Funding search · EIN 742807673 · Brownsville, TX

Neal & Lourdes Simmons Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

69
grants reported
$242,035
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

childrenhealthlocaleducationveteranschurchfamiliesfood

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • First United Methodist Church4 grants · $160,650
  • Driscoll Children'S Hospital2 grants · $20,000
  • Moody Clinic4 grants · $10,300
  • Guadalupe Regional Middle School3 grants · $10,000
  • Food Bank Rgv4 grants · $7,000
  • Gladys Porter Zoo4 grants · $6,800
  • Idea Public Schools3 grants · $4,750
  • Dean Porter Renovation1 grant · $3,500
  • Tip of Texas Family Outreach4 grants · $2,300
  • Sunshine Haven3 grants · $2,200

Giving over time

$63,925
2022
$55,700
2023
$63,950
2024
$58,460
2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

  • $40,500

    First United Methodist Church · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Support for local church

  • $40,100

    First United Methodist Church · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Support for local church

  • $40,050

    First United Methodist Church · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Support for local church

  • $40,000

    First United Methodist Church · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Support for local church

  • $10,000

    Driscoll Children'S Hospital · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Aid for children's health

  • $10,000

    Driscoll Children'S Hospital · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Aid for children's health

  • $5,000

    Guadalupe Regional Middle School · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Aid for children's education

  • $3,700

    Moody Clinic · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for children's health

  • $3,500

    Dean Porter Renovation · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for local park

  • $2,700

    Moody Clinic · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Aid for children's health

  • $2,500

    Guadalupe Regional Middle School · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Support children's education

  • $2,500

    Food Bank Rgv · Pharr, TX · 2024

    Provide food for the needy

  • $2,500

    Guadalupe Regional Middle School · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Support children's education

  • $2,500

    Food Bank Rgv · Pharr, TX · 2022

    Provide food for the needy

  • $2,500

    Gladys Porter Zoo · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for local zoo

  • $2,500

    Idea Public Schools · Weslaco, TX · 2022

    Support children's education

  • $2,200

    Moody Clinic · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Aid for children's health

  • $1,750

    Incarnate Word Academy · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for children's education

  • $1,700

    Moody Clinic · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Aid for children's health

  • $1,550

    Gladys Porter Zoo · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Aid for local zoo

  • $1,500

    Gladys Porter Zoo · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Aid for local zoo

  • $1,500

    Idea Public Schools · Weslaco, TX · 2023

    Support children's education

  • $1,250

    Gladys Porter Zoo · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Aid for local zoo

  • $1,100

    Sunshine Haven · Los Fresnos, TX · 2023

    Aid for the terminally ill

  • $1,100

    Tip of Texas Family Outreach · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Aid for families in need

  • $1,000

    Food Bank Rgv · Pharr, TX · 2025

    Provide food for the needy

  • $1,000

    Children'S Museum of Brownsville · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Support children's education

  • $1,000

    Immaculate Conception Cathedral · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Support for local church

  • $1,000

    Sunshine Haven · Los Fresnos, TX · 2024

    Aid for the terminally ill

  • $1,000

    United Way · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Support for community projects

  • $1,000

    Food Bank Rgv · Pharr, TX · 2023

    Provide food for the needy

  • $1,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas · Harlingen, TX · 2022

    Aid for youth scouting

  • $1,000

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022

    General fund

  • $1,000

    Rgv Council of Boy Scouts · Harlingen, TX · 2022

    Aid for youth scouting

  • $750

    Idea Public Schools · Weslaco, TX · 2024

    Support children's education

  • $750

    Camille Player'S · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Support for the fine arts

  • $500

    Tip of Texas Family Outreach · Brownsville, TX · 2024

    Aid for families in need

  • $500

    Building Financial Capacity Coalition · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Aid for building financial responsibility

  • $500

    Camille Player'S · Brownsville, TX · 2023

    Support for the fine arts

  • $500

    Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Support for the fine arts

  • $500

    Texas Southmost College · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for education

  • $500

    Tip of Texas Family Outreach · Brownsville, TX · 2022

    Aid for families in need

  • $360

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    Aid to veterans

  • $300

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    Aid to veterans

  • $300

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    Aid to veterans

  • $300

    Special Olympics · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Aid for the disadvantaged

  • $200

    Sunny Glen Children'S Home · San Benito, TX · 2025

    Aid for children's well being

  • $200

    Tip of Texas Family Outreach · Brownsville, TX · 2025

    Aid for families in need

  • $200

    Sunny Glen Children'S Home · San Benito, TX · 2023

    Aid for children's well being

  • $200

    American Red Cross · Harlingen, TX · 2022

    Aid for people in need

  • $200

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Aid for childern's health

  • $200

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    Aid to veterans

  • $150

    Salvation Army · Harlingen, TX · 2023

    Aid for people in need

  • $150

    Gideon International · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General fund

  • $150

    Salvation Army · Harlingen, TX · 2022

    Aid for people in need

  • $125

    Veterans of Foreign Wars · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Aid to veterans

  • $100

    Salvation Army · Harlingen, TX · 2025

    Aid for people in need

  • $100

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Support for veterans

  • $100

    Sunny Glen Children'S Home · San Benito, TX · 2024

    Aid for children's well being

  • $100

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Support for veterans

  • $100

    Easter Seals · McAllen, TX · 2023

    Aid for children's health

  • $100

    Shriner'S Hospital · Shreveport, LA · 2023

    Aid for children's health

  • $100

    Special Olympics · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Aid for the disadvantaged

  • $100

    Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023

    Aid for children's health

  • $100

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Support for veterans

  • $100

    Habitat for Humanity · Harlingen, TX · 2022

    Aid for indigent housing

  • $100

    Shriner'S Hospital · Shreveport, LA · 2022

    Aid for children's health

  • $100

    Sunshine Haven · Los Fresnos, TX · 2022

    Aid for the terminally ill

  • $100

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Support for veterans

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.