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The Annette C Simmons Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 874145877

The Annette C Simmons Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $100,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.8 million the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.8 million5$19.9 million
2024$100,0001$22.2 million

How to apply

ContactAmy Fleck Simmons
PO Box 25019, Dallas, TX 75225
Phone or email(972) 685-0019
What to submitA grant request should include the following information: mission statement of the organization; copy of IRS determination letter or other verification of the organization's tax-exempt status; purpose of grant; amount requested; summary of how the mission and values of the organization align with those the foundation; a brief history of the organization; a summary of prior grants received, if any; if amount requested exceeds $50,000, a copy of financial statements including budgets, balance sheet, and income statement (with detailed lists of income by source) for the most recently ended fiscal year.
DeadlinesOngoing
RestrictionsThe foundation only makes grants to us public charities described in section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Annette C Simmons Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catch Up & Read Inc
Dallas, TX
Education$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Annette C Simmons Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Ongoing.

How much does The Annette C Simmons Foundation give?

$100,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs The Annette C Simmons Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Annette C Simmons (Chair), Amy Fleck Simmons (President, Vice-Chair, Treasurer) and Shannon Cagnina (Secretary).

What does The Annette C Simmons Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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