Texas · Private foundation
The Watson Foundation
- $1k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $400
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $355
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations The Watson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $700 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $1k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $6k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $16k | 88% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $12k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $6k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | $1,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwest School of Art | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alamo Heights School Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Birthline of San Diego County Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ecumenical Center for Religion and Healt | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.
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About The Watson Foundation
- How much does The Watson Foundation give?
- The Watson Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $1,250 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does The Watson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (77%), Health (12%), Education (5%).
- Who are The Watson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Texas Biomedical Research Institute ($1k), Southwest School of Art ($500), Alamo Heights School Foundation ($250).
- Does The Watson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Watson Foundation based?
- The Watson Foundation is based in TX.
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