Neal & Lourdes Simmons Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 74-2807673
Foundation Overview
Based in Brownsville, TX, Neal & Lourdes Simmons Foundation has awarded 140 grants totaling $432,879 to organizations in Texas, New York and 4 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $84 to $62,500, with a median award of $500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 18 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
82% of all grants are concentrated in Texas, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Texas, funding concentrates in Brownsville (55%), Harlingen (22%), Los Fresnos (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 50% decrease over 3 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (66%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Neal & Lourdes Simmons Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Player's Inc | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church | $40,100 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2023 |
| Food Bank Rgv Inc | $1,000 | Pharr, TX, US | Provide Food For The Needy | 2023 |
| Gladys Porter Zoo | $1,550 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2023 |
| Idea Public Schools | $1,500 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Children's Education | 2023 |
| Moody Clinic | $2,200 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $150 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2023 |
| Shriner's Hospital | $100 | Shreveport, LA, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | $100 | San Antonio, TX, US | Aid For The Disadvantaged | 2023 |
| Sunshine Haven | $1,100 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2023 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $100 | Houston, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2023 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $1,100 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2023 |
| Tunnels To Towers | $300 | Staten Island, NY, US | Aid To Veterans | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $100 | Jacksonville, FL, US | Support For Veterans | 2023 |
| Building Financial Capacity Coalition | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Building Financial Responsibility | 2023 |
| Guadalupe Regional Middle School | $5,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2023 |
| Sunny Glen Children's Home | $200 | San Benito, TX, US | Aid For Children's Well Being | 2023 |
| Easter Seals | $100 | Mcallen, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | $200 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Camille Player's Inc | $750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Arts | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | $1,000 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Dean Porter Renovation Inc | $3,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Park | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church | $40,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of Greater South Texas | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Idea Public Schools | $2,500 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Children's Education | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $200 | Memphis, TN, US | Aid For Childern's Health | 2022 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $100 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Housing | 2022 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | $1,750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2022 |
| Food Bank Rgv Inc | $2,500 | Pharr, TX, US | Provide Food For The Needy | 2022 |
| Moody Clinic | $3,700 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $100 | Jacksonville, FL, US | Support For Veterans | 2022 |
| Rgv Council Of Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $150 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | $300 | San Antonio, TX, US | Aid For The Disadvantaged | 2022 |
| Sunshine Haven | $100 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2022 |
| Shriner's Hospital | $100 | Shreveport, LA, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Texas Southmost College | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Education | 2022 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2022 |
| Tunnels To Towers | $200 | Staten Island, NY, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gideon International | $150 | Nashville, TN, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars | $125 | Kansas City, MO, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gladys Porter Zoo | $2,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | $200 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Camille Player's Inc | $750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Arts | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | $1,000 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Dean Porter Renovation Inc | $3,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Park | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church | $40,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of Greater South Texas | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Idea Public Schools | $2,500 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Children's Education | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $200 | Memphis, TN, US | Aid For Childern's Health | 2022 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $100 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Housing | 2022 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | $1,750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2022 |
| Food Bank Rgv Inc | $2,500 | Pharr, TX, US | Provide Food For The Needy | 2022 |
| Moody Clinic | $3,700 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $100 | Jacksonville, FL, US | Support For Veterans | 2022 |
| Rgv Council Of Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $150 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | $300 | San Antonio, TX, US | Aid For The Disadvantaged | 2022 |
| Sunshine Haven | $100 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2022 |
| Shriner's Hospital | $100 | Shreveport, LA, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Texas Southmost College | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Education | 2022 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2022 |
| Tunnels To Towers | $200 | Staten Island, NY, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gideon International | $150 | Nashville, TN, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars | $125 | Kansas City, MO, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gladys Porter Zoo | $2,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | $200 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Camille Player's Inc | $750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Arts | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | $1,000 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Dean Porter Renovation Inc | $3,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Park | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church | $40,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of Greater South Texas | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Idea Public Schools | $2,500 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Children's Education | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $200 | Memphis, TN, US | Aid For Childern's Health | 2022 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $100 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Housing | 2022 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | $1,750 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2022 |
| Food Bank Rgv Inc | $2,500 | Pharr, TX, US | Provide Food For The Needy | 2022 |
| Moody Clinic | $3,700 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $100 | Jacksonville, FL, US | Support For Veterans | 2022 |
| Rgv Council Of Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $150 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | $300 | San Antonio, TX, US | Aid For The Disadvantaged | 2022 |
| Sunshine Haven | $100 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2022 |
| Shriner's Hospital | $100 | Shreveport, LA, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2022 |
| Texas Southmost College | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Education | 2022 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2022 |
| Tunnels To Towers | $200 | Staten Island, NY, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gideon International | $150 | Nashville, TN, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars | $125 | Kansas City, MO, US | Aid To Veterans | 2022 |
| Gladys Porter Zoo | $2,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2022 |
| Bpub Share Fund | $-600 | Brownsville, TX, US | Utilities For Indigent Families | 2021 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Arts | $1,600 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2021 |
| Children's Museum Of Brownsville | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Children's Museum | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | $35,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2021 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Families | 2021 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $200 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Housing | 2021 |
| Incarnate Work Academy | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2021 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | $150 | Mcallen, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2021 |
| Moody Clinic | $2,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2021 |
| Rgv Council Of Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | $150 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2021 |
| Sunshine Haven | $2,000 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2021 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $300 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2021 |
| United Way Of Southern Cameron County | $5,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For The Local Community | 2021 |
| Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church | $2,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2021 |
| Guadalupe Regional Middle School | $3,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Childern's Education | 2021 |
| Dean Porter Renovation Inc | $10,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Park | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Of Greater South Texas | $300 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2021 |
| Special Olympics | $895 | San Antonio, TX, US | Aid For The Disadvantaged | 2021 |
| Texas Southmost College | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Education | 2021 |
| Tunnels To Towers | $200 | Staten Island, NY, US | Aid To Veterans | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | $5,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2021 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2021 |
| Vfw Post 2035 | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid To Veterans | 2021 |
| Zoofari 2021 | $375 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2021 |
| Bpub Share Fund | $600 | Brownsville, TX, US | Utilities For Indigent Families | 2020 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Arts | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For The Fine Arts | 2020 |
| Children's Museum Of Brownsville | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Children's Museum | 2020 |
| Driscoll's Children's Hospital | $2,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Children's Medical Services | 2020 |
| First United Methodist Church | $35,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2020 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | $350 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Families | 2020 |
| Guadalupe Regional Middle School | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2020 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $300 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Indigent Housing | 2020 |
| Incarnate Work Academy | $1,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Education | 2020 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | $150 | Mcallen, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2020 |
| Monica's House | $500 | San Benito, TX, US | Aid For Battered Spouses | 2020 |
| Moody Clinic | $1,800 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Children's Health | 2020 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | $125 | Weslaco, TX, US | Aid For Health Services | 2020 |
| Rgv Council Of Boy Scouts | $500 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For Youth Scouting | 2020 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Harlingen, TX, US | Assistance In Health Service | 2020 |
| Salvation Army | $275 | Harlingen, TX, US | Aid For People In Need | 2020 |
| St Lukes | $300 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support For Local Church | 2020 |
| Sunshine Haven | $1,000 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Aid For The Terminally Ill | 2020 |
| Tip Of Texas Family Outreach | $1,250 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Families In Need | 2020 |
| United Way Of Southern Cameron County | $500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For The Local Community | 2020 |
| Valley Zoological Endowment | $62,500 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Zoo | 2020 |
| Zonta Club | $84 | Brownsville, TX, US | Aid For Local Community | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 74-2807673 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 167 E PRICE RD Brownsville, TX 78521-3527 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Neal & Lourdes Simmons Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President/dir | Maria Lourdes Lara Simmons |
|---|---|
| V-p, S/t/dir | Lourdes Simmons Carrasco |
| V-p/dir | Raymond Corkill |
Forms 990-PF
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