Massachusetts · Private foundation
Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $300k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $45,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 67% of the organizations Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 80% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $240k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $300k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $250k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $285k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian University | $285,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Labre Indian School | $120,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Breakthrough Collaborative | $80,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Rise School of Dallas | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas | $75,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Whiz Kids Tutoring Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Sisters Academy of Baltimore Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tri-County Rvths Ed Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($45k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation with peer funders
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About Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation
- How much does Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation give?
- Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $300,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2020.
- What does Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (86%), Health (9%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2020: Marian University ($285k), St Labre Indian School ($120k), The Breakthrough Collaborative ($80k).
- Does Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation based?
- Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation is based in MA.
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