California · Private foundation
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.
- $250k
- Granted FY2023
- 4
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $1.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Simmons Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $200k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $263k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $1.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston University | $488,722 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern University | $370,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School | $225,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Willows Community School | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| New York University | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alexandria House | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harvard-Westlake School | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Simmons Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Simmons Family Foundation
- How much does Simmons Family Foundation give?
- Simmons Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $250,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Simmons Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (74%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Housing & Shelter (4%).
- Who are Simmons Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Trustees of Boston University ($489k), Northwestern University ($370k), Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School ($225k).
- Does Simmons Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does 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 Simmons Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Simmons Family Foundation based?
- Simmons Family Foundation is based in CA.
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