The Simms Family Foundation
Private foundation · Walworth, WI · EIN 36-3413327 · reported 2023–2025
118grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$4.2Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 118 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,800 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 306
Walworth, WI 53184-0306
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,586,259 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,097,790 |
| Chicago Community Foundation Simms Family Fund | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $100,000 |
| Alexander Dawson | Lafayette, CO | $40,000 |
| Advocate Health Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | $25,000 |
| Embers Academy | Niles, IL | $20,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | Grand Lake, CO | $20,000 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $15,000 |
| Embers Academy | Niles, IL | $15,000 |
| Artis - Naples | Naples, FL | $10,000 |
| Geneva Lake Sailing School | Fontana, WI | $10,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| Belfry Music Theatre Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | $10,000 |
| Nch Healthcare Foundation | Naples, FL | $8,000 |
| Nch Healthcare Foundation | Naples, FL | $7,500 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $7,500 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $7,500 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $7,500 |
| Nch Healthcare Foundation | Naples, FL | $7,500 |
| Belfry Music Theatre Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | $6,000 |
| Belfry Music Theatre Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | $5,000 |
| Advocate Health Foundation CANCER SURVIVORSHIP FUND | Downers Grove, IL | $5,000 |
| Aurora University | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida the | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | Grand Lake, CO | $5,000 |
| St Matthew's House | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Leadership Institute the | Arlington, VA | $3,000 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $2,500 |
| Embers Academy | Niles, IL | $2,500 |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | $2,500 |
| Salvation Army the | Alexandria, VA | $2,500 |
| St Norbert College | Depere, WI | $2,500 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $2,500 |
| Boulder Community Hospital | Boulder, CO | $2,000 |
| Chiaravalle Montessori | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $2,000 |
| Yerkes Future Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | $2,000 |
| Artis-Naples | Naples, FL | $1,600 |
| Artis-Naples | Naples, FL | $1,600 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $1,500 |
| The Arabian Horsemen's Distress Fund | Bridgewater, CT | $1,000 |
| St Benedict | Fontana, WI | $1,000 |
| St David Episcopal | Glenview, IL | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 |
| Ronald McDonald | Hines, IL | $1,000 |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $1,000 |
| Aurora Chartible Foundation CHARTIBLE | Downers Grove, IL | $1,000 |
| Boca Ballet Theatre Company | Boca Raton, FL | $1,000 |
| Boulder Ballet | Boulder, CO | $1,000 |
| Boulder Philharmonic | Boulder, CO | $1,000 |
| Commemorative Air Force | Topeka, KS | $1,000 |
| Geneva Lake Association | Lake Geneva, WI | $1,000 |
| Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra | Lake Geneva, WI | $1,000 |
| Linn Presbyterian Church | Lake Geneva, WI | $1,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Assoc | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Mercyhealth Development Foundation | Janesville, WI | $1,000 |
| National Space Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
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