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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0420732

Watson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $41,972 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
Charles L Watson
PO Box 56389
Houston, TX 77256
(713) 690-4848
Form and materials
Purpose of organization, balance sheet, income statement
Deadlines
End of third quarter
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $41,972

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $294,582

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $336,534

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,363,540

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $276,535

  • Tax year 2022

    $207,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,580,637

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,788,059

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,001

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $61,139

  • Tax year 2019

    $166,049

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $15,597

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bel Air Presbyterian ChurchLos Angeles, CA

    General operating fund

    $15,000
  2. Viewpoint SchoolEncino, CA

    General operating fund

    $15,000
  3. Steel Magnolia MomsHouston, TX

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  4. Arbor SchoolHouston, TX

    General operating fund

    $1,972

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00084% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,97216% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,000
  2. Texas2 grants $11,972

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Charles L WatsonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kim R WatsonVP, SEC, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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