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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7836361

The Thomas P Waters Foundation

A private foundation in Riverton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 46 grants and $280,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $4,501,881
  • Tax year 2023

    $277,750

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,354,457
  • Tax year 2022

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $4,428,687
  • Tax year 2021

    $286,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $4,412,337
  • Tax year 2020

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $4,324,353
  • Tax year 2019

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,220,488

Grants paid in 2024

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Consious Living & DyingMoorestown, NJ

    General funds with focus on aquiring

    $20,000
  2. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    Break the silence: end human rights

    $10,000
  3. Combat Hero Bike Build IncThe Villages, FL

    Arizona bike build

    $10,000
  4. Foothills Caring Corps IncBroomfield, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Manna Food Bank IncMills River, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Ron and Vicki Santo Diabetic AlertScottsdale, AZ

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Safehouse Progressive Alliance forBoulder, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Second Harvest Food Bank of NortheaKingsport, TN

    Hurricane helene relief efforts

    $10,000
  9. Atlanta Center for Self SufficiencyAtlanta, GA

    Caf 458

    $8,000
  10. Monastary of the Holy SpirityConyers, GA

    Capital campaign

    $8,000
  11. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    Purple stride

    $8,000
  12. Star House FoundationRoswell, GA

    General support

    $8,000
  13. The Campus Kitchens ProjectAuburn, AL

    General support

    $8,000
  14. Appalachian Highlands Humane SocietJohnson City, TN

    General support

    $7,500
  15. Appalachian Mountain Project AccessJohnson City, TN

    General support

    $7,500
  16. Johnson City Recovery CenterJohnson City, TN

    General support

    $7,500
  17. Laboratory to Combat Human TraffickDenver, CO

    General support

    $7,500
  18. Southern Appalachian Ronald McDonalJohnson City, TN

    General support

    $7,500
  19. Appalachian Sustanable AgricultureAsheville, NC

    General support

    $6,000
  20. Consious AllianceBoulder, CO

    Programs to feed the hungry

    $6,000
  21. Emergency Family Assistance AssociaBoulder, CO

    Housing program

    $6,000
  22. Asheville GreenworksAsheville, NC

    Trash trout program

    $5,000
  23. Beloved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    Hurricane helene relief efforts

    $5,000
  24. Boulder Valley Women's Health CenteBoulder, CO

    Abortion

    $5,000
  25. Compassionate Listening ProjectSpringfield, OR

    Practice groups

    $5,000
  26. Footbridge Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Homeward Bound of Western North CarAsheville, NC

    Pathways program

    $5,000
  28. Reintegra IncLongmont, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Third Law Dance-Theatre IncBoulder, CO

    Dance for parkinsons program

    $5,000
  30. Beyond the Bricks IncAledo, TX

    Liberian deaf school

    $4,000
  31. Big Paws of the OzarksFayetteville, AR

    General support

    $4,000
  32. Cross Church IncSpringfield, AR

    Blessing baskets

    $4,000
  33. Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NBentonville, AR

    General support

    $4,000
  34. Teaching PeaceLongmont, CO

    Restorative justice/circling practic

    $4,000
  35. Toughest Kids IncHartwell, GA

    General support

    $4,000
  36. All Hands and Hearts Smart ResponseMattapoisett, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  37. Boulder Valley Women's Health CenteBoulder, CO

    General support

    $3,000
  38. Friends and Neighbors of SwannanoaSwannanoa, NC

    Hurricane helene recovery

    $3,000
  39. Ignatian Lay Volunteer CorpsBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  40. Salvation ArmyDenver, CO

    General support

    $3,000
  41. Salvation Army-Ca DivisionCarson, CA

    Disaster relief

    $3,000
  42. Sister Carmen Community Center IncLafayette, CO

    General support

    $3,000
  43. Pups and Warriors Side by SideGold Canyon, AZ

    General support

    $2,500
  44. Warriors Purpose FoundationArizona, AZ

    General support

    $2,500
  45. Water for PeopleGreenwood Village, CO

    General support

    $2,500
  46. Medecins Sans Frontieres USANew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $35,50029% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $13,00011% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $12,50010% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $9,5008% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $8,0007% of the total
  7. 8 other causes9 grants $34,50028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado13 grants $70,000
  2. Tennessee5 grants $40,000
  3. North Carolina6 grants $34,000
  4. Georgia4 grants $28,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $20,000
  6. Arizona3 grants $15,000
  7. Arkansas3 grants $12,000
  8. New York2 grants $12,000
  9. California2 grants $11,000
  10. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Devin Waters-BurbachTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr T Patrick Waters IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christina G AltTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Damon C WatersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brenden WatersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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