Funding search · EIN 680575207 · Boston, MA

The Simsmaes Foundation

Name: The Simsmaes Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

158
grants reported: $6.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Schwab Charitable Fund3 grants · $4.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 grants · $1.2M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (Formerly Schwab Charitable Fund)1 grant · $555,000
Trustees of Tufts College (Dba Tufts University)3 grants · $30,000
Harvard College1 grant · $25,000
350 Org4 grants · $12,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $12,000
Shady Hill School4 grants · $9,000
National Resources Defense Council4 grants · $8,000
The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$1.4M

2024

$1.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 158 grants.

$1.4M
Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
$1.3M
Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
$1.3M
Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
$1.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$555,000
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (Formerly Schwab Charitable Fund) · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
$51,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purposes
$51,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purposes
$25,000
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Trustees of Tufts College (Dba Tufts University) · Somerville, MA · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
Trustees of Tufts College (Dba Tufts University) · Somerville, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Trustees of Tufts College (Dba Tufts University) · Somerville, MA · 2023
General purposes
$5,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purposes
$3,000
350 Org · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$3,000
350 Org · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purposes
$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$3,000
350 Org · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General purposes
$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$3,000
350 Org · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purposes
$3,000
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Institute of Contemporary Artboston · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (Dba Doctors Without Borders USA) · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Pathfinder International · Watertown, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Sail Power and Steam Museum · Rockland, ME · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Station Maine · Rockland, ME · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Trustees of Boston University (Wbur) · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Pathfinder International · Watertown, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Mozilla Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Pathfinder International · Watertown, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General purposes
$2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Pathfinder International · Watertown, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purposes
$2,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General purposes
$1,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Animal Rescue League · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Community Art Center · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Food for Free Committee · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Health Story Collaborative · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Maine Island Trail Association · Portland, ME · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Somervillecambridge Elder Services · Somerville, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Animal Rescue League · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Cornell University (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) · Ithaca, NY · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Food for Free Committee · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Gaining Ground · Concord, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Health Story Collaborative · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Institute of Contemporary Artboston · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
General purposes

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