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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7097393

Watson-Brown Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Thomson, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 153 grants and $5.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Thomas W Brown Jr
310 Tom Watson Way
Thomson, GA 30824
(706) 595-8886
Form and materials
Applications are web based and provided by foundation as needed.
Deadlines
Grants due april 15/ scholarships due february 8
Restrictions
Scholarship awards are for a given acedmic year, and have a 3.0 g.p.a maintenance requirement is 3.0 and a full-time enrollment and attendance requirement at an accredited 4 year college.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,205,207

    Grants listed
    153
    Assets, end of year
    $143,378,737

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,144,443

    Grants listed
    161
    Assets, end of year
    $137,990,641

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,103,592

    Grants listed
    174
    Assets, end of year
    $140,022,085

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,295,685

    Grants listed
    169
    Assets, end of year
    $146,445,334

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,740,237

    Grants listed
    188
    Assets, end of year
    $140,245,063

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,101,342

    Grants listed
    189
    Assets, end of year
    $138,865,737

Grants paid in 2024

153 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $684,659
  2. University of GeorgiaAthens, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $570,000
  3. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $564,000
  4. Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $256,416
  5. University of South Carolina-AikenAiken, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $228,000
  6. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $219,000
  7. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $210,000
  8. Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $180,000
  9. Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $120,000
  10. College of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $120,000
  11. Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $120,000
  12. Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $111,000
  13. Lander UniversityLander, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $99,000
  14. Furman UniversityGreenville, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $92,967
  15. University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $90,000
  16. Converse CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $72,000
  17. Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $63,000
  18. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $54,000
  19. North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $54,000
  20. Mercer UniversityMacon, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $50,978
  21. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $48,000
  22. Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $48,000
  23. University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $48,000
  24. Charleston Southern UniversityN Charleston, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $42,000
  25. Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $39,305
  26. Savannah College of Art & DesignSavannah, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $36,000
  27. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $33,000
  28. North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $24,000
  29. Savannah StateSavannah, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $24,000
  30. Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee Institute, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $24,000
  31. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $24,000
  32. Erskine CollegeDue West, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $21,000
  33. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $21,000
  34. Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $20,206
  35. Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $18,000
  36. Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $18,000
  37. Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $17,168
  38. Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  39. Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  40. Covenant CollegeLookout MTN, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  41. Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SPGS, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  42. University of North Carolina-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  43. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  44. Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $15,000
  45. Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  46. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  47. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  48. Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  49. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  50. North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  51. Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  52. Spelman CollegeAtl, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  53. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  54. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  55. Old Clinton Historical Society IncGray, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $11,000
  56. Augusta Museum of HistoryAugusta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,227
  57. CitadelCharleston, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  58. Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  59. Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  60. Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  61. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  62. Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  63. Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  64. South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  65. University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  66. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  67. University of OklahomaNorman, OK

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  68. University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  69. Habersham Education and Research IncCornelia, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $8,000
  70. City of LexingtonLexington, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $7,640
  71. Bartram Trail Regional Library SystemWashington, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $7,185
  72. City of WashingtonWashington, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,850
  73. Jackson County GovernmentJefferson, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,848
  74. Alabama A&M UniversityNorman, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  75. Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  76. Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  77. Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  78. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  79. East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  80. Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDattona Beach, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  81. Eugene Lang College the New SchoolNew York, NY

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  82. Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  83. Fisk UniversityNashville, TN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  84. Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  85. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  86. Hampton CollegeHampton, VA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  87. Hendrix CollegeConway, AR

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  88. Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  89. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  90. Mississippi State UniversityMS State, MS

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  91. Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  92. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  93. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  94. North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  95. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  96. Oxford College of Emory UniversityOxford, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  97. Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  98. School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  99. Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  100. Troy UniversityTroy, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  101. University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  102. University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  103. University of RichmondRichmond, VA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  104. Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  105. Wingate UniversityWingate, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  106. Historic Macon FoundationMacon, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  107. Mercer University AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $6,000
  108. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $5,693
  109. Thomson Memorial CemeteryThomson, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $5,500
  110. Georgia Trust for Historic PreservationAtlanta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $5,025
  111. Georgia's Old Capital Heritage CenterMilledgeville, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $5,000
  112. City of WarrentonWarrenton, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $4,240
  113. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $4,000
  114. Auburn UniversityAuburn University, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  115. Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  116. Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  117. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  118. Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  119. Elon UniversityElon, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  120. Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  121. Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  122. Franklin Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  123. Georgia Military CollegeAugusta, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  124. Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  125. Limestone CollegeGaffney, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  126. Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  127. Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  128. Middle Georgia State UniversityCochran, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  129. Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  130. Oglethorpe UniversityBrookhaven, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  131. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  132. Post UniversityWaterbury, CT

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  133. Salem CollegeWinstonsalem, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  134. Truett-Mcconnell CollegeCleveland, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  135. University of Alabama HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  136. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  137. University of DenverDenver, CO

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  138. University of FloridaGainesville, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  139. University of South Carolina-BeaufortBeaufort, SC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  140. University of West GaCarrollton, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  141. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  142. Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  143. Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston Salem, NC

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  144. Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  145. Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  146. Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  147. East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  148. Florida A&MTallahassee, FL

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  149. Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  150. Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $3,000
  151. William Harris Homestead Foundation IncMonroe, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $2,800
  152. City of WintervilleWinterville, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $2,000
  153. City of GordonGordon, GA

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education65 grants $1,061,62473% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $180,00012% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $120,0008% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $48,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture5 grants $31,0522% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $15,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $6,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina27 grants $2,591,794
  2. Georgia49 grants $1,964,720
  3. North Carolina15 grants $204,000
  4. Alabama8 grants $66,000
  5. Tennessee5 grants $51,000
  6. Virginia5 grants $51,000
  7. Massachusetts7 grants $48,000
  8. Pennsylvania3 grants $36,000
  9. Florida6 grants $27,000
  10. California2 grants $18,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Thomas W Brown JrPRESIDENT, CEO & CFO Hours 50Pay $168,754
  • John WoodhamSECRETARY Hours 2.5Pay $12,000
  • Sara Katherine DruryTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $12,000
  • Thomas W Brown IIITRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $12,000

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