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Liesel Pritzker Simmons

MassachusettsDiversified

AIProfile Summary

Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born 1984) is a U.S.-based billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$2.1B and is listed in the diversified industry category. She is associated with Massachusetts. Her recorded political giving and foundation filings show activity across multiple election cycles and multiple Simmons Foundation entities. RTB FEC ProPublica 990

Philanthropy

ProPublica nonprofit filings list multiple entities named “Simmons Foundation,” including one in Brookhaven, GA (EIN 27-2931165) and one in Ann Arbor, MI (EIN 38-6075922). In tax year 2023, both reported $0 in grants paid, while reporting assets of $11,071,424 (GA) and $1,060,172 (MI), for a combined $12,131,596 in foundation assets and $0 total grants paid across the listed foundations. The GA foundation reported $1,705,264 in revenue and $500,027 in expenses in 2023; the MI foundation reported $9,645 in revenue and $80,067 in expenses in 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission data shows 54 contributions totaling $208,400 from 2014-09-03 to 2025-05-13. The party breakdown reported is $119,300 to Democratic recipients and $89,100 categorized as Unknown. The largest listed recipients include MAYDAY PAC ($50,000), LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE ($16,800), WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA ($11,400), MARK KELLY FOR SENATE ($11,400), and the MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE ($10,400). FEC

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceConcord, Massachusetts

990Philanthropy

$12.1MFoundation Assets
$288KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Simmons FoundationBrookhaven, GA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $11.1MRevenue: $1.7MGrants: $220KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Simmons FoundationAnn Arbor, MI
Assets: $1.1MRevenue: $10KGrants: $68KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Simmons Foundation 101Loganville, GA
Youth development (IRS NTEE O50)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$208KTotal Contributed
54Contributions
2014–2025Date Range

By Party

DEM
$119K
Unknown
$89K

Top Recipients

MAYDAY PAC$50K
LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$17K
WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA$11K
MARK KELLY FOR SENATE$11K
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE$10K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
20.7
Public Benefit Score

The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.

Philanthropy65% weight
5%

Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).

Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry

Transparency35% weight
50%

How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.

Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency

Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.

All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.

Liesel Pritzker Simmons — Public Benefit Score D (21) | Billionaire Army