Grants awarded
Who does The Simmons Foundation fund?
The Simmons Foundation has awarded $11 million across 116 grants to 91 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $20,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $40,000 versus $30,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.8M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
91
Grants
116
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $3.1M | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2.0M | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
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$1.5M | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| N Northwest Colorado Health | $350K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kids' Meals INC | $250K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Houston Area Womens Center INC
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$250K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Women's Resource | $160K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lift Up Routt County | $150K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Covenant House Texas
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$125K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| Y Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | $110K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yampa Valley Autism Program | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Community Agriculture Alliance INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| C Camp for All Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$80K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| Y YMCA of Greater Houston | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yampa Valley Community Foundation | $70K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Way of the Yampa Valley
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$60K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| L Liftup Routt County | $55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Book Trails INC | $55K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast INC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| H Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Alliance for Justice | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Montrose Center
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$50K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Daya INC
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| S Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning Center | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Partners for Youth | $50K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of the Yampa Valley | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Aba Fjechildren's Immigration Law Academy | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Living Hope Wheelchair Association
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$45K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| S Steamboat Reading INC | $40K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Montrose Grace Place | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| S Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning Center | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Yampa Valley Autism Program
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| P Praxix Project | $38K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| S Social Good Fund INC | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Atiya Center the | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Colorado | $35K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Children's Assessment Center Foundation | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
East Harris County Empowerment Council
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$35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $34K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Colorado Mountain College Foundation | $30K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (texas Housers) | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Projectcurate
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| T Tahirih Justice Center Houston Office | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Avow | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Texas Jail Project | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Jolt Initiative
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| C Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corporation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| F Funders Together to End Homelessness | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
True Colors United INC
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Project Row Houses
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| F Fey Justicia Worker Center | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Juvenile and Capital Advocacy Project (jcap) | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Children's Defense Fund
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| K Kids in Need of Defense (kind) | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Integrated Community | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Transgender Law Center
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| M Movement Strategy Center - Fiscal Sponsor for Positive Women's Network | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Houston Parks Board | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$18K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Nameless Sound
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| A Advocates-Crisis Trauma and Survivor Services | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Yampatika Outdoor Awareness Association
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Routt County Council on Aging | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yampatika Outdoor Awareness Association | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Routt County Humane Society INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Agriculture Alliance | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Totally Kids Inctotally Tots INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Routt Community Charter School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Senior Citizens Action Group INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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