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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 62-6045681

The Watson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Oak Ridge, TN. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 5 grants and $59,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,027,455

  • Tax year 2021

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,685

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,783

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $227,967

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $256,544

Grants paid in 2022

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    Annual budget

    $15,000
  2. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Where needed

    $15,000
  3. The Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NY

    Annual budget

    $12,000
  4. University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Scholarships

    $12,000
  5. Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    Annual budget

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $15,000
  2. Washington1 grant $15,000
  3. New York1 grant $12,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $12,000
  5. Arkansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Margery G WatsonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Samuel A WatsonPRESIDENT-TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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