Simmons Family Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Organizations that provide grants to others
- Not eligible: The Board of Trustees prefers not to fund organizations that in turn make grants to others.
Overview
The Simmons Family Foundation Grant supports non-profit organizations in Utah. Eligible organizations must be tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. A letter of intent is required for applicants, followed by a formal application upon invitation. The Foundation does not fund individuals or organizations that provide grants to others.
Note: A letter of intent summarizing the organization and project to is required. Organizations will then be invited to submit a formal application. Formal applications are due at the deadline above.
The Simmons Family Foundation is a private foundation established in Salt Lake City in 1986 by Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees who meets annually to consider grant requests.
The Foundation is committed to fostering virtues of good citizenship through religious, medical, community, art and educational purposes. The Trustees place priority on organizations and projects serving the people of the State of Utah.
Eligibility
Only non-profit organizations that are tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code’s sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) are eligible for grants.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not make grants to individuals.The Board of Trustees prefers not to fund organizations that in turn make grants to others.
What Simmons Family Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 21
- Total given
- $625K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $10K–$202K
- By dollars: Utah 92%, Wyoming 8%. Top recipient cities: Salt Lake City, UT; Cedar City, UT; Jackson, WY.
- 10% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Primary Children's Medical Center F · Salt Lake City, UT
$202K
Community Foundation of Jackson HOL · Jackson, WY
$53K
Pioneer Theatre Company · Salt Lake City, UT
$50K
Utah Symphony and Opera · Salt Lake City, UT
$30K
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Religious
- Healthcare
- Community services
- Arts
- Education
- Foundation
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