The Virginia & LE Simmons Foundation
EIN 760453177 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$5.5M
131 grants · $1.1M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $1K–$28K
grant size
29%
balanced · 25/85 multi-year
repeat
$15.9M
Assets (2024)
85
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(713) 227-7888
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $14.0M | $836K | N/A |
| 2020 | $717K | $11.2M | $703K | 30 |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $15.0M | $329K | 27 |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $12.1M | $661K | 25 |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $12.6M | $4.2M | 29 |
| 2024 | $395K | $15.9M | $2.2M | 20 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 131 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$42K
75th Pctl
$28K
Maximum
$1.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
61.5% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 14 states
$3.5M across
80 grants
10 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Brazos
- 3 Kleberg
- 4 Travis
- 5 Hidalgo
- 6 Waller
- 7 Haskell
- 8 Dallas
- 9 Grimes
- 10 Fayette
Officers & Directors
LS
L E Simmons
3 yrs
President
Leadership
VS
Virginia W. Simmons
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
AD
Anthony F. Deluca
6+ yrs
Secretary/ Treasurer
Leadership
LS
L E Simmons
3 yrs
President
Leadership
VS
Virginia W. Simmons
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
AD
Anthony F. Deluca
6+ yrs
Secretary/ Treasurer
Leadership
LS
L E Simmons
3 yrs
President
Leadership
VS
Virginia W. Simmons
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
AD
Anthony F. Deluca
6+ yrs
Secretary/ Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (131 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,006,000 | TO SUPPORT NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH | 2023 |
| The Kinkaid School | Houston, TX | $508,103 | TO SUPPORT THE 2022-2023 KINKAID FUND | 2023 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $405,709 | 6508 SHARES OF ZIONS CORP STOCKS TO THE RICE UNIVERSITY | 2021 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ | Salt Lake City, UT | $307,315 | TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST | 2022 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ | Salt Lake City, UT | $225,000 | 950 SHARES OF MCDONALD'S STOCKS TO THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST | 2021 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $225,000 | TO SUPPORT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $214,330 | TO SUPPORT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2022 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $180,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CALTECH COMPARATIVE PLANETARY EVOLUTION | 2024 |
| Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | $166,124 | CASH DONATION TO SUPPORT TEXAS HEARING INSTITUTE | 2021 |
| The Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $137,600 | TO SUPPORT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2020 |
| The George & Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $130,000 | TO SUPPORT THE GEORGE & BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION | 2020 |
| George & Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $123,666 | TO SUPPORT THE GEORGE & BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION | 2022 |
| Sam Houston Area Council | Houston, TX | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SAM HOUSTON AREA COUNCIL FRIENDS OF SCOUTING | 2020 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $90,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CALTECH COMPARATIVE PLANETARY EVOLUTION | 2022 |
| Rice University - Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center | Houston, TX | $88,089 | CASH DONATION TO THE BROCKMAN MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 2020 |
| George & Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $85,428 | 1400 SHARES OF EXXONMOBIL STOCKS TO THE GEORGE & BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION | 2021 |
| Califonia Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $85,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CALTECH COMPARATIVE PLANETARY EVOLUTION | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CALTECH COMPARATIVE PLANETARY EVOLUTION | 2020 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $70,800 | TO SUPPORT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2021 |
| Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | CASH DONATION TO THE WILFORD WOODRUFF PAPERS FOUNDATION | 2021 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $50,000 | DJEREJIAN TRIBUTE GIFT | 2022 |
| Texas Children Hospital | Houston, TX | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $50,000 | DJEREJIAN TRIBUTE GIFT | 2023 |
| Fund for Public Education | Jackson, WY | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT TETON COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 2024 |
| George & Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $45,000 | TO SUPPORT THE GEORGE & BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION | 2021 |
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