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THE VIRGINIA & L E SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

54recipients FY2016–24
$7Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 64% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 64% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NY, PA, TX, UT, VA, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
CRAIN FOUNDATIONLONGVIEW, TXprogram funder5
ELLWOOD FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
HILDEBRAND FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder5
MIDWAY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
WILLARD & RUTH JOHNSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
CHARITY GUILD OF CATHOLIC WOMEN OF HARRIS COUNTYHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
ENRICO & SANDRA DI PORTANOVAHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
HOLTHOUSE FOUNDATION FOR KIDSHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
HORLOCK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
JACK H AND WILLIAM M LIGHT CHARITABLE TRSAN ANTONIO, TXprogram funder4
KITTSIE AND CHARLIE THOMAS FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
MARK AND MARY ANN MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATIONTX62024$534,410
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSUT42024$533,565
KINKAID SCHOOL INCTX52024$520,267
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCA42024$430,000
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INCVA42024$53,800
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB OF HOUSTONTX42024$45,000
HOLDSWORTH CENTERTX12024$10,000
HOLLY HALLTX12024$7,500
RIVER OAKS FOUNDATION INCTX22024$3,500
THE BROOKWOOD COMMUNITY INCTX22024$3,100
MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INCTX12024$1,000
TEAM IMPACTMA12024$1,000
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALTX52023$1,115,000
HARVARD UNIVERSITY BAND INCMA22023$439,330
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONTX12023$25,000
WILFORD WOODRUFF PAPERS FOUNDATIONUT22023$25,000
THE AMERICAN FUND FOR LSENY22023$15,000
LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE INCNY32023$4,500
CAMP ALLEN-CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTERTX22023$3,000
SPRINGSPIRIT INCTX22023$3,000
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYMS12023$2,000
BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INCTX12023$1,000
PACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTERCA12023$1,000
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINETX12023$500
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTERNY22023$450
ROUND TOP-WARRENTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTTX12023$100
EASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INCTX12023$100
CENTER FOR PURSUITTX22022$12,500
INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTONTX12022$5,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLEWY12022$2,500
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXASTX12022$1,000
NORTHEAST HISTORIC FILMME12022$50
HOUSTON AREA LUTHERAN COUNCILTX32021$388,358
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYTX12021$25,000
MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INCVA12021$10,000
HUGH M HEFNER FOUNDATIONCA12021$5,000
THE CENTER FOUNDATIONPA12021$5,000
WYOMING PATHWAYSWY22020$10,000
YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INCTX12020$5,000
MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATIONTX12020$2,500
COVENANT HOUSE TEXASTX12020$1,000
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING FOUNDATION IN SHREVEPORTLA12020$500
HOUSTON FOOD BANKTX12020$500
RIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND INCTX12020$250
ONE EAST SIXTIETH STREET HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONNY12020$100
CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECHTX12019$83,438
LSE FOUNDATIONNY12019$25,000
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIPTX12019$20,001
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI12019$7,500
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNY12019$5,000