Simple Actions Family Foundation
Simple Actions Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Corvallis, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $263K.
Simple Actions Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Simple Actions Family Foundation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $94,500
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,500
- Total assets
- $2,780,895
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Simple Actions Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Clackamas Community College Foundation ($32K). Together the top 2 received $63K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($31,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Simple Actions Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $66K (2021) to $1.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $31,500 |
| Clackamas Community College Foundation Oregon City, OR | Student Scholarships | $31,500 |
| Chemeketa Community College Foundation Salem, OR | Student Scholarships | $31,500 |
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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 | $2,780,895 | $282,211 | $117,442 | $94,500 | 3 | $94,500 | $263,147 | $137,709 |
| 2024 | $2,616,126 | $145,169 | $146,266 | $126,000 | 4 | $126,000 | $124,903 | $138,877 |
| 2023 | $2,617,223 | $54,348 | $1,048,615 | $1,026,000 | 5 | $1,026,000 | $31,733 | $155,042 |
| 2022 | $3,611,490 | $81,610 | $104,523 | $66,000 | 4 | $66,000 | $43,087 | $193,182 |
| 2021 | $3,634,403 | $203,781 | $102,913 | $66,000 | 4 | $66,000 | $166,868 | $204,177 |
| 2020 | $3,533,535 | $-88,653 | $1,682,328 | $1,646,500 | 5 | — | $57,461 | $198,917 |
| 2019 | $5,304,516 | $4,238,213 | $560,305 | $551,000 | 1 | — | $29,073 | $74,473 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Simple Actions Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $138K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Simple Actions Family Foundation is led by Bonnie Helpenstell, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bonnie Helpenstell
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian McFadden
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James Cogle
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Emily Helpenstell
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eric Helpenstell
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lily McFadden
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Simple Actions Family Foundation
How much does Simple Actions Family Foundation give each year?
Simple Actions Family Foundation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $126K across 4 grants.
What is Simple Actions Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Simple Actions Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $31,500, and its average grant was $31,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Simple Actions Family Foundation give grants?
Simple Actions Family Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Simple Actions Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Simple Actions Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Student Scholarships" (3 grants).
How large is Simple Actions Family Foundation?
Simple Actions Family Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $138K (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 is Simple Actions Family Foundation's EIN?
Simple Actions Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3209131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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