Grants paid by Paul L Wattis Foundation
EIN 84-1624183 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Paul L Wattis Foundation of San Francisco, CA (EIN 84-1624183) reported 65 grants paid totaling $2,269,450 to 37 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,269,450
65 grants
Recipients
37
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | $206,300 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | $555,000 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $335,000 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $449,250 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | $370,500 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $353,400 | — |
Top recipients
The 37 recipients receiving the most from Paul L Wattis Foundation, by grants paid, out of 37 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Jazz Organization 94-2990335 | B | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $325,000 | 2024 |
| Sweetwater Music Hall 85-1994102 | B | Mill Valley, CA | 5 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| The Grabhorn Institute & Arion Press 94-3363125 | D | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Cal Poly Foundation 20-4927897 | C | San Luis Obispo, CA | 5 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 94-6096509 | D | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $122,400 | 2025 |
| California College of the Arts 94-1156485 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $112,500 | 2025 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | U | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $110,000 | 2022 |
| American Conservatory Theater 94-6135772 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Lacma - Museum Associates | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Dry Doc Corp 26-3288682 | C | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of California Regents | U | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $89,250 | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art 13-1624086 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $75,000 | 2021 |
| Uc Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive | U | Berkeley, CA | 3 | $61,300 | 2020 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation 94-2197343 | B | Sacramento, CA | 3 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Minnesota Street Project Foundation 83-3859484 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $60,000 | 2023 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation 94-2728423 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| University of San Francisco | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Marin Academy 94-1186189 | B | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation 94-2497062 | B | Hollister, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Golden State Division | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $31,000 | 2025 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid Inc 52-0882226 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy 94-3040607 | C | Oakland, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 94-1156300 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Trisha Brown Dance Company 51-0173127 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Transit Books 47-4149554 | B | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| The Swedenborgian Church 95-6068367 | B | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Hearing and Speach Center of Northern California | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| San Benito County Heritage Foundation 27-0925169 | B | Tres Pinos, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Ohlhoff Recovery Center | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Etown 84-1186181 | C | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Ohlhoff Recovery Programs | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Little Village Foundation 47-1932736 | B | Solvang, CA | 2 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation 77-0310765 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Diocese of Monterey | U | Tres Pinos, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Saint John's Presbyterian Church | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Aspen Historical Society 84-6037756 | B | Aspen, CO | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
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 65 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $112,500 | paid | Huang Matching Gift Challenge for unrestricted operating support | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | The Dry Dock Corporation San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Support for general expenses | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | The Salvation Army - Golden State Division San Francisco, CA | U | $31,000 | paid | To support the Joseph McFee Center | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $22,400 | paid | For acquisition of Hiba Kalache's Ecology of Violence II (2023) | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Trisha Brown Dance Company New York, NY | D | $20,000 | paid | To support the upcoming production in celebration of the Robert Rauschenberg Centennial | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Transit Books Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | To support the organization's project to develop a book from initial concept through final publication | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | For the foundation's Annual Fund | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | The Swedenborgian Church San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation Hollister, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | San Benito County Heritage Foundation Tres Pinos, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | To support the Water Project Committee with funding of a second well and water supply in the Southwest region of Bolado Park | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Support of art conservation | 202641329349100544 |
| 2025 | Little Village Foundation Solvang, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | For the foundation's Annual Fund | 202641329349100544 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Support the SFJAZZ Immersive Media Project | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | Lacma - Museum Associates Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Support Ed Ruscha/Now Then: A Retrospective | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | The Grabhorn Institute & Arion Press San Francisco, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | Capital campaign to help move the Arion Press historic printing facility to Fort Mason | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | The Grabhorn Institute & Arion Press San Francisco, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | Capital campaign to help move the Arion Press historic printing facility to Fort Mason | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | American Near East Refugee Aid Inc Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | Support the distribution of meals to people affected by the war in Gaza | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the SFJAZZ Gala 2024 | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | Saint John's Presbyterian Church San Francisco, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | Diocese of Monterey Tres Pinos, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Support the Parish Painting Project | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | The Swedenborgian Church San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | 202511329349101806 |
| 2024 | Aspen Historical Society Aspen, CO | B | $500 | paid | General support | 202511329349101806 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Support the SFJAZZ Immersive Media Project | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | University of California Regents Berkeley, CA | U | $89,250 | paid | Support the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive purchase of Masako Miki, Ichiren-bozu, 2018 | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Street Project Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $60,000 | paid | Support Fall Exhibition of "Venus Blues" | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Lacma - Museum Associates Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Support Ed Ruscha/Now Then: A Retrospective | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation Hollister, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | To honor Willene M. Wattis | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support for the Annual Fund | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | Support Kehinde Wiley: An Archeology of Silence | 202411249349100231 |
| 2023 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | Support the de Young 2023 Open Exhibition | 202411249349100231 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Support the SFJAZZ Immersive Media Project | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $60,000 | paid | Support the UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Annual Fund | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Grabhorn Institute San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | Support organization's general operations | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Hispanics in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support the "Innovando la Tradicion/Colectivo 1050" program | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Cal Poly Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support the Swanton Sustainability Fund of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. | 202331779349100318 |
| 2022 | Cal Poly Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dean's Power of Doing Fund | 202331779349100318 |
| 2021 | American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | Support The Strand Theater | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Marin Academy San Rafael, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Support for the Science and Innovation Center at Marin Academy | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Support general operations | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Support for the UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Annual Fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Dry Doc Corp San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | Support general support expenses | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Support to establish the Paul L. Wattis Foundation Fund for Star Route Farms | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Cal Poly Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support the Swanton Pacific Ranch Fire Recovery of the College of Agriculture, Food and Enviornmantal Sciences | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the Accessions Committee | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | Support for the annual fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Cal Poly Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support to establish the Paul L. Wattis Foundation Learn by Doing Endowment | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | Support for the Director's Fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Cal Poly Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support for the College of Agriculture Food and Environmental Sciences Dean's Power of Doing Fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support for the Pacific Legal Foundation Annual Fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Etown Boulder, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | Support for general fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Ohlhoff Recovery Center San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Support for general fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | Support for art conservation | 202201329349104560 |
| 2021 | Little Village Foundation Solvang, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | support for the Little Village Foundation Annual Fund | 202201329349104560 |
| 2020 | California Pacific Medical Center Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | Support for Covid-19 Response Fund | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Support for the Exhibition: Play it Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Support for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive's Annual Fund | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | Support for the "Fund-a-Need" Campaign | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | Support for the Recovery Fund | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Ohlhoff Recovery Programs San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Support for annual fund | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Hearing and Speach Center of Northern California San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | General support for annual fund | 202123199349107542 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley, CA | U | $6,300 | paid | Support for the museum's purchase of the piece "sere eustasy/seer used to see" | 202123199349107542 |
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 | 202641329349100544 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511329349101806 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411249349100231 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331779349100318 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201329349104560 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123199349107542 |
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/841624183.json.
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