Funding search · EIN 541873256 · Chicago, IL
The Watkins Family Charitable 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.
- 49
- grants reported
- $473,714
- total given
- 2022–2022
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2022. 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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Top recipients
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- Conservancy of Sw Florida1 grant · $105,000
- Lurie Childrens Foundation1 grant · $105,000
- College of William and Mary Foundation1 grant · $35,000
- First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest1 grant · $30,500
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital1 grant · $25,000
- University of Connecticut Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business1 grant · $15,000
- Naples Botanical Garden1 grant · $15,000
- C & O Historical Society1 grant · $11,620
- Washington Latin Pcs1 grant · $10,000
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $105,000
Conservancy of Sw Florida · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $105,000
Lurie Childrens Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $35,000
College of William and Mary Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
College of william and mary
- $30,500
First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
University of Connecticut Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Naples Botanical Garden · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $15,000
University of Chicago Booth School of Business · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $11,620
C & O Historical Society · Clifton Forge, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation · Lewisburg, WV · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Higher Achievement · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Nch Center of Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Washington Latin Pcs · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $9,694
Auguasta University Foundation · August, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Artis - Naples (Baker Museum & Naples Philharmonic) · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Carnegie Hall Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Family Refuge Center · Lewisburg, WV · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Nishimachi Foundation · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Capital Area Foodbank · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Clemson University Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Community Fndtn Northern Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Community Fndtn of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Friends of Greenbay Trail · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Winnetka Library · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Winnetka Park District · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $750
Evans Scholar Fndtn · Glenview, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
American Lung Assoc · Camp Hill, PA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Ctr for Railroad Photo & Art · Madison, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Jewish Family and Christian Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Northwestern Medicine Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $300
Nat'L Park Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $300
Stratford Hallre Lee Memorial Assoc · Stratford, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $250
Disabled American Veterans · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Unrestricted
- $250
Library of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200
American Heart Assoc · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200
Omicron Delta Kappa · Lexington, KY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $150
Nat'L Park Fndtn · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
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