Grants paid by Frederick O Watson Foundation
EIN 41-1625546 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Frederick O Watson Foundation of Minneapolis, MN (EIN 41-1625546) reported 73 grants paid totaling $949,000 to 48 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$949,000
73 grants
Recipients
48
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | $44,000 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | $138,000 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | $317,000 | — |
| 2021 | 21 | $230,000 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $203,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $6,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $6,000 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $5,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 48 recipients receiving the most from Frederick O Watson Foundation, by grants paid, out of 48 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minneapolis Foundation 41-6029402 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $235,000 | 2022 |
| Innovia Foundation 91-0941053 | B | Spokane, WA | 4 | $220,000 | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charital 31-1075381 | D | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $87,000 | 2022 |
| Olympic Peninsula YMCA | U | Port Angeles, WA | 4 | $53,000 | 2021 |
| North Olympic Land Trust 91-1500378 | B | Port Angeles, WA | 3 | $45,000 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Montery Co | U | Salinas, CA | 3 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| The Giving Plate 80-0553186 | C | Bend, OR | 2 | $22,000 | 2021 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality 27-4064401 | C | Asheville, NC | 3 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County 91-1076440 | B | Port Angeles, WA | 3 | $16,000 | 2021 |
| Inland Northwest Community Foundation | U | Spokane, WA | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Spca for Montery Co | U | Salinas, CA | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Soka Gakkai International - USA | U | New York, NY | 3 | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Trails Coalition 91-1416511 | B | Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation for Monterey 94-1615897 | C | Monterey, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Central Maryland YMCA | U | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Olympic Peninsula 91-1376766 | C | Sequim, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Monterey County Food Bank | U | Salinas, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Education for Liberation Network | U | Madison, NJ | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| The Red Sox Foundation 33-1007984 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Peace Development Fund 04-2738794 | C | Amherst, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Knkx Public Radio | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Kuow Public Radio | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Native Governance Center 47-4901644 | C | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Alight 36-3241033 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Save the Children | U | Fairfield, CT | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Peninsula Home Fund 91-1589749 | D | Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| We Love Lake Street | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Ventana Wildlife Society 94-2795935 | B | Monterey, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Share Baby 47-2325575 | C | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Care 85-2463066 | D | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Shepard's House | U | Bend, OR | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Fund | U | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Shepherd's House 75-3207723 | C | Bend, OR | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 52-0799246 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Bethlehem Inn 93-1323419 | C | Bend, OR | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of the Central Coast 20-5040398 | C | Salinas, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Association 04-3430294 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Arround the Bend Farms 47-5088022 | D | Bend, OR | 2 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Bethlehen Inn | U | Bend, OR | 2 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame | U | Stillwater, MN | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Horace Fleming Scholarship 84-1789558 | D | Capitol Heights, MD | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Kexp Radio | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Adaptive Sports Nw 93-0787310 | D | Beaverton, OR | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Taller Salud 66-0494692 | B | Loiza, PR | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of America | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting 93-0814638 | B | Portland, OR | 2 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Parkinson's Resources 93-0905013 | D | Beaverton, OR | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Shepherd's House Bend | U | Bend, OR | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 73 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shepherd's House Bend, OR | C | $5,000 | paid | TO AID HOUSING FOR HOMELESS IN CENTRAL OREGON | 202631469349100223 |
| 2024 | Bethlehem Inn Bend, OR | C | $5,000 | paid | TO AID IN PROVIDING SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES | 202502389349100335 |
| 2024 | Around the Bend Farms Bend, OR | C | $1,000 | paid | TO AID FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS | 202502389349100335 |
| 2023 | Shepard's House Bend, OR | U | $5,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED | 202402279349101250 |
| 2023 | Parkinson's Resources Beaverton, OR | D | $1,000 | paid | TO AID IN PARKISONS RESEARCH | 202402279349101250 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Charital Cincinnati, OH | D | $87,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $40,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Food Bank of Montery Co Salinas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Education for Liberation Network Madison, NJ | U | $7,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Refugee & Immigrant Association Boston, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Ventana Wildlife Society Monterey, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Soka Gakkai International - USA New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Taller Salud Loiza, PR | B | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Horace Fleming Scholarship Capitol Heights, MD | D | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2022 | Shepherd's House Bend Bend, OR | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202321329349101137 |
| 2021 | Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $40,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Olympic Peninsula YMCA Port Angeles, WA | U | $30,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | North Olympic Land Trust Port Angeles, WA | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Food Bank of Montery Co Salinas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Club Olympic Peninsula Sequim, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Peninsula Trails Coalition Port Angeles, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County Port Angeles, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | The Giving Plate Bend, OR | C | $8,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Soka Gakkai International - USA New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Kuow Public Radio Seattle, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Girls Inc of the Central Coast Salinas, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Knkx Public Radio Seattle, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Peace Development Fund Amherst, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Spca for Montery Co Salinas, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Central Maryland YMCA Baltimore, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Kexp Radio Seattle, WA | U | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Planned Parenthood of America New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Bethlehen Inn Bend, OR | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2021 | Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland, OR | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202231379349100913 |
| 2020 | Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $140,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $40,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Olympic Peninsula YMCA Port Angeles, WA | U | $15,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | The Giving Plate Bend, OR | C | $14,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Spca for Montery Co Salinas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation for Monterey Monterey, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of Montery Co Salinas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Monterey County Food Bank Salinas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | We Love Lake Street Minneapolis, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Naacp Legal Defense Fund New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Alight Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Soka Gakkai Int'l USA New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Share Baby Baltimore, MD | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Central Maryland YMCA Baltimore, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Care Atlanta, GA | D | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Peninsula Home Fund Port Angeles, WA | D | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Native Governance Center Saint Paul, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Save the Children Fairfield, CT | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | North Olympic Land Trust Port Angeles, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Arround the Bend Farms Bend, OR | D | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Adaptive Sports Nw Beaverton, OR | D | $2,500 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Bethlehen Inn Bend, OR | U | $2,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2020 | Oregon Public Breadcasting Portland, OR | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202141379349102604 |
| 2019 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $100,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2019 | North Olympic Land Trust Port Angeles, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2019 | Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2019 | Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2019 | Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County Port Angeles, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2019 | Olympic Peninsula YMCA Port Angeles, WA | U | $3,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 202031329349100308 |
| 2018 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
| 2018 | Inland Northwest Community Foundation Spokane, WA | U | $15,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
| 2018 | The Red Sox Foundation Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
| 2018 | Olympic Peninsula YMCA Port Angeles, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
| 2018 | Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame Stillwater, MN | U | $3,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
| 2018 | Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County Port Angeles, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose | 201911419349100001 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202631469349100223 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202502389349100335 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402279349101250 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321329349101137 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202231379349100913 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141379349102604 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202031329349100308 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911419349100001 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/411625546.json.
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