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Rp Simmons Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2024
12
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 27
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Rp Simmons Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $156k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionArts & CulturePublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving9$1.2M11%
FY202312$399k25%
FY202211$798k45%
FY202117$2.0M41%
FY202027$628k74%
FY201918$1.1Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$3.3MArts & Culture$1.1MSocial Science$500kPhilanthropy$459kReligion$301kRecreation & Sports$92kCommunity Improvement$75kHuman Services$67kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
VA
AZ
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carnegie Mellon University$1,500,00010%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$1,000,00012%
Sewickley Academy$895,24534%
University of Pittsburgh$600,00030%
Tree of Life Congregation$300,0001n/a
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc$300,00031%
Robert Morris University$150,00020%
The Neighborhood Academy$100,00021%
Steel City Squash Inc$90,00044%
Allegheny Conference on Community Development$75,00011%
Show all 36 grantees
All grantees of Rp Simmons Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carnegie Mellon University$1,500,00010%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$1,000,00012%
Sewickley Academy$895,24534%
University of Pittsburgh$600,00030%
Tree of Life Congregation$300,0001n/a
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc$300,00031%
Robert Morris University$150,00020%
The Neighborhood Academy$100,00021%
Steel City Squash Inc$90,00044%
Allegheny Conference on Community Development$75,00011%
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh$50,00015%
Cr Jrs Chip$50,00013%
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh$50,00020%
Sweetwater Art Center$26,00025%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$20,00020%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$15,00020%
Union Aid Society$15,00014%
Angelus Academy$15,00030%
Frick Art & Historical Center Inc$15,00020%
Extra Mile Education Foundation$10,00020%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$10,00010%
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc$5,0001n/a
Bethlehem Haven of Pittsburgh$5,00010%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$4,00040%
Sewickley Valley Community Fund$4,00034%
The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc$4,00040%
Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children's Center$3,00020%
Pittsburgh Opera Inc$3,00030%
412 Food Rescue Inc$2,50010%
Center for Hope$1,00010%
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$1,00010%
Friends of the Sewickley Public Library$1,00011%
Three Rivers Rowing Association$1,00010%
Woodlands Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc$1,00010%
Joy of Music Program Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($806k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rp Simmons Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $1,500,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSewickley Academy: $895,245 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $600,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Palm Beach County Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetRobert Morris University: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Neighborhood Academy: $100,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSteel City Squash Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetAllegheny Conference on Community Development: $75,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh: $50,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetCr Jrs Chip: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSweetwater Art Center: $26,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnion Aid Society: $15,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetAngelus Academy: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFrick Art & Historical Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetExtra Mile Education Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBethlehem Haven of Pittsburgh: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSewickley Valley Community Fund: $4,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetThe Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMary & Alexander Laughlin Children's Center: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Opera Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget412 Food Rescue Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Hope: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Sewickley Public Library: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThree Rivers Rowing Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoy of Music Program Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 33.

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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.

The Pittsburgh FoundationPA31.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Rp Simmons Family Foundation

How much does Rp Simmons Family Foundation give?
Rp Simmons Family Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $1,169,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 27 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Rp Simmons Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (54%), Arts & Culture (18%), Social Science (8%).
Who are Rp Simmons Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Carnegie Mellon University ($1.5M), Pittsburgh Symphony Inc ($1.0M), Sewickley Academy ($895k).
Does Rp Simmons Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rp Simmons Family 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 Rp Simmons Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Foundations.
Where is Rp Simmons Family Foundation based?
Rp Simmons Family Foundation is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 54 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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