middle Schoo: $38KFranklin Simpson Middle Schoo$38KSimpson Co Schools: $36KSimpson Co Schools$36KFranklin Simspon Central Off: $25KFranklin Simspon Central Off$25KFS High School: $15KFS High School$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Franklin Simpson Middle Schoo ($38K). Together the top 4 received $113K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 11 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Franklin

How Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2020) to $160K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $113K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Franklin Simpson Middle Schoo Franklin, KY—$37,845
Simpson Co Schools Franklin, KY—$35,900
Franklin Simspon Central Off Franklin, KY—$24,634
FS High School Franklin, KY—$15,015
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$415,441$162,442$157,298$113,3944
2024$410,298$221,006$136,544$112,8433
2023$325,835$159,704$142,009$99,8562
2022$308,140$109,509$159,713$159,7131
2021$358,344$194,775$97,260$97,0801
2020$260,830$160,665$57,833$57,8331

About Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc

Based on IRS filings

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Franklin, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $415K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $113K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc is led by Jill Kelly, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jill Kelly

    President & CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $8K (2025)

  • Andrea Lowhorn

    CFO

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $6K (2023) → $8K (2025)

  • Robert McDougal

    Secretary

    Vice Chairman → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $2K (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Jill Hendricks (2020–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Daniel Lowhorn (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kim McAbee (2021–2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Andrea Lowhorn — CFO: $8KAndrea LowhornCFO$8KJill Kelly — President & CEO: $8KJill KellyPresident & CEO$8KRobert McDougal — Secretary: $2KRobert McDougalSecretary$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Andrea Lowhorn (CFO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc

How much does Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc give each year?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc gave $113K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 3 grants.

What is Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc's typical grant size?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc's median grant in 2025 was $30,267, and its average grant was $28,349, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc give grants?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Franklin, KY (4 grants).

How large is Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc reported $415K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $162K.

What is Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Franklin, KY. It holds $415K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc's EIN?

Franklin-Simpson Educational Coalition Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2540047. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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