Grants paid by The Watson Foundation
EIN 83-2658221 · Lafayette Hl, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Watson Foundation of Lafayette Hl, PA (EIN 83-2658221) reported 64 grants paid totaling $1,942,754 to 39 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,942,754
64 grants
Recipients
39
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | $195,000 | — |
| 2021 | 12 | $215,025 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $407,010 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $515,010 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | $610,709 | — |
Top recipients
The 39 recipients receiving the most from The Watson Foundation, by grants paid, out of 39 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wissahickon Trails | U | Ambler, PA | 4 | $265,035 | 2024 |
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy 26-0681729 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $160,000 | 2024 |
| Laurel House 23-2172743 | C | Norristown, PA | 2 | $140,010 | 2024 |
| Holler Health Justice 83-1203957 | C | Charleston, WV | 2 | $95,000 | 2022 |
| Sophia Fund 36-5141566 | D | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $90,000 | 2024 |
| Warrior Canine Connection 45-2981579 | B | Boyds, MD | 5 | $87,000 | 2024 |
| Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc 20-8837637 | B | Bozeman, MT | 5 | $87,000 | 2024 |
| Brigid Alliance 82-3843989 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $80,000 | 2022 |
| The Charles River Watershed Association 04-6136989 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $80,000 | 2023 |
| High Desert Food and Farm Alliance 45-4422108 | B | Bend, OR | 1 | $60,014 | 2024 |
| Stone House Inc | U | Jamaica Plain, MA | 1 | $60,000 | 2023 |
| Triplex Cinema Inc 92-3409388 | B | Great Barrington, MA | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Womenrising 22-1501370 | B | Jersey City, NJ | 4 | $60,000 | 2023 |
| Kindle Hill Foundation 82-3263014 | B | Gwynedd Valley, PA | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Abortion Fund 27-1343669 | B | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $45,000 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Book Bodega 83-3811732 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $42,000 | 2023 |
| Archaeological Institute of America 13-5669180 | C | Boston, MA | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Sheffield Place 43-1532267 | B | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities 25-1719864 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| St Marks Church Frankford | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts River Alliance 20-8387704 | C | Somerville, MA | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association 23-1568107 | B | Ambler, PA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Camp Friendship | U | Palmyra, VA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Cloud City C4 | U | Leadville, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Yellowhammer Fund 82-1822204 | C | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Safe Horizon 13-2946970 | C | Bronx, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| City Growers 45-2149344 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Restaurant Workers Community Foundation 82-2737963 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Camp Friendship 51-0187589 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Iowa Abortion Access Fund 42-1122157 | B | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Mpn Research Foundation 36-4330967 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| See Spot Rescued Inc | U | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $11,000 | 2020 |
| Brave Step Inc 47-2394416 | B | Concord, NC | 1 | $10,695 | 2024 |
| Park Slope Communication & Learning Cent | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Paws | U | Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Alford Land Trust 06-1651176 | B | Alford, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Chips 11-2449994 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Seti Institute 94-2951356 | B | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Rainforest Trust Inc 13-3500609 | B | Vint Hill, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
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 64 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wissahickon Trails Ambler, PA | U | $100,000 | paid | Help with its missions. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Sophia Fund Cincinnati, OH | D | $90,000 | paid | To help families in their fight against cancer, financially and beyond. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Laurel House Norristown, PA | C | $80,000 | paid | Assist with general operations | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Gowanus Canal Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | High Desert Food and Farm Alliance Bend, OR | B | $60,014 | paid | To help support a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration and inclusion. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts River Alliance Somerville, MA | C | $30,000 | paid | To help strengthen statewide river policies in four areas: water quality, streamflow, wildlife habitat, and investment in green infrastructure. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Cloud City C4 Leadville, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | To help foster pathways to a healthier planet and community through initiatives that inspire the conservation of our natural environment. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc Bozeman, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Warrior Canine Connection Boyds, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | Help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | City Growers Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | To help use urban agriculture to engage youth in experiential learning, nurturing a lifelong relationship to food, their health, and the natural world. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Archaeological Institute of America Boston, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | To help promote archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Triplex Cinema Inc Great Barrington, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | To provide entertainment, artistic, and educational opportunities to the local community and general public through film and cinema, including without limitation independent, commercial, foreign language, and classic films. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Kindle Hill Foundation Gwynedd Valley, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | Assist with construction of Control Tactics Studio. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2024 | Brave Step Inc Concord, NC | B | $10,695 | paid | To help support adults impacted by sexual violence. | 202522679349100207 |
| 2023 | The Charles River Watershed Association Boston, MA | B | $80,000 | paid | To assist with its missions. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Wissahickon Trails Ambler, PA | U | $75,000 | paid | Help with its missions. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Laurel House Norristown, PA | C | $60,010 | paid | Assist with general operations | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Stone House Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | U | $60,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Blue Ridge Abortion Fund Charlottesville, VA | B | $45,000 | paid | To help financially those in need of an abortion. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Gowanus Canal Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $45,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Triplex Cinema Inc Great Barrington, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | To provide entertainment, artistic, and educational opportunities to the local community and general public through film and cinema, including without limitation independent, commercial, foreign language, and classic films. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Kindle Hill Foundation Gwynedd Valley, PA | B | $30,000 | paid | Assist with construction of Control Tactics Studio. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Warrior Canine Connection Boyds, MD | B | $20,000 | paid | Help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Womenrising Jersey City, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | Assist women and their families to achieve self-sufficiency and live safe, productive, and fulfulling lives, through social services, economic development, and advocacy services. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc Bozeman, MT | B | $20,000 | paid | Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Alford Land Trust Alford, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | To preserve Alfords rural character, scenic vistas, and pristine ecosystems through land conservation and education. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn Book Bodega Brooklyn, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202421929349100607 |
| 2022 | Holler Health Justice Charleston, WV | C | $80,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Brigid Alliance New York, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | To help with costs for those seeking abortions. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Wissahickon Trails Ambler, PA | U | $75,010 | paid | Help with its missions. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Philadelphia, PA | C | $40,000 | paid | To help provide financial support for families that need medical treatment for their children. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Sheffield Place Kansas City, MO | B | $40,000 | paid | To help with highly traumatized homeless mothers and their children. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Womenrising Jersey City, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | Assist women and their families to achieve self-sufficiency and live safe, productive, and fulfulling lives, through social services, economic development, and advocacy services. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Iowa Abortion Access Fund Cedar Rapids, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | To help financially those in need of an abortion. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Gowanus Canal Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc Bozeman, MT | B | $15,000 | paid | Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Warrior Canine Connection Boyds, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | Help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2022 | Brooklyn Book Bodega Brooklyn, NY | C | $12,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202342269349100964 |
| 2021 | St Marks Church Frankford Philadelphia, PA | U | $30,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc Bozeman, MT | B | $20,000 | paid | Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Brooklyn Book Bodega Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Gowanus Canal Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Camp Friendship Brooklyn, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | To promote child development, meaningful social interactions, and quality programming for children. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Warrior Canine Connection Boyds, MD | B | $20,000 | paid | Help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Archaeological Institute of America Boston, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Wissahickon Trails Ambler, PA | U | $15,025 | paid | Help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Yellowhammer Fund Tuscaloosa, AL | C | $15,000 | paid | Help provide practical, financial and logistical support for those who need to access reproductive healthcare services in Alabama or Alabamians needing care in other states. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Holler Health Justice Charleston, WV | C | $15,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Womenrising Jersey City, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | Assist women and their families to achieve self-sufficiency and live safe, productive, and fulfulling lives, through social services, economic development, and advocacy services. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2021 | Chips Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | To help with its missions. | 202201939349100815 |
| 2020 | Camp Friendship Palmyra, VA | U | $30,000 | paid | To promote child development, meaningful social interactions, and quality programming for children. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Ambler, PA | B | $30,000 | paid | Help with its missions. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Safe Horizon Bronx, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | To provide assistance, advocacy and support to victims who have experienced domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, youth homelessness and other crimes. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Restaurant Workers Community Foundation New York, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | To provide advocacy for restaurant workers. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Mpn Research Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | To stimulate original research in pursuit of new treatments, and eventually a cure, for polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | See Spot Rescued Inc Jersey City, NJ | U | $11,000 | paid | To provide permanent loving homes to every homeless dog. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Park Slope Communication & Learning Cent Brooklyn, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | To provide expert help to children and adults, with speech therapy, language therapy, reading intervention and reading enrichment, in a warm, caring environment. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Yellowhammer Fund Tuscaloosa, AL | C | $10,000 | paid | Help provide practical, financial and logistical support for those who need to access reproductive healthcare services in Alabama or Alabamians needing care in other states. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Womenrising Jersey City, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | Assist women and their families to achieve self-sufficiency and live safe, productive, and fulfulling lives, through social services, economic development, and advocacy services. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Paws Lynnwood, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | Help stop animal cruelty. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Warrior Canine Connection Boyds, MD | B | $7,000 | paid | Help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation Inc Bozeman, MT | B | $7,000 | paid | Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Seti Institute Mountain View, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Help explore, understand and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence. | 202131679349100418 |
| 2020 | Rainforest Trust Inc Vint Hill, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | To protect rainforests and other vital habitat throughout the world. | 202131679349100418 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202522679349100207 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202421929349100607 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202342269349100964 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202201939349100815 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202131679349100418 |
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/832658221.json.
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