Harold Simmons Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 75-2222091 · since 1988haroldsimmonsfoundation.org·Dallas·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$7.2M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $20,000

Grant range

From the funder's website

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Harold Simmons Foundation is based in Dallas, TX, and its geographic focus is the Dallas, Texas area, so it suits Dallas-area nonprofits rather than those elsewhere.
Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000, making a modest request realistic; with $7,162,500 paid overall, funding is spread across many grants rather than one large award.
It supports education, health care, social welfare, civic improvement, and culture and the arts, covering operating expenses, capital needs and special projects.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis by USPS mail or email, and the foundation looks for well-researched proposals addressing community needs in Dallas, especially those that complement other efforts or involve agency collaboration.
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organisations; it does not fund individuals, endowments, deficit financing, or organisations that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or gender.

Overview

Harold Simmons Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Grants aim to improve lives and enrich the community. The foundation focuses its support on Dallas-area nonprofit organisations, with interests in education, health care, social welfare, civic improvement, and culture and the arts. It makes grants for operating expenses, capital needs and special projects. It seeks well-researched proposals for projects addressing community needs in Dallas and encourages projects that complement other public and private efforts or involve agency collaboration. It reviews appropriate proposals and may request further information. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organisations.

Themes

Education
Health care
Social welfare
Civic improvement
Culture & the arts

Geographic Focus

Dallas, Texas area.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals
Endowments
Deficit financing
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or gender

How to apply

Applicants submit grant proposals by USPS mail or email.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

The foundation seeks well-researched proposals for projects that address community needs.
The foundation encourages projects that complement other public and private efforts or involve agency collaboration.

Officers and directors

See Officers Directors Statement — See Officers & Directors Stmt

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$6,301,216	$6,538,500	$9,012,827	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$10,345,440	$7,162,500	$9,452,577	Filing for 2023 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.