The Watson Foundation
EIN 832658221 Private FoundationTotal Given 2019–2024
$2.7M
84 grants · $445K avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $14K–$45K
grant size
25%
balanced · 14/56 multi-year
repeat
$46.7M
Assets (2024)
56
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
JBWS
Phone
(610) 617-6001
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N/A | $1.0M | $1.0M | N/A |
| 2019 | $17K | $4.1M | $3.0M | 3 |
| 2020 | $200K | $7.5M | $3.1M | 15 |
| 2021 | $215K | $15.8M | $8.0M | 12 |
| 2022 | $455K | $16.5M | $4.2M | 13 |
| 2023 | $565K | $29.0M | $10.5M | 14 |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $46.7M | $16.8M | 27 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 84 grants on record
Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$14K
Median
$20K
Average
$32K
75th Pctl
$45K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (84 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wissahickon Trails | Ambler, PA | $100,000 | Help with its missions. | 2024 |
| Hamptons Community Outreach | Bridgehampton, NY | $90,000 | To lift people out of poverty and reduce human suffering by meeting their most basic and critical needs, and by... | 2024 |
| Sophia Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $90,000 | To help families in their fight against cancer, financially and beyond. | 2024 |
| Holler Health Justice | Charleston, WV | $80,000 | To help with its missions. | 2022 |
| Brigid Alliance | New York, NY | $80,000 | To help with costs for those seeking abortions. | 2022 |
| The Charles River Watershed Association | Boston, MA | $80,000 | To assist with its missions. | 2023 |
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | To help with its missions. | 2024 |
| Laurel House | Norristown, PA | $80,000 | Assist with general operations | 2024 |
| The Charles River Watershed Associa | Boston, MA | $80,000 | To assist with its missions. | 2024 |
| Wissahickon Trails | Ambler, PA | $75,010 | Help with its missions. | 2022 |
| Wissahickon Trails | Ambler, PA | $75,000 | Help with its missions. | 2023 |
| High Desert Food and Farm Alliance | Bend, OR | $60,014 | To help support a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration and... | 2024 |
| Laurel House | Norristown, PA | $60,010 | Assist with general operations | 2023 |
| Stone House Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $60,000 | To help with its missions. | 2023 |
| Abortion Care Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $60,000 | To help build power for Tennesseans by increasing access to reproductive and sexual health care, including safe... | 2024 |
| Journi For Two | Tampa, FL | $55,000 | To help ensure that every mother battling cancer is embraced with compassion, strength, and the unwavering belief... | 2024 |
| Moms for Moms NYC | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | To help support single mothers in need with postpartum and newborn essentials. | 2023 |
| Moms for Moms NYC | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | To help support single mothers in need with postpartum and newborn essentials. | 2024 |
| Black Mothers In Power | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | To help dismantle systems of power to eradicate the racial health disparities that harm Black birthing people and... | 2024 |
| SafeQuest Solano | Fairfield, CA | $50,000 | To help provide prevention education, advocacy, and intervention services to those affected by domestic violence and... | 2024 |
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 | To help with its missions. | 2023 |
| Blue Ridge Abortion Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $45,000 | To help financially those in need of an abortion. | 2023 |
| Sheffield Place | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | To help with highly traumatized homeless mothers and their children. | 2022 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | To help provide financial support for families that need medical treatment for their children. | 2022 |
| Moms for Moms NYC | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | To help support single mothers in need with postpartum and newborn essentials. | 2022 |
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