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12 funders with a record of paying for “watson”
Where the money went
Thomas S Watson Supporting FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2025Largest: $362,000 to THE WATSON YOUTH GOLF FOUNDATION — fomerly a public charity, turned private foundation in 2025. expenditure responsibility exercised in accordance with irc 4945(h). financial support for the watson youth golf founda…
Mount Zion Health FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $459,302 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — watson scholars awards
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - WATSON ELIZABETH — scholarship fund
Largest: $5,250 to POLLY WATSON — scholarship for higher education
Largest: $28,369 to KASIA WATSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $8,500 to WATSON CALVIN-DONEE IS RELATED BY EMPLOYMENT TO A DISQUALIFIED PERSON — scholarship paid to comm. college of baltimore county fbo calvin watson, a child of a bay alarm company employee.
Largest: $150,000 to Watson's Children's Shelter — charitable donation
Largest: $10,000 to JCCC FOR WATSON — scholarship for college
Largest: $2,500 to SULZEN-WATSON ZACHARY — ists scholarship
Largest: $2,000 to Kali Watson — educational scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to UNITED METHODIST HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — bishop watson scholarship fund
Largest: $50,000 to WATSONS CHILDRENS SHELTER — to provide safety, nurturing, and stability to children & families through quality services and trauma-informed care.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →