Funding search · EIN 760453177 · Houston, TX

The Virginia & Le Simmons Foundation

Name: The Virginia & Le Simmons Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

74
grants reported: $3.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

Texas Children Hospital2 grants · $1.1M
The Kinkaid School3 grants · $515,767
Harvard University2 grants · $439,330
The Church of Jesus Christ2 grants · $307,565
California Institute of Technology2 grants · $270,000
Rice University5 grants · $150,500
George & Barbara Bush Foundation3 grants · $148,306
Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America4 grants · $110,000
Rice University - Baker Institute3 grants · $60,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$2.0M

2023

$395,074

2024

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Texas Children Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
To support neurological research
$508,103
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the 2022-2023 kinkaid fund
$307,315
The Church of Jesus Christ · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
To support the church of jesus christ
$225,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support the harvard business school
$214,330
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the harvard business school
$180,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To support the caltech comparative planetary evolution
$123,666
George & Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2022
To support the george & barbara bush foundation
$90,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
To support the caltech comparative planetary evolution
$50,000
Fund for Public Education · Jackson, WY · 2024
To support teton county's public schools
$50,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Djerejian tribute gift
$50,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Djerejian tribute gift
$50,000
Texas Children Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
To support neurological research
$35,000
Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the sam houston area council friends of scouting
$35,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Cash donation to the navy seal foundation
$35,000
Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the sam houston area council friends of scouting sports breakfast
$35,000
Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the sam houston area council friends of scouting sports breakfast
$30,000
Harvard Business School Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the harvard business school club of houston
$25,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the texas hearing institute
$25,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
To support the houston methodist drug repurposing program
$25,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
To support ces comms position
$25,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the united way of greater houston
$25,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
To support the houston methodist drug repurposing program
$25,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
To support david w. Leebron university professor
$25,000
Texas a&M - Kingsville · Kingsville, TX · 2022
To support the king ranch institute for ranch management
$20,000
Rice University - Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
To support annual roundatable to support public policy
$20,000
George & Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2023
To support the george & barbara bush foundation
$20,000
Rice University - Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
To support annual roundatable to support public policy
$20,000
Rice University - Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
To support annual roundatable to support public policy
$15,000
Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation · Cedar Hills, UT · 2022
To support the wilford woodruff papers foundation
$12,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
To support the hoover institution
$10,000
Holdsworth Center · Austin, TX · 2024
To support the champions of hope event
$10,000
Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation · Cedar Hills, UT · 2023
To support the wilford woodruff papers foundation
$9,800
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
To support the navy seal foundation
$7,500
Holly Hall Retirement · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the holly hall retirement community
$5,220
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the md anderson cancer center
$5,164
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the 2023-2024 kinkaid fund
$5,000
American Fund for Lse · New York, NY · 2023
To support the american fund for lse
$5,000
Harvard Business School Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the harvard business school club of houston
$5,000
Seton Education Partners · Mission, TX · 2023
To support the brillante academy
$5,000
Harvard Business School Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the harvard business school club of houston
$5,000
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Tapestry gala contribution
$5,000
Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the sam houston area council friends of scouting
$5,000
Seton Education Partners · Mission, TX · 2022
To support the brillante academy
$4,640
George & Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2024
To support the george & barbara bush foundation
$3,000
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2024
To support the citizens of the brookwood community
$2,500
River Oaks Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the campaign for the boulevard
$2,500
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2022
To support old bill's fun run
$2,500
Lupus Research Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Breaking through gala contribution
$2,500
Springspirit · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the breakfast of champions
$2,500
The Center for Pursuit · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the annual luncheon
$2,500
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2022
To support the 2022-2023 kinkaid fund
$2,280
University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2024
To support the university of texas at tyler
$2,000
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2023
To support the mississippi state university
$1,720
Texas Agrilife Research · Haskell, TX · 2024
To support kalina eskew research project
$1,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
To support the annual gala
$1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To support the hoover institution
$1,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2024
To support the dallas cocktails and conversations event
$1,000
Boys and Girls Country · Hockley, TX · 2023
To support boys and girls country
$1,000
Lupus Research Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Breaking through gala contribution
$1,000
Pacific Battleship Center · San Pedro, CA · 2023
To support the national museum of the surface navy
$1,000
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
To support city year dallas
$500
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the baylor college of medicine
$500
Camp Allen · Navasota, TX · 2023
To support camp allen
$500
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the alexandra campbell research project
$500
Springspirit · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the breakfast of champions
$500
Texas Agrilife Research · Haskell, TX · 2023
To support kalina eskew research project
$500
University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2023
To support the university of texas at tyler
$250
The Church of Jesus Christ · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
To support the church of jesus christ
$250
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
To support cycle for survival
$200
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the greater houston community foundation
$200
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
To support cycle for survival
$100
Easter Seals of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
To support the easter seals of greater houston
$100
Round Top-Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department · Round Top, TX · 2023
To support the volunteer fire department
$50
Northeast Historic Film · Bucksport, ME · 2022
To support the nhf annual fund

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Similar purposes

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Similar grant size

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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.