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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760398915Est. 1993-05

The Simmons Foundation

Houston, TX 77024

Total Assets

$4.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$268K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.7M

Total Expenses

$3.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$209K

Min. Investment Return

$260K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $25K to maximum $2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

25 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

Old Town Hot Springs
$2M
1 grant
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
$1.5M
4 grants
Houston Area Women's Center
$250K
2 grants
The Women's Resource
$160K
2 grants
Covenant House Texas
$125K
1 grant
Community Agriculture Alliance
$100K
1 grant
United Way of the Yampa Valley
$60K
3 grants
LiftUp Routt County
$55K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Colorado
$3.9M
52% of total
Texas
$3.6M
48% of total

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