OVERVIEW: The Resource Foundation Inc. funds grantmaking related to education, youth, the arts, animals, environment, human services, health, and community organizations.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. The family's grantmaking focuses on several geographic regions, but Connecticut and New York are sites of giving.
PROFILE: The Resource Foundation Inc. was established in 1987. It was founded by businessman Roy B. Simpson and his wife Edith. Roy Simpson is the chairman and principal owner of Everfast, Inc. which owns and operates Calico Corners stores. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Resource Foundation funds grantmaking related to education, youth, the arts, animals, environment, human services, health, and community organizations.
Roy and Edith Simpson are avid art collectors. Edith Simpson started collecting museum post cards as a child. Today their collecting includes outstanding modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture and drawings. And their post card collection has been cited as the most extensive on the planet. The family's grantmaking focuses on several geographic regions, but Connecticut, particularly Greenwich, and New York are sites of giving.
Grants range from $500 to $65,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away a little under $530,000. Past grantees include Connecticut Humane Society, First Church of Christ Scientist, Greenwich Emergency Management Service, Greenwich Land Trust, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, New York Public Radio, and Waterside School.
The Resource Foundation Inc. keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Resource Foundation Inc.
c/o WJ McKeever Co. LLC P.O. Box 5147
Greenwich, CT 06831