Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.
Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990.
Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role
Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides school supplies and birthday celebrations to children, empowering future leaders.
Questions for Simon Says Give
Your first name shows with your question. Simon Says Give answers here, for everyone.
Know this organization? Claim it to add your story
High Five for Supplies
In minnesota, we conduct a school supply drive that is branded as high five for supplies. In 2021, we distributed 4,000 school supply boxes. These boxes were then distributed to children within the state of minnesota and through our non-profit distribution partners.
Birthday Celebrations
We provide birthday celebrations to kids in two main ways. A hosted birthday at a community or school venue where kids can celebrate their birthday with friends and family. We also have what we call birthday's in a box, a box that is filled with many things a parent needs to celebrate a child.
Youth Leadership
Youth leadership at simon says give comes in multiple ways. We have youth that are involved in our kid advisory boards in all three chapters. Our kids advisory board (kab) members work on individual projects and group projects throughout the year. They go out to events and speak about simon says give at rotary and chamber events.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
Download 990
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $62K | $31K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $63K | $32K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6K | $11K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $58K | $21K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $101K | $101K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $190 | $190 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $13K | $13K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $14K | $60 | $14K | $315 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $18K | $5K | $13K | $169 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $5K | $5K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $624 | $113 | $511 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $71 | $71 | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $459 | $459 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $479 | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $160K | $120K | $40K | $484 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $75K | $100K | −$25K | −$5K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $118K | $122K | −$4K | $11K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $129K | $147K | −$18K | $2K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $124K | $160K | −$36K | $21K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $120K | $157K | −$38K | $58K | 990 PDF |
Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $124,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $124,330 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,230 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $32,055 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,325 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit
Names, privacy, and removal requests More
The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.
Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.
We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.
Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.
If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.
Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.
If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.
If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context
Made it to the end? Claim this organization