The SIMS Foundation

The SIMS Foundation Emotional wellness for the music community. Visit simsfoundation.org or 512-494-1007 for support. 501(c)3 nonprofit

Thanks to the West Texas Exiles, our co-founder Wayne Nagel and all of our amazing volunteers for coming out to support ...
01/09/2026

Thanks to the West Texas Exiles, our co-founder Wayne Nagel and all of our amazing volunteers for coming out to support SIMS at Antone's last night!

We are so grateful to live in this beautiful city with so many venues and artists advocating for the mental health and emotional wellness of our music community. 💙

This month, celebrate Dry January with SIMS Foundation & Rambler Sparkling Water! ✨From now until the end of the month, ...
01/09/2026

This month, celebrate Dry January with SIMS Foundation & Rambler Sparkling Water! ✨

From now until the end of the month, you can help raise funds for the SIMS Foundation's Dick Chalmers Music Venue Program by purchasing a Rambler mocktail (or several!) from one of the participating venues listed below. All proceeds from the mocktail sales will help provide mental health services to local venue staff.

Additionally, you can take your support one step further by supporting SIMS through the purchase of a limited-edition SIMS x Rambler vintage t-shirt on sale now through Feels So Good Prints!

Thank you to our amazing venue partners in this initiative:

Antone's ()
The Side Bar ()
Radio East ()
Buzzmill ()
Come & Take It Live ()
Mohawk ()
Far Out Lounge ()
Valhalla ()
Sagebrush ()
Low Down Lounge ()

Visit our website to learn more about Dry January and how to get your limited-edition T-shirt!

https://simsfoundation.org/dry-january/

Excited to share that SIMS Foundation has been nominated for a 2025-26 Austin Music Award in the category of Best Music ...
01/05/2026

Excited to share that SIMS Foundation has been nominated for a 2025-26 Austin Music Award in the category of Best Music Nonprofit, alongside our friends at HAAM, DAWA, HOME and Red River Cultural District. 🥰

Voting is live now through Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., so head on over to the Austin Chronicle at vote.austinchronicle.com and cast your vote for SIMS!

Winners will be announced live at the 44th Annual Austin Music Awards, which benefit SIMS Foundation, on Sunday, March 1st at Antone's.

12/31/2025

It's the FINAL day to participate in our end of year Restore the Rhythm campaign, and you can help SIMS unlock $5K in matching donations from our good friends at Big Loud Texas! 💗

And special shout out today to our amazing board member Patty Lynn of The Wind and The Wave for sharing her experiences working with SIMS as both a board member and a former client. 🥰

If you haven't already, you can make a donation to the campaign at the link below before midnight tonight!

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

12/30/2025

Thank you to our friend and ATX native Elijah Delgado for sharing his thoughts about why SIMS Foundation's services are so important to our Central Texas music industry community. 🥰

The world is kind of crazy right now, and we know firsthand that more people than ever are in need of mental health support.

Our Restore the Rhythm campaign will end in less than 48 hours. If you can, please check it out and give what you are able to support the emotional wellness of our music community. 💙

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

12/28/2025

💥EXCITING NEWS! 💥

Our friends at Big Loud Texas have pledged a $5K match to our Restore the Rhythm campaign to support the provision of mental health services to the Central Texas music industry community!

Founded in 2023 by Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall in partnership with Big Loud Records, Big Loud Texas aims to identify, cultivate, and promote Texas musicians on a global scale.

They have already made a big impact in our city and state through their advocacy for local artists, and we are honored to partner with them to extend that impact to provide mental health care for industry professionals in need of care.

Help us unlock this gift by donating to our Restore the Rhythm campaign before midnight on 12/31! 🙏

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

12/27/2025

It's SIMS Saturday, and we want to give a big shout out to our friend Barb for her words of support. 💙

In the final days of 2025, we are working hard to raise the funds needed to continue to support all of the music industry professionals in Central Texas who will need mental health and recovery services next year.

Access to care will only become more challenging in 2026, so we are calling on the community to step up and help! If you care about live music in Austin, this is for you.

Learn more about our Restore the Rhythm campaign. 👇

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

12/24/2025

The SIMS Foundation offices will be officially closed today through New Year's Day, and we just want to join our friends Matt Novesky and Will Knaak from Blue October in saying THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us this year and over the past 30 years in our mission to provide mental health and substance use treatment services to our Central Texas music community. 💙

To learn more about how to support or get involved, please visit www.simsfoundation.org.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or need urgent support this week while our offices are closed, please call 988 or 911.

12/22/2025

Our Restore the Rhythm holiday campaign is still going strong now through the end of the year! 💥

If you care about live music in Austin, consider a gift to support the provision of mental health and recovery services to local musicians through the The SIMS Foundation.

Thanks to our longtime advisory board member Erin Walter of Parker Woodland for sharing her thoughts on how important these services are to our community. 🥰

Learn more about getting involved on our website!

www.simsfoundation.org

12/20/2025

It's SIMS Saturday, and we just want to take a minute to say thanks to our friends at nolo for this sweet message of appreciation! 🥰

SIMS Foundation provides mental health and recovery services to all members of our local music ecosystem. To learn more about how to get support or how to support this mission, visit our website at www.simsfoundation.org. 💙

Help SIMS support the emotional wellness of our music community through our Restore the Rhythm campaign now through Dec....
12/15/2025

Help SIMS support the emotional wellness of our music community through our Restore the Rhythm campaign now through Dec. 31, 2025!

For the past 30 years, the SIMS Foundation, through the generous support of friends like you, has provided more than 25,000 music industry professionals with access to mental healthcare and substance use recovery services.

With upcoming changes to healthcare access, we will all need to step up in an even bigger way to make sure that no one in our community loses the care they need to be well and thrive.

Check out our campaign, support if you can, and please share with others!

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

12/12/2025

Many thanks to our Board Chair-extraordinaire Marissa Rivera for sharing her thoughts about the importance of mental health care services for our music industry friends. 🫶

As the founder of Ola Wellness, a psychotherapy and wellness collective serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC professionals across Texas, Marissa brings a wealth of experience in the mental health space to the SIMS Board.

Check out what she has to say and help support our end of year Restore the Rhythm campaign so we can continue to provide mental health and substance use recovery services to our music community!

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/simsfoundationp2p/

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The SIMS Foundation

The SIMS Foundation provides mental health and substance use recovery services and supports for musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent family members. Through education, community partnerships, and accessible managed care, SIMS seeks to destigmatize and reduce ​mental health and substance use issues, while supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of the music community at large.

www.simsfoundation.org