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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-6965845

Joseph M Simmons Foundation

A private foundation in Heber City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $365,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,265,938

  • Tax year 2024

    $278,440

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,580,112

  • Tax year 2023

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,472,670

  • Tax year 2022

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,772,044

  • Tax year 2021

    $549,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,002,539

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,249,610

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    Education

    $150,000
  2. Utah Outdoor PartnersSLC, UT

    General purpose

    $80,000
  3. Salt Lake City Tribune IncSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $50,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    General

    $15,000
  6. Sobriety FoundationProvo, UT

    General operations

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    General operations

    $15,000
  8. The Inn BetweenSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Homeless care

    $15,000
  9. Individual

    Rehabilitation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $80,00073% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $15,00014% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah4 grants $160,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dan SimmonsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Trudy SimmonsSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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