Watson Foundation
EIN 830866270 Private FoundationTotal Given 2019–2024
$218K
12 grants · $36K avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $3K–$6K
grant size
10%
transactional · 1/10 multi-year
repeat
$21K
Assets (2024)
10
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
LA Family School
Phone
(323) 215-8354
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $15K | $263K | $10K | 3 |
| 2020 | $13K | $281K | $9K | 5 |
| 2022 | $13K | $229K | $7K | 2 |
| 2024 | $177K | $21K | $15K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 12 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$4K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$6K
Maximum
$172K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (12 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $171,531 | Donor Advised Fund | 2024 |
| Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initi | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | Planting Legacy Trees | 2022 |
| LA Family School | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | General Fund | 2019 |
| LA Family School | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | General Fund | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Dance Project | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | Annual Operating Budget | 2024 |
| Young Center | Los Angeles, CA | $4,053 | General Fund | 2019 |
| Lucy Belles Rainbow | Blue Bell, PA | $4,052 | General Fund | 2019 |
| NAACP Legal DefenseEducation Fund | New York, NY | $4,000 | Legal Defense Fund | 2020 |
| Friends of Ivanhoe School | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | Annual Give Campaign | 2022 |
| Violence Intervention Program | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | Black Girls CODE | 2020 |
| Violence Intervention Program | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | Heirloom La Meal Project | 2020 |
| Black Girls CODE | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 2020 Campaign | 2020 |
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