The Sims Family Charitable Trust | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 62-6399483

Foundation Overview

Based in Memphis, TN, The Sims Family Charitable Trust has awarded 227 grants totaling $1,173,250 to organizations in Alabama, Tennessee and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $86,000, with a median award of $3,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,173,250
Total Assets
$3,421,288
Median Grant (all grants)
$3,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
25
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Growth
+67% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 36%

9 of 25 recipients (36%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Tennessee

79% of all grants are concentrated in Tennessee, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Tennessee, funding concentrates in Memphis (83%), Germantown (6%), Monteagle (4%).

Funding Trajectory
+165%

Strong 165% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + General Purposes

Dual focus on community projects (67%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Sims Family Charitable Trust's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $86,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2023
Christ United Methodist $12,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Benedictine Sisters Of Cullman $5,000 Cullman, AL, US Program Support 2023
Monteagle Sunday School $5,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2023
Memphis Botanic Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Saint Meinrad Archabbey $2,000 St Meinrad, IN, US Program Support 2023
The Catholic Diocese Of Memphis $9,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Institute Of Catholic Culture $6,000 Mclean, VA, US Program Support 2023
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries $11,000 Elk Grove Village, IL, US Program Support 2023
Memphis University School $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Hutchinson School $8,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
St Louis Catholic Church $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Theatre Memphis $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
St Paul Institute $6,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Praeger University Foundation $1,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Program Support 2023
Focus $5,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2023
St Theresa Catholic Church $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Dorothy Day House Of Hospitality $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Steorts Prop Dba City Retreat Memphis $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Eternal World Television $5,000 Irondale, AL, US Program Support 2023
Pew Ministries Inc $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2023
Benedictine Sisters Of Cullman $2,500 Cullman, AL, US Program Support 2022
Capstone Education Group Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Christ United Methodist $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Country Place Ministries Inc $2,000 Moscow, TN, US Program Support 2022
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Focus $12,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2022
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Hutchison $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Institute Of Catholic Culture $3,000 Mclean, VA, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Botanic Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis University School $5,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Zoo $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Monteagle Sunday School $5,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2022
Palmer Home For Children $3,000 Lake Cormorant, MS, US Program Support 2022
Pew Ministries Inc $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
St Jude Childrens Research $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $34,500 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2022
Benedictine Sisters Of Cullman $2,500 Cullman, AL, US Program Support 2022
Capstone Education Group Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Christ United Methodist $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Country Place Ministries Inc $2,000 Moscow, TN, US Program Support 2022
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Focus $12,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2022
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Hutchison $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Institute Of Catholic Culture $3,000 Mclean, VA, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Botanic Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis University School $5,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Zoo $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Monteagle Sunday School $5,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2022
Palmer Home For Children $3,000 Lake Cormorant, MS, US Program Support 2022
Pew Ministries Inc $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
St Jude Childrens Research $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $34,500 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2022
Benedictine Sisters Of Cullman $2,500 Cullman, AL, US Program Support 2022
Capstone Education Group Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Christ United Methodist $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Country Place Ministries Inc $2,000 Moscow, TN, US Program Support 2022
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Focus $12,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2022
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Hutchison $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Institute Of Catholic Culture $3,000 Mclean, VA, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Botanic Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis University School $5,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Memphis Zoo $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Monteagle Sunday School $5,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2022
Palmer Home For Children $3,000 Lake Cormorant, MS, US Program Support 2022
Pew Ministries Inc $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
St Jude Childrens Research $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2022
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $34,500 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2022
Better Church Governance $12,000 Washington, DC, US Program Support 2021
Christ United Methodist $17,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Church Health Center $6,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $6,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Eternal World Television $1,000 Irondale, AL, US Program Support 2021
Focus $3,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2021
Great Hearts Texas $1,000 San Antonio, TX, US Program Support 2021
Guiding Star Memphis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Heritage Foundation $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US Program Support 2021
Holy Roasary Catholic Church $6,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Hutchison $8,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Libertas School Of Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Memphis Botanic Gardens $6,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Memphis Coalition For Life $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Memphis University School $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Monteagle Sunday School $5,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2021
Society St Vincent De Paul Mphs $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
St Jude Childrens Research $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
St Louis Catholic Church $7,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
St Michael's Catholic Church $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
St Theresa The Little Flower $20,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $31,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2021
The Catholic Diocese Of Memphis $1,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
Theatre Memphis $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2021
University Of The South $2,000 Sewanee, TN, US Program Support 2021
Capstone Education Group Inc $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Christ United Methodist $17,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Fishers Of Men $4,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2020
Focus $10,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2020
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Hutchison $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Idlewild Presbyterian Church $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Memphis Botanic Gardens $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Memphis Zoo $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
Monteagle Sunday School $3,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2020
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $45,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2020
Theatre Memphis $30,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2020
University Of The South $3,000 Sewanee, TN, US Program Support 2020
Artsmemphis $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Better Church Governance $5,000 Washington, DC, US Program Summort 2018
Catholic Diocese Of Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Christ United Methodist $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Dorothy Day House Of Hospitality Inc $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Focus $7,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2018
Friends Of The Library $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Memphis $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Hutchison $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Intercollegiate Studies Institute $2,000 Wilmington, DE, US Program Support 2018
John Jay Institute $3,000 Langhome, PA, US Program Support 2018
Laboure Society $2,000 Eagan, MN, US Program Support 2018
Lumen Civitatis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Memphis Botanic Gardens $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Memphis University School $4,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Memphis Zoo $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Mid-south Public Comm Fdn $2,000 Cordova, TN, US Program Support 2018
Monteagle Sunday School $2,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2018
National Review Institute $2,000 Arlington, VA, US Program Support 2018
Opera Of Memphis Inc $4,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Partners In Development Inc $3,000 Kirtland, OH, US Program Support 2018
Rhodes College $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Servants Of Christ Community $2,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Augustine Institute $5,000 Greenwood, CO, US Program Support 2018
St Louis Catholic Church $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Peter's Church $8,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Benedict At Auburndale $2,000 Cordova, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Martin De Porres Shrine $250 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Michaels Catholic Church $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
St Paul School $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $10,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2018
Theatre Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
University Of The South $2,000 Sewanee, TN, US Program Support 2018
Visible Music School $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Wolf River Conservancy $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2018
Artsmemphis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Becket Fund $2,000 Washington, DC, US Program Support 2017
Catholic Diocese Of Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Christ United Methodist $11,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Eternal Word Television Network $3,000 Irondale, AL, US Program Support 2017
Focus $6,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2017
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Hutchison $3,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Lumen Civitatis $12,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Memphis Botanic Gardens $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Memphis Brooks Museum $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Memphis University School $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Memphis Zoo $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Order Of Malta Federal Assn $2,000 Washington, DC, US Program Support 2017
Rhodes College $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
St Louis Catholic Church $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
St Peter's Church $6,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
St Martin De Porres Shrine $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $4,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2017
Theatre Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
University Of Memphis Foundation $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
University Of The South $2,000 Sewanee, TN, US Program Support 2017
Wolf River Conservancy $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Fishers Of Men $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Opera Of Memphis Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Wings Cancer Foundation Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Memphis $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Friends Of The Library $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Memphis Leadership Foundation $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
St Augustine Institute $5,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Dorothy Day House Of Hospitality Inc $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Ave Maria Foundation $2,000 Bartlett, TN, US Program Support 2017
John Jay Institute $1,000 Langhome, PA, US Program Support 2017
Church Health Center $3,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2017
Artsmemphis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Avila Institute $2,000 Bessemer, AL, US Program Support 2016
Becket Fund $4,000 Washington, DC, US Program Support 2016
Catholic Diocese Of Memphis $500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Christ United Methodist $15,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Church Health Center $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Dixon Gallery & Gardens $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Eternal Word Television Network $2,000 Irondale, AL, US Program Support 2016
Focus $4,000 Golden, CO, US Program Support 2016
Humane Society Of Mphs & Shelby Co $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Hutchison $4,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Intercollegiate Studies Institute $1,000 Wilmington, DE, US Program Support 2016
Immaculate Mary Queen Of Heaven $500 Covina, CA, US Program Support 2016
Lumen Civitatis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Memphis Botanic Gardens $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Memphis Brooks Museum $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Memphis University School $2,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Memphis Zoo $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Monteagle Sunday School $2,000 Monteagle, TN, US Program Support 2016
National Review Institute $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2016
Order Of Malta Federal Assn $1,500 Washington, DC, US Program Support 2016
Rhodes College $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
St Louis Catholic Church $2,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
St Martin De Porres Shrine $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
St Michael Church $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
St Peter's Church $5,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Tennessee Shakespeare Company $2,000 Germantown, TN, US Program Support 2016
Theatre Memphis $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
Thomas More Law Center $-1,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Program Support 2016
University Of Memphis Foundation $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016
University Of The South $2,000 Sewanee, TN, US Program Support 2016
Wolf River Conservancy $1,500 Memphis, TN, US Program Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 62-6399483
Website N/A
Address 4385 POPLAR AVENUE RTC2 Memphis, TN 38117-3715

Key People (3)

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Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.