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Private foundation (trust)EIN 656421943Est. 2023-09

THE SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATION

DETROIT, MI 482757874

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$61K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$40K

Total Expenses

$246K

Qualifying Distributions

$126K

Distributable Amount

$66K

Min. Investment Return

$66K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $160K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

21 grants

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC
$50K
2 grants
DILLARD UNIVERSITY
$50K
1 grant
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$32K
2 grants
SPELMAN COLLEGE
$25K
1 grant
PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY
$25K
1 grant
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$20K
2 grants
DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW OF THE
$5K
1 grant
THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL OUTREACH
$5K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants

<$10K
14
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$70K
32% of total
Georgia
$63K
28% of total
Louisiana
$55K
25% of total
Texas
$26K
12% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
2% of total
Florida
$3K
1% of total

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