Funding search · EIN 460350319 · Watertown, SD

Watertown Area Community Foundation

Name: Watertown Area Community Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

82
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $14,112
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

welfare community education youth child cultural hunger music

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Friends of the Goss Foundation3 grants · $285,014
Lake Area Technical Foundation3 grants · $147,807
Duel High School3 grants · $142,125
Human Service Agency3 grants · $117,012
Joy Ranch3 grants · $103,838
Lake Area Zoological Society3 grants · $79,949
Watertown Cares2 grants · $75,733
Watertown Pickelball Association2 grants · $70,700
Build It Now2 grants · $68,033
City of Watertown2 grants · $58,800

Giving over time

$535,085

2022

$721,319

2023

$630,451

2024

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$113,019
Lake Area Technical Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2022
Education
$104,059
Friends of the Goss Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2024
Community
$102,955
Friends of the Goss Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community
$78,000
Friends of the Goss Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2022
Community
$60,733
Watertown Cares · Watertown, SD · 2024
Welfare
$56,700
Watertown Pickelball Association · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community pickleball courts
$55,020
Build It Now · Watertown, SD · 2022
Youth sports
$53,546
Human Service Agency · Watertown, SD · 2024
Welfare
$50,000
City of Watertown · Watertown, SD · 2024
Community
$49,614
Duel High School · Clear Lake, SD · 2022
Education
$49,421
Duel High School · Clear Lake, SD · 2024
Education
$49,163
Lake Area Zoological Society · Watertown, SD · 2023
Zoo support
$44,554
Joy Ranch · Florence, SD · 2024
Youth programs
$44,250
Watertown Hockey Association · Watertown, SD · 2023
Youth sports
$43,090
Duel High School · Clear Lake, SD · 2023
Education
$35,000
Watertown Community Concert Assoc · Watertown, SD · 2023
Music
$34,732
Human Service Agency · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$33,924
Joy Ranch · Florence, SD · 2022
Youth programs
$32,500
Codington County Historial Society · Watertown, SD · 2024
Historical preservation
$29,649
Watertown Banquet - Pach · Watertown, SD · 2023
Child hunger
$28,734
Human Service Agency · Watertown, SD · 2022
Welfare
$28,500
Fallout Shelter Ministries · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$28,395
Boys and Girls Club of Watertown · Watertown, SD · 2023
Youth programs
$25,999
East Central Casa · Watertown, SD · 2024
Child welfare
$25,633
Jenkins Living Center · Watertown, SD · 2023
Senior services
$25,360
Joy Ranch · Florence, SD · 2023
Youth programs
$25,000
Grove Park Renewal · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Community
$23,582
Community Transit of Watertown Siss · Watertown, SD · 2024
Community transit
$20,179
Lake Area Zoological Society · Watertown, SD · 2024
Zoo support
$19,788
Lake Area Technical Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2023
Education
$17,237
Boys and Girls Club of Watertown · Watertown, SD · 2024
Youth programs
$16,800
Castlewood Community Foundation · Castlewood, SD · 2022
Community
$16,615
Watertown Area United Way · Watertown, SD · 2022
Community
$16,200
First Congregational Church · Watertown, SD · 2024
Cultural
$15,651
The Salvation Army · Watertown, SD · 2024
Welfare
$15,546
Watertown Community Concert Assoc · Watertown, SD · 2024
Music
$15,000
Lake Area Technical Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2024
Education
$15,000
Watertown Cares · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$14,667
Prairie Lakes Health Care Foundatio · Watertown, SD · 2023
Health care
$14,658
First Congregational Church · Watertown, SD · 2023
Cultural
$14,171
Prairie Lakes Health Care Foundatio · Watertown, SD · 2022
Health care
$14,052
Watertown Town Players · Watertown, SD · 2023
Music
$14,000
Watertown Pickelball Association · Watertown, SD · 2024
Community pickleball courts
$14,000
Glacial Lakes Safe · Watertown, SD · 2022
Welfare
$13,879
First Congregational Church · Watertown, SD · 2022
Cultural
$13,013
Build It Now · Watertown, SD · 2024
Youth sports
$11,774
Watertown Banquet Pach · Watertown, SD · 2024
Child hunger
$11,001
Brothers and Sisters Behind Bars · Watertown, SD · 2022
Welfare
$10,607
Lake Area Zoological Society · Watertown, SD · 2022
Zoo support
$10,576
East Central Casa · Watertown, SD · 2023
Child welfare
$10,452
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Pocatello, ID · 2024
Child welfare
$10,000
Cattail Crossing Golf Course · Watertown, SD · 2024
Recreation
$10,000
Sd News Watch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Community
$10,000
Kidson Cares · Hallock, MN · 2022
Youth
$10,000
Tuscon Arizona Boys Chorus · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Youth
$8,800
City of Watertown · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community
$8,499
Watertown Banquet - Pach · Watertown, SD · 2022
Child hunger
$7,900
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Pocatello, ID · 2023
Child welfare
$7,790
Melette Memorial Association · Watertown, SD · 2024
Education
$7,749
Melette Memorial Association · Watertown, SD · 2022
Education
$7,667
Codington County Historical Society · Watertown, SD · 2022
Historical preservation
$7,500
The American Friends of St Jude · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Welfare
$7,500
Brothers and Sisters Behind Bars · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$7,177
Watertown Area United Way · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community
$7,140
St Judes Childrens Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
Health care
$6,973
Divine Providence of South Dakota · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$6,902
Community Transit of Watertown Siss · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community transit
$6,500
Codington County Welfare Office · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$6,500
Jenkins Living Center · Watertown, SD · 2022
Senior services
$6,300
Arrow Education Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2023
Education
$6,250
First United Methodist Church · Watertown, SD · 2023
Cultural
$6,247
Watertown Town Players · Watertown, SD · 2022
Music
$6,142
Northern Prairie Arts · Watertown, SD · 2022
Art classes
$6,109
The Salvation Army · Watertown, SD · 2023
Welfare
$6,000
Watertown Christian School · Watertown, SD · 2024
Education
$6,000
Watertown Police Department · Watertown, SD · 2023
Community
$6,000
Arrow Education Foundation · Watertown, SD · 2022
Education
$5,747
East Central Casa · Watertown, SD · 2022
Child welfare
$5,715
Beacon Center · Watertown, SD · 2024
Welfare
$5,500
4 the Kids · Watertown, SD · 2023
Child hunger
$5,150
Divine Providence of South Dakota · Watertown, SD · 2022
Welfare
$5,100
Hosanna Lutheran Church · Watertown, SD · 2023
Cultural

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