Simmons University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Boston, MA EIN 04-2103629

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2026

Total received

$8.7M

Foundation funders

118

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2023–2026

Who funds Simmons University?

Simmons University is funded by 118 grantmakers, led by Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh ($1.0M), Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc ($1.0M), Boston Foundation Inc ($955K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Simmons University between 2023–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh$1,000,00012024
Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc$1,000,00012023
Boston Foundation Inc$954,61232023–2024
UA for Helene Fuld Health Trust 10-205620$680,04132023–2025
Howard Hughes Medical Institute$377,80012023
Jewish Communal Fund$324,50022024
Prince Lucinda Wyman Tr Uwill$306,45622024–2025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$302,11012025
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$289,91832023–2025
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$277,77822024–2025
The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund$265,00022024–2025
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc$254,76722023–2024
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$250,25022023–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$250,00012024
Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation$234,00022024–2025
Children's Hospital Corporation$198,87112024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$158,57022023–2024
Joyce & George Wein Foundation Inc$150,00012025
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$150,00012024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$115,05012023
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$104,00032023–2025
Dorothy Harrison Egan Foundation$78,350112023–2025
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$67,49422023–2024
Sayles & Maddocks Family Foundation$60,00032023–2025
Heinz Family Foundation$45,00022023–2024
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Wheelwright Scientific School$44,30432023–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$40,89422023–2024
Reynolds Family Foundation$40,00022023–2024
Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island$37,00032023–2025
Washington University$28,28022023–2024
Columbus Foundation$28,00012023
Mary E & Lucy S Bell Tui$27,72822024–2025
Ethan Allan Brown Scholarship Fund$25,00012025
Jane E Fisher Charitable$22,84722024–2025
The Edlow Family Fund Inc$20,00022024–2025
CVS Foundation$20,00012024
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$18,66622023–2025
Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation$18,00032023–2025
Mary E Armstrong Trust$15,50032023–2025
The Mann Family Foundation$15,00022023–2025
The Sudbury Foundation$15,00032023–2024
H Sullivan for Simmons College$14,78632023–2025
The New York Community Trust$13,35012023
Charities Aid Foundation America$13,34622023–2025
Anne Wentworth Baer Scholarship$13,00022023–2024
Albert Whitman$12,46122024–2025
Mass Society for Univ$12,00032023–2025
The Patricia S Heyman Foundation Inc$12,00022023–2024
The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation$12,00022023–2024
Mary D Coles Foundation$10,00012025
McGrath Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Im Barbara M Burns Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Wizcat Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$9,25012024
Tr Uw Martin W Dugan$9,00012024
The Royal Little Family Foundation$9,00022023–2024
Essex County Community Foundation Inc$8,45012023
Rosalie Conte Foundation 44-7300093$8,00022024–2025
The San Diego Foundation$8,00012023
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship$7,00022023–2024
Taiwan American Education Trust$7,00012023
Mandel Foundation$6,30032024–2026
Winncompanies Charitable Scholarship$6,22132023–2025
Yaeger Clement L Truw SCHL FD$6,00022024–2025
The Leona Karp Family Foundation$6,00012024
Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 CX2290$6,00022023–2024
Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn$6,00012023
Trustees of Boston College$5,56012025
Auxillary Nursing Care Trust$5,50022024–2025
Verizon Foundation$5,43522023–2024
Lighthouse Credit Union Foundation$5,00012025
Clinton G Mills Tui$5,00022023–2025
Melvyn P and Eleanor N Galin Family Foundation Inc$5,00022024–2025
James Walter Scott Trust$5,00012024
Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation$5,00012024
Esther H Hawks Trust #0717116$5,00012024
Joseph and RAE Gann Charitable$5,00012024
Gamma Mu Foundation Inc$5,00012024
The Carl and Toby Sloane Family Foundation$5,00012023
Xenon Foundation$4,75012025
Asher Student Foundation$4,00012025
Clinton G Mills Tuw$4,00012025
Tamarack Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Metrowest Health Foundation Inc$4,00012024
Paul & Elaine Chervinsky$3,79822024–2025
Palmer Townsend Uw Palmer Sch$3,75032023–2025
Sherwat Charitable Trust$3,60022023–2025
Barbara Thorndike Wiggin Fund$3,18112025
Emma F Makinson Tuw$3,00012024
Sons of Italy 216 Charitable &$3,00022023–2024
The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family$3,00012023
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$2,50012024
Frances E Perry Tr FD TW$2,50012023
Taber Scholarship Fund$2,10012025
Alice W Miles Tuw-Worc HS$2,10012023
Betsey E Babcock Cotruw$2,00012025
Hunter Charitable Trust$2,00022024–2025
Fidelity Foundation$2,00012024
The JCR Foundation$2,00012024
Aaron & Sylvia Rothenberg Family Foundation Inc$1,60012025
Arthur Cunningham Scholarship Fund$1,50012025
East Cambridge Savings Charitable$1,50012025
Evelyn H Black A3B Tuw$1,50012023
Angelo H Vergobbi Tui$1,50012023
Helen Fava Scholarship Trust$1,30012024
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation$1,18512024
Atkins Grace Uw FBO Charities$1,00012025
Anne and Jack Rosenblatt Foundation$1,00012025
Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012$1,00012024
S & C Harvest Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Alchemy Foundation$1,00012024
Ramler Charitable Trust$1,00012024
Tremont Street Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Lynn English High School Scholarship$1,00012024
BLL Foundation$50522024–2025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$40022024–2025
Texas Instruments Foundation$25012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M55 grants2023 85 grants2024 59 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2023 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2026) to $4.0M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

What grants has Simmons University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Mandel FoundationGIFT$1,800
2025The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$302,110
2025UA for Helene Fuld Health Trust 10-205620PROGRAM SUPPORT$235,299
2025Prince Lucinda Wyman Tr UwillGENERAL OPERATING$156,456
2025Joyce & George Wein Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$150,000
2025Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center IncCARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS$138,889
2025The Charles Irwin Travelli FundSCHOLARSHIPS$132,500
2025Alice S Ayling Scholarship FoundationEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$109,000
2025Jumpstart for Young Children IncAMERICORPS AND PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT JUMPSTART PROGRAMMING$98,895
2025Mass General Brigham IncorporatedCOMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM$34,500
2025Wheelwright Scientific SchoolTuition Scholarship$25,477
2025Ethan Allan Brown Scholarship FundSCHOLARSHIP$25,000
2025Sayles & Maddocks Family FoundationGeneral charitable purposes$23,000
2025Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode IslandEDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS$16,000
2025Mary E & Lucy S Bell TuiUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$14,634
2025Dorothy Harrison Egan FoundationScholarship for McKenzie Condon$11,000
2025The Mann Family FoundationCHARITABLE$10,000
2025The Edlow Family Fund IncIn furtherance of its stated mission.$10,000
2025Mary D Coles FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000
2025McGrath Family Foundation IncGENERAL USE$10,000
2025Jane E Fisher CharitableJANE E FISHER 1957 GSLIS SCHOLARSHIP$9,732
2025Dorothy Harrison Egan FoundationScholarship for Olivia Scott$8,000
2025Mary E Armstrong TrustTuition for grad nursing student (Danielle Wood)$8,000
2025United Way Of Massachusetts Bay IncCommunity Impact$7,916
2025Albert WhitmanUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,408
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$5,700
2025Trustees of Boston CollegeSPONSORED SUB-AWD$5,560
2025Mary E Armstrong TrustTuition for grad nursing student (Ruby Rollins)$5,500
2025Im Barbara M Burns FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
2025Lighthouse Credit Union FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$5,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Simmons University?

Simmons University is funded by 118 grantmakers, led by Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh ($1.0M), Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc ($1.0M), Boston Foundation Inc ($955K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Simmons University between 2023–2026.

Who is Simmons University's largest funder?

Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh is the largest recorded funder of Simmons University, with $1.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Simmons University received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Simmons University across 200 grants from 118 funders between 2023–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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