About Simmons Foundation
The Simmons Foundation concentrates its giving on place-based community infrastructure and preservation projects in the Yampa Valley (Routt County, CO) while also supporting social service capital campaigns and safety-net programs in Houston. Its largest investments are capital and campaign-oriented — public pool and pond preservation projects in Colorado — alongside multi-year support for domestic violence services and youth shelter/capital needs in Houston. The foundation favors tangible, community-facing projects (recreation, agriculture preservation, facilities) and makes transformational, often single-purpose gifts.
Focus Areas
Recreation infrastructure and public pools in Routt County (e.g., Old Town Hot Springs)Land and water conservation / pond preservation in Yampa Valley (e.g., Save Casey's Pond)Agriculture preservation and rural community sustainability in Yampa ValleyCapital campaigns for homelessness services and youth shelters in Texas (e.g., Covenant House Texas)Support for domestic violence services and advocacy in Houston (e.g., Houston Area Women's Center)
Who They Fund
Northwest Colorado / Routt County residents
About Simmons Foundation
A $2 million gift to Old Town Hot Springs for Routt County’s public pool is the clearest marker of how The Simmons Foundation gives: large, place-specific, capital-oriented grants that support tangible community infrastructure. In Steamboat Springs and across the Yampa Valley, the foundation backs projects tied to recreation, land and water preservation, agriculture, and civic facilities. In Houston, it supports safety-net and advocacy organizations through campaign and capital funding, including repeated support for Houston Area Women's Center and Covenant House Texas. The recent record shows the foundation favoring defined projects over diffuse program support, with multi-year commitments appearing alongside one-time transformational grants. Several awards are sized to move a project forward rather than fund short operating cycles, such as the $1 million grant to Yampa Valley Community Foundation for Save Casey’s Pond and the $125,000 support for Campaign For Courage at Houston Area Women's Center. Its grantmaking connects community amenities, environmental stewardship, and social services in a relatively small set of recurring places and organizations.
What Simmons Foundation Funds
In recreation infrastructure, The Simmons Foundation made a $2 million grant to Old Town Hot Springs to support It’s In The Water for Routt County’s public pool. Environmental and land stewardship is another visible theme: it gave $1 million to Yampa Valley Community Foundation for Save Casey’s Pond, and $100,000 to Community Agriculture Alliance to preserve agriculture in the Yampa Valley. Community facilities also appear in the portfolio, including a $250,000 grant to Yampa Valley Community Foundation to construct, maintain, and operate an office building at 4th & Oak St. In Houston, the foundation supports financial empowerment and advocacy for women through grants to The Women’s Resource and Houston Area Women’s Center.
How Simmons Foundation Gives
The typical grant size sits at $32,500 at the 25th percentile, a median of $90,000, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both repeat recipients and repeat project lines: Houston Area Women's Center appears in consecutive years for Campaign For Courage, The Women’s Resource received back-to-back support for Owning our Destiny, and Yampa Valley Community Foundation appears multiple times across 2024 and 2025. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is largely project-based, with capital campaigns, construction, and support grants recurring alongside general support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.7M
Total Assets
$5M
Total Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenses
$2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $33K and $125K, with a median of $90K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$90K
75th Percentile
$125K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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