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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0330482

Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sheridan, WY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $1.4 million 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
Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation
PO Box 6085
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-1498
Form and materials
The application should be in written form and include: 1. Name, address and tax id number of the charity, 2. Documentary proof of the tax exempt status of the charity under section 501(c)(3) of the irc of 1954, or as amended. 3. Copy of the most recent annual report of the charity in the form required of it by applicable section of the internal revenue code. 4. Description of the charitable purpose, or purposes, to which the funds for which application is being made shall be put.
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

    $1,409,671

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $24,478,561

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,312,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $23,683,686

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,372,191

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $22,860,352

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,465,165

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $22,618,273

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,216,747

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $23,911,180

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,034,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $22,401,715

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,269,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $22,174,536

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,205,031

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $19,633,648

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Senior Citizens CouncilSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $250,000
  2. Sheridan Cnty Hospital FoundationSheridan, WY

    Empath and crisis stabilization unit

    $200,000
  3. Sheridan College FoundationSheridan, WY

    Housing scholarship campaign

    $200,000
  4. University of Wyoming FoundationLaramie, WY

    Imagine project

    $200,000
  5. The Big Horn Baseball ClubSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $200,000
  6. Salvation ArmySheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Sheridan County Library FoundationSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  8. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  9. Holy Name Catholic SchoolSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  10. Sheridan County Land TrustSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $33,838
  11. Habitat for Humanity of the EasternSheridan, WY

    Weston village development

    $33,333
  12. Museum at the BighornsSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  14. Black Mountain NordicSheridan, WY

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  15. The Food GroupSheridan, WY

    Dfac fundraiser

    $15,000
  16. Johnson County Family YMCABuffalo, WY

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  17. Advocacy Resource CenterSheridan, WY

    LSH fundraiser

    $10,000
  18. Tongue River Childs PlaceRanchester, WY

    Support operations

    $10,000
  19. Sheridan High School Booster ClubSheridan, WY

    We the people support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $402,50043% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $260,00028% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $200,00021% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $30,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0003% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming17 grants $1,349,671

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John M PradereDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert EberhartDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Richard D HammerPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Debra WendtlandVICE PRESIDE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joy Hart BrownDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter PelissierSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

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