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US nonprofit · EIN 824477408 · Tempe, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 824477408) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Simplar Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$654k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$449k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$689k
$2k liabilities
Net assets
$687k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.6 years on average
Staff
0
7 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
5
reported in Part VI
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Simplar Foundation's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian LinesDirector2018
8 yrs
Brian StonePresident2018
8 yrs
Jake SmithwickCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Kenneth SullivanTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Kevin SellDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brian StonePresident1$0
Kenneth SullivanTreasurer1$0
Jake SmithwickSecretary1.5$0
Brian LinesDirector1$0
Kevin SellDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Simplar Foundation
EIN
824477408
Address
2307 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ, 85282-2424
State
Arizona
Mission
The organization's mission is furthering discovery and public knowledge in organizational transformation and project excellence by sponsoring industry led research and the promotion and support of scientific collaboration between industry and academia. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B05 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Jake Smithwick (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrian Lines
≥8years on the filingsBrian Stone
≥8years on the filingsJake Smithwick
≥8years on the filingsKenneth Sullivan

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$689k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$687k
Contributions and grants received
$645k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$165k
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$654k$449k$206k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Kansas Center for Research IncResearch grant$115k
Washington State UniversityResearch grant$30k