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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-6520026

The Watterson Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $1.5 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
The Watterson Foundation
1844 Westview Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 760-2803
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications must be in writing
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a 501(c)(3) organization and must not be an individual

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,470,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $400,699

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,100

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $400,086

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,350

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $405,280

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,123

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $408,265

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,050

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $412,110

  • Tax year 2018

    $53,350

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $421,943

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Hospice of the PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    General purposes of donee

    $350,000
  2. Weatherhead School of ManagementCleveland, OH

    General purposes of the donee

    $350,000
  3. Individual

    General purposes of the donne

    $270,000
  4. The Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    General purposes of the donee

    $250,000
  5. Christ Episcopal ChurchCharlottesville, VA

    General purposes of the donee

    $150,000
  6. Habitat for Humanity of CharlottesvCharlottesville, VA

    General purposes of the donee

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia4 grants $850,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $350,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Martha S WattersonSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stuart G WattersonPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wayt TimberlakeTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Yvonne WattersonBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

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