Illinois · Private foundation
The Simmons Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2019
- 16
- Grants FY2019
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $9,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $1,106,294
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations The Simmons Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 16 | $1.8M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $103k | 85% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $217k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Network | $325,000 | 2 | 39% |
| OSF Healthcare Foundation | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Unity Lutheran Christian School | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Activity Center | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation | $29,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Alton Main Street Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $6,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Alton Little Theater Incorporated | $4,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Quantum Leap Farm Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Network | $325,000 | 2 | 39% |
| OSF Healthcare Foundation | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Unity Lutheran Christian School | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Activity Center | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation | $29,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Alton Main Street Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $6,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Alton Little Theater Incorporated | $4,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Quantum Leap Farm Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Good Samaritan House of Granite City Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hospice of Southern Illinois Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Room at the Inn | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Simmons Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About The Simmons Family Foundation
- How much does The Simmons Family Foundation give?
- The Simmons Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $1,825,994 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Simmons Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (52%), Health (16%), Community Improvement (16%).
- Who are The Simmons Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Lantern Network ($325k), OSF Healthcare Foundation ($300k), Unity Lutheran Christian School ($100k).
- Does The Simmons Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The 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 The Simmons Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Simmons Family Foundation based?
- The Simmons Family Foundation is based in IL.
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