Kansas · Private foundation
The Watson Youth Golf Foundation
TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE POPULARITY OF AND PARTICIPATION BY YOUTH IN THE SPORT OF GOLF. TO ADVANCE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION. TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF GOLF AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY OF THE GAME OF GOLF.…
- $375k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations The Watson Youth Golf Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 | 1 | $375k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $385k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $176k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $70k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $60k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Links Mentors Foundation | $835,000 | 3 | 96% |
| Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City Inc | $126,500 | 4 | 8% |
| The Watson Youth Golf Foundation | $45,000 | 1 | 56% |
| Johnson County Parks&Rec District | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ncga Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hogans Junior Golf Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Golf Foundation of Kansas City | $4,300 | 1 | n/a |
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About The Watson Youth Golf Foundation
- How much does The Watson Youth Golf Foundation give?
- The Watson Youth Golf Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $375,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does The Watson Youth Golf Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (96%), Youth Development (3%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are The Watson Youth Golf Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Watson Links Mentors Foundation ($835k), Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City Inc ($127k), The Watson Youth Golf Foundation ($45k).
- Does The Watson Youth Golf Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Watson Youth Golf Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The Watson Youth Golf Foundation based?
- The Watson Youth Golf Foundation is based in KS.
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