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Private foundation (trust)EIN 272931165Est. 2010-08

THE SIMMONS FOUNDATION

ATLANTA, GA 30319

Total Assets

$12.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$515K

FY 2024

Grants Made

33

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$74–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$787K

Total Expenses

$663K

Qualifying Distributions

$515K

Distributable Amount

$650K

Min. Investment Return

$658K

Payout rate 79%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.79%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

33 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $74 through median $7K to maximum $75K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $515K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

71 grants

ATLANTA YOUTH ACADEMY
$225K
3 grants
PACE ACADEMY
$200K
4 grants
L'ARCHE ATLANTA
$125K
2 grants
THEATRICAL OUTFIT
$125K
4 grants
REACH OUT YOUTH SOLUTIONS
$80K
2 grants
ATLANTA CLASSICAL ACADEMY
$75K
1 grant
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$57K
3 grants
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants

<$10K
45
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Georgia
$980K
74% of total
Colorado
$112K
9% of total
South Carolina
$54K
4% of total
Tennessee
$35K
3% of total
North Carolina
$25K
2% of total
New Mexico
$23K
2% of total
Texas
$20K
2% of total
New York
$20K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
1% of total
Nevada
$10K
1% of total

+6 more states

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