Sims Family Charitable Foundation
Sims Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Herscher, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $748K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $142K.
Sims Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sims Family Charitable Foundation gave $78K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $78,000
- +1850.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $39,000
- +2825.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $39,000
- Total assets
- $747,890
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (99% 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 Sims Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Herscher Foundation ($77K). Together the top 2 received $78K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 18 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sims Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $4K (2024) to $120K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $78K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Herscher Foundation Herscher, IL | Fund Scholarship | $77,000 |
| Natioonal Wildlife Federation Reston, VA | Enhance Wildlife | $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 | $747,890 | $153,041 | $90,031 | $78,000 | 2 | $78,000 | $141,964 | $61,249 |
| 2024 | $684,880 | $45,063 | $14,397 | $4,000 | 3 | $4,000 | $34,666 | $56,164 |
| 2023 | $654,214 | $40,036 | $18,457 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,000 | $31,579 | $47,846 |
| 2022 | $632,635 | $-3,944 | $15,036 | $6,000 | 3 | $6,000 | $4,703 | $44,705 |
| 2021 | $651,341 | $24,093 | $39,845 | $30,000 | 6 | $30,000 | $15,281 | $52,444 |
| 2020 | $666,836 | $74,644 | $14,572 | $7,079 | 3 | — | $67,366 | $39,904 |
| 2019 | $606,410 | $119,125 | $127,499 | $120,021 | 7 | — | $12,253 | $39,488 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sims Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sims Family Charitable Foundation is led by Wayne Sims, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wayne Sims
President & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eleanor Sims
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Sims
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Sims Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Sims Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sims Family Charitable Foundation gave $78K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 3 grants.
How large is Sims Family Charitable Foundation?
Sims Family Charitable Foundation reported $748K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sims Family Charitable Foundation?
Sims Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Herscher, IL. It holds $748K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sims Family Charitable Foundation operate?
Sims Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Sims Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sims Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3929525. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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