Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbia, SC EIN: 81-4182915

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $92K in total assets.

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$92,117
-3.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,703
-19.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$8,600
-13.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

SalisburyNW WashingtonWillistonAikenMcDonough

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2021) to $7K (2020). In 2021 it made 2 grants totaling $800.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$420
Livingstone College Salisbury, NCProvide Scholarships$380
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$92,117$5,703$8,600——
2024$95,014$7,079$9,976——
2023$97,911$1,513$4,410——
2022$100,808—$2,897——
2021$106,896$5,394$4,374$8002
2020$110,843$3,877$12,429$6,6504

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation is led by Blanche S. Walls, President on filings since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Blanche S. Walls

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin E. Wimberly

    Secretary

    Secretary → V President, 2022

    V President → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Blanche S. Wimberly (2020–2024) — President

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 Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation

How large is Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation?

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation reported $92K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6K.

Where does Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation operate?

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina.

What is Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation's EIN?

Simmons-Wimberly Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4182915. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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