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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1625546

Frederick O Watson Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $5,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Douglas F Watson
4725 Excelsior Blvd Suite 402
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(612) 920-5034
[email protected]
Form and materials
No set form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,560,311

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,688,499

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,472,988

  • Tax year 2022

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,034

  • Tax year 2021

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $302,707

  • Tax year 2020

    $317,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $650,066

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $966,178

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $91,217

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shepherd's HouseBend, OR

    To aid housing for homeless in central oregon

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Douglas F WatsonPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • Stephen M WatsonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles H WatsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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