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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “simmons”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to Simmons University — scholarship for henry dupont
Southwestern Medical FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to UT SOUTHWESTERN — to support neuroscience research at the harold and annette simmons comprehensive center for research and treatment in brain and neurological disorders
Largest: $13,848 to Simmons College — scholarships for diana cartagena santos ($6,348) and anna chan ($7,500)
Largest: $125,000 to SIMMONS COLLEGE — educational scholarship
Largest: $122,682 to University of Southern Mississippi — scholarships - k. bates, j. cleaver, d. conway, d. cooper, h. dye, s. edmondson, m. heath, o. knight, k. miller, h. o'bryant, k. pettway, m. simmons, b. sykes, a. williams, c. flem…
Largest: $26,000 to LARRY CARLTON SIMMONS - SARAHS HOUS — 80421 interdisciplinary research leaders cohort seven - 2022
Largest: $25,000 to SIMMONS UNIVERSITY — simmons school of social work scholarship program for master degree candidates
Largest: $10,000 to SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY INC — simmons student scholarships24
Community Foundation of AbileneAbilene, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY — program support
Largest: $20,000 to Simmons College of Kentucky — scholarships (payment 2 of 5)
Rize Massachusetts FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $390,024 · through 2024Largest: $138,342 to SIMMONS UNIVERSITY — hart scholars program
Largest: $10,000 to HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY — grant to provide scholarships.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →