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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$1.5M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.3M
2024
$1.4M
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.