The Simmons Foundation
Invitation OnlyHouston, Texas · EIN 76-0398915 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$1.7M
Organizations funded41
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$7.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
90% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kids' Meals Inc | Houston, TX | Challenge grant for The Building Hope Capital Campaign | $250,000 |
| Northwest Colorado Health | Steamboat Springs, CO | Multi-Year grant towards support services and programs and Casey's Pond Senior Living Facility | $250,000 |
| Camp for All Foundation | Houston, TX | Capital campaign for housing children and adults with special needs at Chappell Hill camp | $100,000 |
| Lift Up Routt County | Steamboat Springs, CO | Multi-year grant for Lift Up Our Future Capital Campaign to enlarge operational space | $100,000 |
| Yampa Valley Autism Program | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for acquisition costs of new service location | $100,000 |
| Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for acquisition of new administrative headquarters | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | Support for the Youth Trafficked Persons Assistance Program | $75,000 |
| Book Trails Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for food truck for Summer Reading Ranch to increase youth literacy rates in NW Colorado | $50,000 |
| Lift Up Routt County | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for food bank and emergency fund | $50,000 |
| Northwest Colorado Health | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for health programs to vulnerable populations regaqrdless of ability to pay | $50,000 |
| Northwest Colorado Health | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for Home Services Campaign providing care to residents to age in place | $50,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support and event sponsorship for environmental stewardship through youth work programs | $50,000 |
| Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning Center | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for Routt County Family Development Center and Childcare | $50,000 |
| United Way of the Yampa Valley | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support to assist with community giving programs | $50,000 |
| Yampa Valley Community Foundation | Steamboat Springs, CO | General support | $50,000 |
| Steamboat Reading Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | Challenge Grant towards high intensity reading program to end illiteracy | $35,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Colorado | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for after school programs in NW Colorado | $25,000 |
| Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | Denver, CO | Support for statewide reproductive health services at safety net clinics in Colorado | $25,000 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | To support the Adult Education Literacy Program | $25,000 |
| Integrated Community | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support of legal services for immigrants | $25,000 |
| Old Town Hot Springs | Steamboat Springs, CO | Grant towards operations of community health and fitness programs | $25,000 |
| Partners for Youth | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for youth mentoring programs | $25,000 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Support for art installation at Weiss Park on North Post Oak Lane | $20,000 |
| Yampa Valley Community Foundation | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for HOPE Initiative for Routt County behavioral health peer assistance program | $20,000 |
| Advocates-Crisis Trauma and Survivor Services | Craig, CO | Support for domestic violence prevention in NW Colorado | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Colorado | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for development of Boys & Girls Club teen center | $10,000 |
| Routt County Council on Aging | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for general and administration & establishement of animeals program | $10,000 |
| Strings Music Festival | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for musical arts performances geared to low and moderate income youth and families | $10,000 |
| Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for emvironmental stewardship, recycling, and global climate education | $10,000 |
| Yampatika Outdoor Awareness Association | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support of environmental education and youth summer programming in Routt and Moffat | $10,000 |
| Book Trails Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for outdoor literacy camp capital campaign | $5,000 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | Support for Steamboat Springs Campus HERO Scholarship Fund | $5,000 |
| Community Agriculture Alliance | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support to create a resilient and thriving future for regional agriculture in the Yampa Valley | $5,000 |
| North Routt Community Charter School | Clark, CO | Support of preschool | $5,000 |
| Opera Steamboat | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for opera programming in NW Colorado | $5,000 |
| Senior Citizens Action Group Inc | Craig, CO | To help older adults in need of services and programing in Moffat County | $5,000 |
| Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support of adaptive summer sports programs for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities | $5,000 |
| Steamboat Creates | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for arts programming for youth of Routt County | $5,000 |
| Steamboat Reading Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | Support for reading and tutoring programs for at risk and low income children in NW Colorado | $5,000 |
| Totally Kids IncTotally Tots Inc | Grand Jct, CO | Support for purchase of a 6 seater stroller and tuition assistance | $5,000 |
| Old Town Hot Springs | Steamboat Springs, CO | Grant towards event sponsorship of Flip Flop Fete | $2,100 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,712,100 | 41 |
| 2024 | $3,485,000 | 13 |
| 2023 | $925,000 | 10 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 10, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202622229349100977
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 76-0398915
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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