New York · Private foundation
The Watts Family Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $390k
- Granted FY2021
- 17
- Grants FY2021
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 12%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Watts Family Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to President And Fellows Of Harvard College, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Watts Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $390k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 12% of the organizations The Watts Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $201k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 17 | $390k | 12% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $412k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $376k | 12% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $353k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $112,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Thayer Academy Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Carroll School | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cape and Islands United Way Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| World Ocean School Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cape Abilities Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Chatham Historical Society Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 1% |
| St Croix Environmental Association | $8,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Chatham Orpheum Theater Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $112,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Thayer Academy Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Carroll School | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cape and Islands United Way Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| World Ocean School Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cape Abilities Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Chatham Historical Society Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 1% |
| St Croix Environmental Association | $8,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Chatham Orpheum Theater Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Monomoy Community Services Inc | $6,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Chatham Ecumenical Council Helping Prevent Homelessness Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 2% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Watts Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Weller Family Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Watts Family Foundation
- How much does The Watts Family Foundation give?
- The Watts Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $389,629 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does The Watts Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Science & Tech (85%), Education (9%), Health (3%).
- Who are The Watts Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation ($200k), Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc ($112k), Trustees of Thayer Academy Inc ($40k).
- Does The Watts Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Watts Family 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Watts Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Weller Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Watts Family Foundation based?
- The Watts Family Foundation is based in NY.
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