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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0398915

The Simmons Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 41 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,712,100

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,957,969

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,485,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,548,456

  • Tax year 2023

    $925,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $865,040

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $761,738

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,564,500

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $771,865

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,096,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,999,841

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,867,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,523,951

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,742,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,326,078

Grants paid in 2025

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kids' Meals IncHouston, TX

    Challenge grant for The Building Hope Capital Campaign

    $250,000
  2. Northwest Colorado HealthSteamboat SPR, CO

    Multi-Year grant towards support services and programs and Casey's Pond Senior Living Facility

    $250,000
  3. Camp for All FoundationHouston, TX

    Capital campaign for housing children and adults with special needs at Chappell Hill camp

    $100,000
  4. Lift Up Routt CountySteamboat Springs, CO

    Multi-year grant for Lift Up Our Future Capital Campaign to enlarge operational space

    $100,000
  5. Yampa Valley Autism ProgramSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for acquisition costs of new service location

    $100,000
  6. Yampa Valley Sustainability CouncilSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for acquisition of new administrative headquarters

    $100,000
  7. YMCA of Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    Support for the Youth Trafficked Persons Assistance Program

    $75,000
  8. Book Trails IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for food truck for Summer Reading Ranch to increase youth literacy rates in NW Colorado

    $50,000
  9. Lift Up Routt CountySteamboat Springs, CO

    Support for food bank and emergency fund

    $50,000
  10. Northwest Colorado HealthSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for health programs to vulnerable populations regaqrdless of ability to pay

    $50,000
  11. Northwest Colorado HealthSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for Home Services Campaign providing care to residents to age in place

    $50,000
  12. Rocky Mountain Youth CorpsSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support and event sponsorship for environmental stewardship through youth work programs

    $50,000
  13. Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning CenterSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for Routt County Family Development Center and Childcare

    $50,000
  14. United Way of the Yampa ValleySteamboat SPR, CO

    Support to assist with community giving programs

    $50,000
  15. Yampa Valley Community FoundationSteamboat SPR, CO

    General support

    $50,000
  16. Steamboat Reading IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    Challenge Grant towards high intensity reading program to end illiteracy

    $35,000
  17. Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest ColoradoSteamboat Springs, CO

    Support for after school programs in NW Colorado

    $25,000
  18. Caring for Colorado Centennial FundDenver, CO

    Support for statewide reproductive health services at safety net clinics in Colorado

    $25,000
  19. Colorado Mountain College FoundationGlenwood SPGS, CO

    To support the Adult Education Literacy Program

    $25,000
  20. Integrated CommunitySteamboat SPR, CO

    Support of legal services for immigrants

    $25,000
  21. Old Town Hot SpringsSteamboat Springs, CO

    Grant towards operations of community health and fitness programs

    $25,000
  22. Partners for YouthSteamboat Springs, CO

    Support for youth mentoring programs

    $25,000
  23. Houston Parks BoardHouston, TX

    Support for art installation at Weiss Park on North Post Oak Lane

    $20,000
  24. Yampa Valley Community FoundationSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for HOPE Initiative for Routt County behavioral health peer assistance program

    $20,000
  25. Advocates-Crisis Trauma and Survivor ServicesCraig, CO

    Support for domestic violence prevention in NW Colorado

    $10,000
  26. Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest ColoradoSteamboat Springs, CO

    Support for development of Boys & Girls Club teen center

    $10,000
  27. Routt County Council on AgingSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for general and administration & establishement of animeals program

    $10,000
  28. Strings Music FestivalSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for musical arts performances geared to low and moderate income youth and families

    $10,000
  29. Yampa Valley Sustainability CouncilSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for emvironmental stewardship, recycling, and global climate education

    $10,000
  30. Yampatika Outdoor Awareness AssociationSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support of environmental education and youth summer programming in Routt and Moffat

    $10,000
  31. Book Trails IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for outdoor literacy camp capital campaign

    $5,000
  32. Colorado Mountain College FoundationGlenwood SPGS, CO

    Support for Steamboat Springs Campus HERO Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  33. Community Agriculture AllianceSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support to create a resilient and thriving future for regional agriculture in the Yampa Valley

    $5,000
  34. North Routt Community Charter SchoolClark, CO

    Support of preschool

    $5,000
  35. Opera SteamboatSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for opera programming in NW Colorado

    $5,000
  36. Senior Citizens Action Group IncCraig, CO

    To help older adults in need of services and programing in Moffat County

    $5,000
  37. Steamboat Adaptive Recreational SportsSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support of adaptive summer sports programs for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities

    $5,000
  38. Steamboat CreatesSteamboat Springs, CO

    Support for arts programming for youth of Routt County

    $5,000
  39. Steamboat Reading IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    Support for reading and tutoring programs for at risk and low income children in NW Colorado

    $5,000
  40. Totally Kids IncTotally Tots IncGrand Jct, CO

    Support for purchase of a 6 seater stroller and tuition assistance

    $5,000
  41. Old Town Hot SpringsSteamboat Springs, CO

    Grant towards event sponsorship of Flip Flop Fete

    $2,100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services7 grants $450,00034% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $350,00026% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $150,00011% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $120,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $115,0009% of the total
  6. Education5 grants $100,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes6 grants $52,1004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado37 grants $1,267,100
  2. Texas4 grants $445,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sue BirchPresident / Grant Administrator Hours 40Pay $140,769
  • Rebecca YoungVice President / Treasurer / Secretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen CohenDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • John P DurieDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gay A RoaneDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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