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The Watt Family Foundation

Accepts applications Stamford, Connecticut · EIN 133373456

The Watt Family Foundation is a private foundation in Stamford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $253,575 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $163,570 the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$116,80020$239,097
2023$163,57024$254,915
2024$253,57518$0

How to apply

ContactAndrew Bwatt Directorthe Watt Famil
104 Ball Road, Goshen, MA 01032
Phone or email(860) 382-5755
What to submitLetter form:description of organization and its activities.
RestrictionsTo organizations organized & operated exclusively for charitable purposes persuant to sec 501 (c)(3)

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Watt Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut13$118,325
New York4$85,250
New Jersey1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Orchestra of St Luke's
New York, NY
Unrestricted$75,000
The Bruce Museum
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$60,000
Princton Einstein Museum of Science
Princeton, NJ
Unresticted$50,000
Waverlylife Care Network Foundation
New Canaan, CT
Unrestricted$12,500
Greenwich Emergency Medical Services
Riverside, CT
Unresticted$10,250
Avon Theatre Film Center
Stamford, CT
Unrestricted$10,000
Parot Memorial Library
Old Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$8,000
Harvest Time Assembly of God
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$5,000
Sound Beach Volunteer Service Foundation
Old Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$5,000
Trinity Assembly of God
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
At Home in Greenwich Inc
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$5,000
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Katonah, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
Save the Children Foundation
Fairfield, CT
Unresticted$1,000
Back County Jazz Org
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$525
Greenwich United Way
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$500
Greenwich Professional Fire Fighters Association
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$300
Greenwich Choral Society
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$250
The Silver Shield Foundation
New York, NY
Unrestricted$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Watt Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Watt Family Foundation give?

$253,575 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Watt Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William D Watt (Pres/Treas/Dir), Karen B Watt (V.p/Sec/Dir) and Andrew B Watt (Dir).

What does The Watt Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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