Simmons Foundation
Simmons Foundation is a private foundation based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $50,000 through 20 grants to charitable organizations, including organizations supporting education, arts, military personnel, and animal care.
Simmons Foundation at a glance
In short: Simmons Foundation gave $50K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Michigan. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,029,952
- -1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Simmons Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it gives only to preselected charitable organizations. Its filing lists a letter of request as the application material and names David T Simmons as the contact. It lists no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: David T Simmons
Mailing address: 3390 Travis Pointe Rd Ste B, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 996-0900
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Simmons Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was TCU Athletics ($10K). Together the top 10 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 94 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 60% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, 20% to recipients in Georgia, and 20% to recipients in Texas. The filing reports 0% for Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Simmons Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $62K (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| TCU Athletics Fort Worth, TX | Support for Activities | $10,000 |
| East Coweta Band Boosters Sharpsburg, GA | Support for Activities | $7,500 |
| Spiritus Sanctus Academy Ann Arbor, MI | Support for Activities | $4,000 |
| Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center Inc Troy, MI | Support for Activities | $3,900 |
| Bethel United Church of Christ Manchester, MI | Support for Activities | $3,500 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Support for Activities | $2,500 |
| Heroes PTO Inc Hoschton, GA | Support for Activities | $2,500 |
| Jamestown Elementary School Hudsonville, MI | Educational | $2,500 |
| Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance Detroit, MI | Support for Activities | $2,000 |
| Here to Help Foundation Royal Oak, MI | Support for Activities | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,029,952 | $55,024 | $70,509 | $50,000 | 20 | $56,679 | $41,794 | $71,725 |
| 2024 | $1,045,575 | $55,417 | $70,190 | $50,000 | 19 | $56,326 | $41,553 | $63,720 |
| 2023 | $1,060,172 | $9,645 | $80,067 | $62,000 | 20 | $67,630 | $29,684 | $56,976 |
| 2022 | $1,131,194 | $63,944 | $59,418 | $40,000 | 18 | $45,440 | $52,066 | $60,294 |
| 2021 | $1,126,679 | $133,516 | $67,363 | $49,000 | 17 | $52,538 | $120,691 | $66,787 |
| 2020 | $1,057,426 | $108,628 | $65,498 | $50,000 | 22 | — | $92,221 | $57,110 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Simmons Foundation reported a distributable amount of $72K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, East Coweta Band Boosters says it raises funds for instruction, materials, and performances that enrich band members’ musical education. Youth Arts Alliance says it provides healing-centered arts workshops to young people across Michigan. The Humane Society of Huron Valley says its mission is to support the loving, responsible care of animals in its community.
Other 2025 grantees describe missions that include welcoming military personnel and their families at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center), helping students obtain college scholarships (Michigan State University), and supporting the families of police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty (Washtenaw One Hundred).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $50,000 across 20 grants. Grants ranged from $250 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Among the largest listed awards were $10,000 to TCU Athletics, $7,500 to East Coweta Band Boosters, $4,000 to Spiritus Sanctus Academy, and $3,900 to Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center. The filing lists “support for activities” as the purpose for most of these awards; the $2,500 grant to Jamestown Elementary School was listed as educational.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David T Simmons as president and treasurer and Christine R West as secretary.
Simmons Foundation is led by David T. Simmons, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David T. Simmons
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine R. West
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Simmons Foundation
How much does Simmons Foundation give each year?
Simmons Foundation gave $50K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 19 grants.
What is Simmons Foundation's typical grant size?
Simmons Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,500, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Simmons Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Simmons Foundation give grants?
Simmons Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (20%) and Texas (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ann Arbor, MI (7 grants).
Does Simmons Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Simmons Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support for Activities" (17 grants).
Who are Simmons Foundation's largest grantees?
Simmons Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include TCU Athletics ($10,000), East Coweta Band Boosters ($7,500) and Spiritus Sanctus Academy ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Simmons Foundation?
Simmons Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $57K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $72K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Simmons Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, East Coweta Band Boosters says it raises funds for instruction, materials, and performances that enrich band members’ musical education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Simmons Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it gives only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Simmons Foundation's EIN?
Simmons Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6075922. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Simmons Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Simmons Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/simmons-foundation-morg_c831df1b508d4a3a9ee01385cfd8d083
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