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The Simmsmann 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.

$3.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
53
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$1.4M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$10MArts & Culture$4.9MHealth$2.6MPhilanthropy$534kHuman Services$343kCivil Rights$244kScience & Tech$100kInternational$100kOther$0
02FY2024 · 53 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k48 grants · $602k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $140k
  • $250k+2 grants · $2.4M
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$71M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE UCLA FOUNDATION$1,393,656
ACADEMY FOUNDATION$1,000,000
ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY$140,000
THE MILKEN INSTITUTE$45,000
WINDWARD SCHOOL$25,005
END WELL FOUNDATION$25,000
MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC$25,000
DE TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL$25,000
AMERICA-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION INC$20,400
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM$18,800
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC$18,000
T HALEY$10,000
R R JORGENSEN$10,000
J X NUNEZ$10,000
J I CHUNG$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $153k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: $13k → 14%ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: $140k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.3M · 20 repeat orgs$2.7M to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 46 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
25

Total granted

$8.3M
$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+27%

Still filing today

75%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $496k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • EN
    EL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS
    3× · 2020–2023 · $190k · revenue +24%
  • GP
    GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $120k · revenue +9%
  • AF
    American Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    3× · 2020–2024 · $98k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    one grant, 2020 · $703k
  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $600k · revenue +31%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE UNITED HATZALEH
    one grant, 2020 · $244k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
2
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
3
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
4
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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5
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
8
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
9
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
11
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Simmsmann Institute for Education and Community Development. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

39 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 94 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
26/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UCLA FOUNDATION: $7,866,818 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION+6 more: $151,145 · EducationACADEMY FOUNDATION: $4,500,000 · Arts & CultureACADEMY FOUNDATION+7 more: $316,400 · Arts & Culture+7 moreCITY OF HOPE: $933,334 · OtherCITY OF HOPEAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: $703,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE …REICHMAN UNIVERSITY: $450,000 · OtherREICHMAN UNIVERSITYINTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER HERZLIYA: $400,000 · OtherINTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER…REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA: $300,000 · OtherREGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORN…FRIENDS OF THE UNITED HATZALEH: $244,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE UNITED HA…EL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS: $190,000 · Other+57 more: $950,433 · Other+57 moreSIMMSMANN INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $750,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $521,426 · Philanthropy+4 more: $13,100 · PhilanthropyCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $600,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $101,000 · HealthVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $50,000 · HealthNOVA INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INC: $50,000 · Health+2 more: $45,000 · HealthORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: $152,500 · Human Services+1 more: $4,800 · Human ServicesThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $100,000 · International
Education$8,017,963Arts & Culture$4,816,400Other$4,170,767Philanthropy$1,284,526Health$846,000Human Services$157,300International$100,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $7,866,818 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetACADEMY FOUNDATION: $4,500,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetSIMMSMANN INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $750,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $600,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $521,426 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetEL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS: $190,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: $152,500 over 2y, 14% of budgetGEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC: $120,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $101,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: $98,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetWINDWARD SCHOOL: $75,005 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MILKEN INSTITUTE: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $53,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE805 INC: $50,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetNOVA INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INC: $50,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetLOS ANGELES WATERKEEPER: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $26,933 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDE TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEND WELL FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetAMERICA-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,400 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM: $18,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION: $12,800 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY: $8,340 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSHARE INC: $4,800 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPERFORMING ARTS CENTER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJVS SOCAL: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HEART FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

California Community …Jewish Community Foun…The Annenberg Foundat…Goldhirsh Yellin Foun…Rja FoundationStrauss Foundation TdGs Donor Advised Phil…The Ralph M Parsons F…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The US Charitable Gif…
California Community FoundationCA27.3× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Annenberg Foundation · Goldhirsh Yellin Foundation Inc · Rja Foundation · Strauss Foundation Td · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The US Charitable Gift Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Simmsmann Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Simmsmann Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Simmsmann Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Simmsmann Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 94 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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