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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6476024

John Buford Watson Trust

A private foundation in Richmond, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $62,016 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $62,016

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $944,078

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,168

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $926,406

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,016

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $915,806

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,913

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $951,384

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,090

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $960,258

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,977

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $926,542

  • Tax year 2019

    $54,960

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $912,992

  • Tax year 2018

    $54,784

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $924,098

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Everbless FoundationRichmond, VA

    FBO foreign missions

    $31,008
  2. American Cancer SocietySalem, VA

    Charitable

    $7,752
  3. American Diabetes AssociationRichmond, VA

    Charitable

    $7,752
  4. American Red CrossLynchburg, VA

    Charitable

    $7,752
  5. Hope Tree Family ServicesSalem, VA

    Religious

    $5,426
  6. Morgans Baptist ChurchMoneta, VA

    Religious

    $2,326

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $31,008100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $62,016

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • EverblessTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $8,513

The return

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