Funding search · EIN 854147122 · Van Nuys, CA

Simmons Family Foundation

Name: Simmons Family Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

15
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 15 reported grants, largest first.

$488,722
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2021
Funding of the simmons family graduate scholarship fund.
$370,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021
To fund the simmons family scholarship for sports journalism
$112,500
Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School · Bronx, NY · 2022
Educational support through scholarships
$112,500
Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School · Bronx, NY · 2021
Educational support through scholarships
$75,000
Alexandria House · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Housing support for women and children
$75,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2023
Educational advancement through scholarships
$75,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2021
Nyu daily gift account - maura mandt storytelling scholarship fund.
$50,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Educational advancement through scholarships
$50,000
Usc University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational advancement through scholarships
$50,000
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Educational advancement through scholarships
$50,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Funding of the graduate fellowships for student in the school of journalism and media
$50,000
The Willows Community School · Culver City, CA · 2022
Educational advancement through scholarships
$50,000
Usc University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To fund the simmons family scholarship pledge
$50,000
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Educational advancement through scholarships
$50,000
The Willows Community School · Culver City, CA · 2021
Educational advancement through scholarships

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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.