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Simmons Family Foundation | Inside Philanthropy State of American Philanthropy Simmons Family Foundation IP Staff | January 23, 2026 OVERVIEW : The Simmons Family Foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, religion, and community needs in Utah. IP TAKE : This is a family-run philanthropy that supports a broad range of local nonprofit causes in Salt Lake City.
New and longstanding grantees of the Foundation should note that while the Simmons once accepted unsolicited proposals, it now only makes grants to pre-selected nonprofits.
Overall, this funder appears to be undergoing something of an organization-wide refresh, with a pending website redesign and the aforementioned limitations for prospective grantseekers; that said, existing grantees shouldn’t experience any changes to funding partnerships unless otherwise noted. PROFILE: Established in 1986, the Simmons Family Foundation (SFF) is a private foundation based in Farmington, Utah. Roy W.
Simmons and Elizabeth E. Simmons created this foundation, which has a board of trustees that meet each year to review grant requests. Roy Simmons was a banking pioneer with Zions First National Bank who was active in community affairs and passed away in 2006.
The Foundation is “committed to fostering virtues of good citizenship through religious, medical, community, art and educational purposes.
” Grants for Community Development, Human Services and Public Health Tax records indicate the Simmons Foundation supports the physical and emotional wellbeing of its local community, making grants large and small in support of basic human needs, local youth, public health and, especially, pediatric healthcare. Grants often fund homeless shelters and affordable housing, family services, and mentorship programs.
Healthcare grants fund children’s hospitals, cancer research and health clinics for the homeless. A recent six-figure grant benefited the Primary Children’s Medical Center Foundation in Salt Lake City. Other grantees include Utah Youth Village, The Road Home and Wasatch Homeless Healthcare.
Grants for the Arts and Education The Simmons Family Foundation funds a broad range of local efforts arts and educational initiatives meant for children. Recent grantees include Green Urban Lunchbox, Little Lambs Foundation for Kids, the Mundi Project, Pioneer Theatre Company and Treehouse Children’s Museum. SFF also awards college scholarships to Davis High School students.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $30,000. In a recent year, this funder gave $625,106 in total grants. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Utah.
SFF awards many grants in Salt Lake City, most of which are for unrestricted support. This foundation no longer accepts unsolicited letters of intent from nonprofits. Grants only award organizations invited to apply or pre-selected.
SFF may still invitee selected organizations to submit full applications by mail. Direct general questions to the executive director, Elizabeth Gerner, at elizabeth@simmonsfoundation. org or (801) 550-5026.
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