Private foundation · Houston, TX

The Simmons Foundation

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Typical grant size
$25K $35K $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
42
Repeat grantees
3
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Sue Birch
President / Grant Administrator
$30K
Ellen Cohen
Director
John P Durie
Director
Gay a Roane
Director
Rebecca Young
Vice President / Treasurer / Secretary
Amanda J Cloud Resigned 113021
President / CEO
$182K
Robert F Henricksen
Vice Chair / Director
Amanda J Cloud
Pres / CEO
$156K
Betty K Mathis
Director
Linda K May
Director
Jim T Mills
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
136.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
81
Total grants awarded
$31.8M
Total amount
$393K
Average grant
$4.9M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$3.5M
13 grants
2023
$925K
10 grants
2021
$1.6M
50 grants
2020
$3.1M
2 grants
2019
$4.9M
1 grants
2018
$4.7M
1 grants
2017
$3.9M
1 grants
2016
$3.1M
1 grants
2015
$3.2M
1 grants
2014
$3.0M
1 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · TX
$25.9M
Old Town Hot Springs
1 grant · CO
$2.0M
4 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
2 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$250K
The Women's Resource
2 grants · TX
$160K
1 grant · TX · ✓ Exact match
$125K
1 grant · CO · ✓ Exact match
$100K
Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy
2 grants · TX
$80K
3 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$60K
Liftup Routt County
2 grants · CO
$55K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Old Town Hot Springs
To support "It's In The Water" for Routt County's public pool
CO · TY 2024
$2.0M
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
To support the "Save Casey's Pond"
CO · TY 2024
$1.0M
Houston Area Women's Center
Support for Campaign For Courage
TX · TY 2024
$125K
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
General support
CO · TY 2024
$125K
The Women's Resource
Owning our Destiny Campaign
TX · TY 2024
$80K
Yampa Valley Autism Program
To support families living with developmental disabilities
CO · TY 2024
$40K
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council
General support
CO · TY 2024
$25K
Liftup Routt County
Grant for HVAC System at donation center
CO · TY 2024
$25K
Partners for Youth
General support
CO · TY 2024
$25K
Yampatika
To inspire environmental stewardship through education
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Routt County Humane Society
To provide care, shelter, and advocacy for animals in need
CO · TY 2024
$10K
United Way of the Yampa Valley
Support for Northwest Colorado resident needs
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
General support
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
To construct, maintain, and operate an office building at 4th & Oak St
CO · TY 2023
$250K
Covenant House Texas
Support for Building for Life Capital Campaign
TX · TY 2023
$125K
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Toward linking community, education and environment through service
CO · TY 2023
$125K
Houston Area Women's Center
Support for Campaign For Courage
TX · TY 2023
$125K
Community Agriculture Alliance
To preserve agriculture in the Yampa Valley
CO · TY 2023
$100K
The Women's Resource
Owning our Destiny Campaign for women navigating financial challenges
TX · TY 2023
$80K
Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning Center
To promote child care to over 450 children per year in Colorado
CO · TY 2023
$40K
Liftup Routt County
Grant for air conditioning/HVAC System at donation center
CO · TY 2023
$30K
United Way of the Yampa Valley
Support for Northwest Colorado resident needs
CO · TY 2023
$25K
United Way of the Yampa Valley
Support database for UW clients served
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Daya Inc
Toward empowering the South Asian community to end the cycle of domestic and sexual violence by providing culturally spe…
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Foster Care Advocacy Center
Toward providing legal representation and case management for children and parents involved with the child welfare syste…
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast
Toward improving access to high quality, comprehensive reproductive health services and preventive care
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
Toward building a coordinated community response to domestic violence
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Sankofa Research Institute
Toward supporting the Community Engagement Coordinator of the Redefining Youth Justice Coalition
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Aba Fjechildren's Immigration Law Academy
Toward supporting pro bono volunteers working at the border with detained immigrant children.
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
Toward building an independent Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative with a bolder immigrant justice vision a…
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy
Toward the Safe and Supportative Schools collaborative efforts and coordination around school discipline
TX · TY 2021
$50K
Alliance for Justice
toward advancing the advocacy capacity of the Simmons Foundation and agrantees and the expansion to a Houston office
DC · TY 2021
$50K
Truechild Attn Wilchins
Toward building local capacity for organizations to integrate a gender analysis into their work
FL · TY 2021
$50K
Montrose Grace Place Inc
Toward providing a safe and affirming space for youth experiencing homelessness of all sexualities and genders
TX · TY 2021
$40K
Every Body Texas
Toward expanding access to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Texas
TX · TY 2021
$40K
Praxix Project
Toward organizing and supporting Black undocumented immigrants as they advocate for change, shift narratives, and center…
CA · TY 2021
$38K
Social Good Fund
Toward the online youth publication Shift Press and related direct services activities
CA · TY 2021
$35K
Gender Infinity
Toward creating affirming spaces for trans and gender expansive youth and families by providing community support and pr…
TX · TY 2021
$35K
Children's Assessment Center Foundation
Toward integrating youth voice into systems change and striving toward equitable youth collaboration in our work
TX · TY 2021
$35K
Living Hope Wheelchair Association
Toward supporting the rights and services for immigrants with disabilities
TX · TY 2021
$35K
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
Toward promoting and protecting the best interests of unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in custody in Houst…
IL · TY 2021
$35K
Atiya Center the
Toward transforming the lives of black women and girls through reproductive justice
TX · TY 2021
$35K
East Harris County Empowerment Council
Toward community organizing and power building in East Harris County
TX · TY 2021
$35K
Texas Observer
Toward uplifting diversity in the newsroom
TX · TY 2021
$34K
Montrose Center
Toward the "Nonprofit Incubator and Community Center Program" that builds capacity of LGBTQ-led organizations
TX · TY 2021
$30K
Projectcurate
Toward engaging in coordinated and sustained strategic action for social justice and equity in the city of Houston
TX · TY 2021
$30K
Jolt Initiative
Toward supporting Latinx youth civic engagement in Texas
TX · TY 2021
$30K
Avow
Toward securing unrestricted abortion care and reproductive rights for all Texans through community-building, education,…
TX · TY 2021
$30K
Tahirih Justice Center Houston Office
Toward providing legal and social services to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in Houston
TX · TY 2021
$30K
Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy
Toward empowering underserved and disenfranchised communities by addressing systemic social issues through legal represe…
TX · TY 2021
$30K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.