Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts is a private foundation, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts at a glance
In short: Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts reported $2K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $1,988 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +98.8% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $6,000
- +356.3% vs 2023
- Qualifying distributions (2024)
- $1,988
- -69.8% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $7,399
- +12.2% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts gives
- Giving fell 90% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $10K (2020). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Symphony Johnstown, PA | The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra provides music education to a four-county region of Cambria Bedford Somerset and Indiana Pennsylvania. The orchestra is committed to music education through its Youth Orchestra and Childrens Chorus. It provides music education opportunities and creative outlets for adults through our Orchestra Chorus Community Strings ensemble and professional orchestra. | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $6,000 | $7,399 | $1,988 | Total only | $1,988 |
| 2023 | $4,228 | $1,315 | $6,593 | $1,000 | 1 | $6,593 |
| 2022 | $9,506 | $13,700 | $10,346 | $6,749 | 4 | $6,749 |
| 2021 | $6,152 | $11,500 | $14,220 | $8,356 | 3 | $8,356 |
| 2020 | $8,872 | $24,000 | $26,632 | $10,200 | 3 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts is led by Conway B Jones Jr., Founder Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Conway B Jones Jr.
Founder Chairman
Founder & Chairman → Founder Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts
How much does Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts give each year?
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts reported $2K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
Where does Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts operate?
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts has awarded grants in California, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
What is Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts's EIN?
Calvin Simmons Center for the Performing Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2951630. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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