Funding search · EIN 830330482 · Sheridan, WY
Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 74
- grants reported
- $5.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $33,586
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Sheridan Cnty Hospital Foundation4 grants · $700,000
- Senior Citizens Council4 grants · $650,000
- Homer Mildred Scott Foundation1 grant · $500,000
- Sheridan College Foundation4 grants · $375,000
- University of Wyoming Foundation2 grants · $300,000
- Child Development Center2 grants · $250,000
- Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern3 grants · $233,333
- Sheridan County Ymca1 grant · $230,000
- Volunteers of America2 grants · $225,000
- The Big Horn Baseball Club1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Homer Mildred Scott Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Bridges project
- $300,000
Sheridan Cnty Hospital Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Tcu building fund
- $250,000
Senior Citizens Council · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $230,000
Sheridan County Ymca · Sheridan, WY · 2022
New aquatic center
- $200,000
Sheridan Cnty Hospital Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Empath and crisis stabilization unit
- $200,000
Sheridan College Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Housing scholarship campaign
- $200,000
The Big Horn Baseball Club · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $200,000
University of Wyoming Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2025
Imagine project
- $200,000
Child Development Center · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Doubleday Sports Complex · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $200,000
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Endowment for imagine project
- $150,000
Senior Citizens Council · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Volunteers of America · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Senior Citizens Council · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Sheridan Co Library Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Story Community Library · Story, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $109,441
Alternate Elder Living · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,165
Compass Center for Families · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Senior Citizens Council · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Sheridan College Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Sheridan Foster Parent Exchange · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
University of Wyoming Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Sheridan Cnty Hospital Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Tcu building fund
- $100,000
Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Sheridan Cnty Hospital Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Tcu building fund
- $75,000
Volunteers of America · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $60,000
Wyoming Ag in the Classroom · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Salvation Army · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Sheridan County Library Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Salvation Army · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Sheridan College Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Center for vital community
- $50,000
Antelope Butte Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Child Development Center · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $40,000
Chaps · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $40,000
Holy Name Catholic School · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $33,838
Sheridan County Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $33,333
Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Weston village development
- $30,000
Compass Center for Families · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Holy Name Catholic School · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Salvation Army · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Museum at the Bighorns · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Advocacy Resource Center · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Lsh fundraiser
- $25,000
Compass Center for Families · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Salvation Army · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Sheridan County Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Chaps · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Sheridan College Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Center for vital community
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Black Mountain Nordic · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Joey'S Foundation · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Wyoming Ag in the Classroom · Cheyenne, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Black Mountain Nordic · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Johnson County Family Ymca · Buffalo, WY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $15,000
The Food Group · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Dfac fundraiser
- $15,000
Chaps · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Chaps · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Advocacy Resource Center · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Lsh fundraiser
- $10,000
Tongue River Childs Place · Ranchester, WY · 2025
Support operations
- $10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Center for a Vital Community · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Tongue River Child'S Place · Ranchester, WY · 2022
Child care scholarships
- $7,750
Our Camp · Casper, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $6,000
Dayton Fire Department · Ranchester, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Center for a Vital Community · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Sheridan High School Booster Club · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Brinton Museum · Big Horn, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $4,000
Sheridan Recreation District · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Big Horn Fire Department · Big Horn, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Clearmont Fire Department · Clearmont, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Goose Valley Fire Department · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Story Fire Department · Story, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Sheridan High School Booster Club · Sheridan, WY · 2025
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