Private Foundation

The Simmons Foundation

The Simmons Foundation, of Houston, TX, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $7.1M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $5.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 64 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $22.7M.

EIN: 760398915 Houston, TX Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.1M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grants Given64
Grant Total$22.7M
Filing Years2020–2025

Before you apply to The Simmons Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Often funds new orgs 68% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

Kids' Meals Inc
Houston, TX · 2025
Challenge grant for The Building Hope Capital Campaign
$250,000
Northwest Colorado Health
Steamboat Springs, CO · 2025
Multi-Year grant towards support services and programs and Casey's Pond Senior Living Facility
$250,000
Lift Up Routt County
Steamboat Springs, CO · 2025
Multi-year grant for Lift Up Our Future Capital Campaign to enlarge operational space
$100,000
Camp for All Foundation
Houston, TX · 2025
Capital campaign for housing children and adults with special needs at Chappell Hill camp
$100,000
Yampa Valley Autism Program
Steamboat Springs, CO · 2025
Support for acquisition costs of new service location
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 64 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Ellen Cohen
Director Gay A Roane
Director John P Durie
Vice President / Treasurer / Secretary Rebecca Young
President / Grant Administrator Sue Birch

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,720,000 25 grants
Human & Social Services
$390,000 5 grants
Youth Development
$315,000 10 grants
Education
$225,000 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$100,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.1M $2.0M $5.0M
2024 $8.7M $3.5M $2.5M
2023 $2.1M $1.0M $865K
2022 $121K $131K $762K
2020 $2.3M $3.8M $2.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $7.1M (+209%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, TX.

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