Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation
The Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation is a private foundation based in Sunset, South Carolina. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations working in areas including community improvement, disaster relief, the environment, education, and medical research.
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation at a glance
In short: Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation gave $40K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state South Carolina. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $272,794
- -5.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 104 Wood Sage Ct, Sunset, SC 29685-2260
Phone: (847) 650-0819
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army ($6K). Together the top 10 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 96 grants of 96 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 42% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina, 12% to recipients in Washington, DC, 12% to Virginia, 10% to New York, and 8% to Washington state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 20 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 95% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2020) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Easley, SC | community improvement | $6,000 |
| Family Promise Easley, SC | community improvement | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | disaster relief | $4,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | disaster relief | $3,000 |
| Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | environment | $3,000 |
| World Vision Tacoma, WA | disaster relief | $3,000 |
| United Way Easley, SC | community improvement | $3,000 |
| Educate Denver, CO | community improvement | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Washington, DC | community improvement | $1,000 |
| ETV Endowment Spartanburg, SC | community improvement | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $272,794 | $11,616 | $40,296 | $40,000 | 20 | $40,296 | $20,815 | $40,638 |
| 2024 | $289,503 | $7,151 | $35,444 | $35,000 | 19 | $35,444 | $20,210 | $33,129 |
| 2023 | $311,339 | $5,628 | $30,045 | $30,000 | 19 | $30,045 | $20,430 | $26,482 |
| 2022 | $347,979 | $-69,244 | $30,293 | $30,000 | 19 | $30,293 | $19,545 | $25,789 |
| 2021 | $443,153 | $-12,697 | $30,359 | $30,000 | 19 | $30,359 | $17,829 | $27,565 |
| 2020 | $485,776 | $23,112 | $24,549 | $24,000 | 19 | — | $22,563 | $22,258 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for community improvement, disaster relief, environmental work, education, and medical research. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: World Vision says it provides emergency relief and long-term community development programs; Educate! says it prepares youth in Africa with skills for work; and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation says it advances spinal cord injury research and improves quality of life for people and families affected by paralysis.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes empowering farm families facing hunger and poverty (One Acre Fund), preventing and curing diabetes and improving lives affected by the disease (American Diabetes Association), and providing educational programs for children and families (Tamassee DAR School).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $40,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000.
Among the largest listed grants were $6,000 to the Salvation Army in Easley, South Carolina, for community improvement; $5,000 to Family Promise in Easley for community improvement; $4,000 to the American Red Cross in Washington, DC, for disaster relief; and $3,000 each to Doctors Without Borders for disaster relief, the Nature Conservancy for environmental work, World Vision for disaster relief, and United Way in Easley for community improvement. Other listed recipients include Educate!, One Acre Fund, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, the American Diabetes Association, and Tamassee DAR School, each of which received $1,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ronald McGimpsey as president, Linda McGimpsey as vice president, and Heather O Connor as secretary.
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation is led by Ronald McGimpsey, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald McGimpsey
President
President Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather O Connor
Secretary
Sec'y → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda McGimpsey
Vice President
Vice President Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Eric McGimpsey (2020–2022) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation
How much does Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation give each year?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation gave $40K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 19 grants.
What is Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's typical grant size?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation give grants?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's top state is South Carolina, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (13%) and Virginia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Easley, SC (3 grants), Arlington, VA (3 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Improvement" (7 grants), "Medical Research" (7 grants) and "Disaster Relief" (3 grants).
Who are Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's largest grantees?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Salvation Army ($6,000), Family Promise ($5,000) and American Red Cross ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation reported $273K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for community improvement, disaster relief, environmental work, education, and medical research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's EIN?
Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4472778. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Ron & Linda McGimpsey Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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