Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation
Create and foster a climate of educational opportunities for Simpson county, Kentucky residents by providing grants and funding support to achieve this goal
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation at a glance
In short: Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation reported $45K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $44,679 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -73.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,411,070
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $258,305
- +26.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $88,180
- +34.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $158,036
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation
The Franklin-Simpson Alumni Association Scholarship
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The Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation Scholarship
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Who Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation gives
- Giving grew 74% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2020) to $230K (2023). In 2025 it reported $45K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson Co Board of Education Franklin, KY | — | $110,497 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,411,070 | $258,305 | $158,036 | $44,679 | Total only | $88,180 |
| 2024 | $1,270,045 | $204,130 | $201,305 | $165,583 | Total only | $65,804 |
| 2023 | $1,192,764 | $160,068 | $266,402 | $229,502 | Total only | $29,604 |
| 2022 | $1,183,372 | $193,856 | $196,312 | $110,497 | 1 | $78,174 |
| 2021 | $1,339,660 | $270,128 | $148,608 | $74,782 | 2 | $98,088 |
| 2020 | $1,175,837 | $139,566 | $66,822 | $37,627 | 1 | $29,144 |
| 2019 | $1,093,962 | $103,916 | $92,679 | $63,325 | 2 | $34,969 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation is a public charity, based in Franklin, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $45K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $88K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation is led by Kari Harris, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kari Harris
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Kelly
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
$4K (2024) → $5K (2025)
Derfra Holt
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myra Gregory
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Dick Switzer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jill Hendricks (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Julie Jernigan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kelly Harvey (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sylvia Goodner (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Missy Hardison (2023) — Director
- Former: Stacy Vaughn (2023) — Director
- Former: Brad Gregory Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah Fuller (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Wes Marklin (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jane Lewis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Compton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wendell Stewart (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Jill Kelly (Treasurer).
Frequently asked questions about Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation
How much does Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation give each year?
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation reported $45K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $166K in grants paid.
How large is Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation?
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $258K.
Where does Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation operate?
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation's EIN?
Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1107893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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