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Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Riverview, Florida · EIN 593594418

Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Riverview, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $512,945 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $55,600. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $402,000 the year before.

34% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$402,00036$10.2 million
2024$512,94544$10.8 million

How to apply

ContactChristine Hogan
10010 Simmons Ranch Court, Riverview, FL 33578
Phone or email(813) 677-5667, simmonsfoundation@verizon.net
What to submitPlease contact us to request an application form.
DeadlinesApplications are accepted between may 1st and july 1st each year.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions. Other 501C3 organizations are preferred.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida42$506,245
Virginia1$5,000
North Dakota1$1,700

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Echo
Riverview, FL
Grant$55,600
Individual
FL
Grant$28,620
American Cancer Society
Tampa, FL
Grant$25,000
Echo
Riverview, FL
Grant$25,000
A Kids Place
Brandon, FL
Grant$22,000
Macdonald Training Center
Tampa, FL
Grant$20,000
Boys Girls Club-Riverview
Tampa, FL
Grant$17,000
Individual
FL
Grant$15,400
Canine Companions for Independence
Orlando, FL
Grant$15,000
Care
Ruskin, FL
Grant$15,000
Individual
FL
Grant$15,000
Individual
FL
Grant$15,000
1 Voice Foundation
Brandon, FL
Grant$12,500
Calvary Lutheran Church
Apollo Beach, FL
Grant$11,600
American Red Cross
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Camp Christiana YMCA
Riverview, FL
Grant$10,000
Champions for Children
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Girl Scouts of West Central FL
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Hillborough Education Foundation
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Individual
FL
Grant$10,000
Individual
FL
Grant$10,000
More Health Inc
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
New Life Village
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Seniors in Service
Tampa, FL
Grant$10,000
Individual
FL
Grant$10,000
Individual
FL
Grant$10,000
United Food Bank of Plant City
Plant City, FL
Grant$10,000
Sylvia Thomas Ctr for Adop Fosters
Brandon, FL
Grant$9,000
Christmas for Fostersgive Joy Coll
Riverview, FL
Grant$8,025
Girls of the World Inc
Apollo Beach, FL
Grant$7,500
Voices for Children
Tampa, FL
Grant$7,500
Hillsborough County 4-H
Seffner, FL
Grant$6,000
Anti-Bullying 4J'S Sports
Riverview, FL
Grant$5,000
Individual
FL
Grant$5,000
Faces of Courage
Tampa, FL
Grant$5,000
Lighthouse for the Blind
Tampa, FL
Grant$5,000
Mercy Medical Angels
Norfolk, VA
Grant$5,000
Ruskin Historical Trust
Apollo Beach, FL
Grant$5,000
Ruskin Memorial Park
Ruskin, FL
Grant$5,000
St Anne Catholic Church-Foodpantry
Ruskin, FL
Grant$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted between may 1st and july 1st each year.

How much does Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$512,945 in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Christine Hogan (President), Michelle Henry (Director) and Richard P D'alessandro (Director).

What does Mabel & Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and faith communities.

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