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· Public charity

Watertown Area United Way Inc

To assist in meeting human care needs of watertown area residents.

$479k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Youth Development$1.4MHuman Services$765kRecreation & Sports$454kHousing & Shelter$357kFood & Nutrition$350kCrime & Legal$302kAnimals$281kCommunity Improvement$208kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 18 grants below total $442,378, the rows itemized in this filing. The $478,849 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $36,471 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $223k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $183k
$17,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$924k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WATERTOWN$120,000
BEACON CENTER$63,000
HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY$32,500
LAKE AREA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY$30,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$25,000
WATERTOWN PEOPLE AGAINST HUNGER$25,000
IMAGINATION LIBRARY$24,378
WATERTOWN AREA TRANSIT$20,000
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES$17,500
ICAP 60S PLUS DINING$15,000
WATERTOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION$12,500
INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC$11,000
LAKE AREA TECHNICAL INST ADULT EDUC$10,000
WATERTOWN AREA SWIM CLUB$8,000
WATERTOWN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION$8,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $630k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 5%SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SD: $9k → 9%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $18k → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 5%SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SD: $8k → 9%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $17k → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $9k → 5%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $17k → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $9k → 5%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $16k → 10%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $16k → 10%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $15k → 10%SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SD: $9k → 9%ICAP 60S PLUS DINING: $15k → 10%SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SD: $9k → 9%ICAP - 60S PLUS DINING: $15k → 10%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $46k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $45k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $43k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $41k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $40k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $39k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $33k → 11%HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $33k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $16k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $16k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $15k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $14k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $13k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $11k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $10k → 11%INTERLAKES COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $9k → 11%CODINGTON COUNTY DRUG COURT: $8k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.3M · 25 repeat orgs$63k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
5

Total granted

$4.3M
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+137%

Still filing today

76%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BC
    BEACON CENTER
    8× · 2017–2024 · $605k · revenue +134%
  • HS
    HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $327k · revenue +67%
  • LA
    LAKE AREA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $281k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • WB
    WATERTOWN BANQUET
    one grant, 2018 · $32k
  • WC
    WATERTOWN CAREER LEARNING CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • PC
    Presentation College
    one grant, 2017 · $9k · revenue -99%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Watertown Development Company

Economic development in the watertown, south dakota area.

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2
Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of commerce

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3
Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce is to connect members with one another and provide resources that foster growth and sustainability.

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4
Watertown Boys and Girls' Club Inc

To inspire and enable all young people, especially those that need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Youth Development
5
Waterbury Development Corporation

To stimulate and support economic and housing development within the communities of the city of waterbury.

Community Improvement
6
Watertown Historical Society

The society operates a museum, which is a three story octagon house built in 1854.

Public Benefit
7
Waterbury Ambulance Service Inc

Provide the areas of waterbury, waterbury center, and duxbury with pre-hospital emergency care and emergency transportation.

Health
8
Watertown Cable Access Corporation

To provide the residents of the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts access to cable channels that promote talents, culture, ideas and community concerns.

Arts & Culture
9
Watertown Area Cares Clinic Inc

We strive toward providing improved access to healthcare in the watertown area, with a focus on identifying populations that are in need and the available resources. we will coordinate the compassion and caring of the people of our area to…

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10
Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce Inc

Continually increase the economic strength and quality of life in the region by helping members grow and prosper by supporting existing businesses, and by assisting in attracting and developing new business.

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11
Waterford Rescue Squad Inc

Ambulance and rescue service for town of waterford, new york

Health
12
South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association

Promote youth ice hockey in south dakota.

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Watertown Area Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Codington County Historical Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 32 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
19/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Boys and Girls Club of Watertown: $1,103,996 · Youth DevelopmentBoys and Girls Club of Water…GIRL SCOUTS - DAKOTA HORIZONS: $40,462 · Youth DevelopmentTHE SALVATION ARMY: $272,482 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $167,730 · OtherLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH …THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION: $159,997 · OtherTHE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATIONWATERTOWN AREA TRANSIT: $139,265 · OtherWATERTOWN AREA TRANSITWATERTOWN AREA SWIM CLUB: $74,800 · OtherWATERTOWN AREA SWIM CLUBSIOUX COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC: $56,847 · OtherCITY OF WATERTOWN: $56,248 · OtherWATERTOWN AREA TRANSIT INC: $50,000 · OtherLAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $81,019 · OtherLAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDA…WATERTOWN VOLUNTEER CENTER: $68,240 · OtherEAST-CENTRAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIA: $52,800 · Other+10 more: $203,899 · Other+10 moreHUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $326,934 · Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICE A…INTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC: $230,825 · Human ServicesINTER-LAKES COM…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $37,800 · Human ServicesAmerican Nation…THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY: $34,870 · Human ServicesTHE EVANGELICAL…BEACON CENTER: $605,496 · Housing & ShelterBEACON CENTERLAKE AREA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $280,577 · AnimalsWATERTOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION: $159,421 · Recreation & SportsWATERTOWN YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION: $101,700 · Recreation & SportsWATERTOWN AREA PEOPLE AGAINST CHILD HUNGER: $190,752 · Food & Nutrition
Youth Development$1,144,458Other$1,383,327Human Services$630,429Housing & Shelter$605,496Animals$280,577Recreation & Sports$261,121Food & Nutrition$190,752

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoys and Girls Club of Watertown: $1,103,996 over 8y, 9.4% of budgetBEACON CENTER: $605,496 over 8y, 16% of budgetHUMAN SERVICE AGENCY: $326,934 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetLAKE AREA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $280,577 over 8y, 11% of budgetINTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC: $230,825 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWATERTOWN AREA PEOPLE AGAINST CHILD HUNGER: $190,752 over 7y, 41% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $167,730 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION: $159,997 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWATERTOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION: $159,421 over 8y, 13% of budgetWATERTOWN YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION: $101,700 over 8y, 11% of budgetLAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $81,019 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetWATERTOWN AREA SWIM CLUB: $74,800 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetWATERTOWN VOLUNTEER CENTER: $68,240 over 5y, 41% of budgetSIOUX COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC: $56,847 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetEAST-CENTRAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIA: $52,800 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetWATERTOWN AREA TRANSIT INC: $50,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetSEARCH AND RESCUE SUPPORT INC: $43,425 over 6y, 12% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS - DAKOTA HORIZONS: $40,462 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $37,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY: $34,870 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWATERTOWN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC: $28,500 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetPresentation College: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERTOWN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,600 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCODINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,076 over 1y, 6.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Boys and Girls Club of Watertown ↗
  • Who funds BEACON CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY ↗
  • Who funds LAKE AREA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds INTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN AREA PEOPLE AGAINST CHILD HUNGER ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA ↗
  • Who funds THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds LAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN AREA SWIM CLUB ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN VOLUNTEER CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SIOUX COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds EAST-CENTRAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIA ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN AREA TRANSIT INC ↗
  • Who funds SEARCH AND RESCUE SUPPORT INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS - DAKOTA HORIZONS ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Presentation College ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CODINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗

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.

Watertown Area Commun…South Dakota Communit…First Interstate Banc…Valley Queen Charitab…Midcontinent Foundati…Sioux Falls Area Comm…Brookings Area United…Prairie Lakes Health …United Way of Northea…Xcel Energy FoundationSanford Group ReturnAmazonsmile Foundation
Watertown Area Community FoundationSD30.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Watertown Area Community Foundation · South Dakota Community Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Valley Queen Charitable Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · Brookings Area United Way · Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc · United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Sanford Group Return · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Watertown Area United Way Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Watertown Area United Way Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 32 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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