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Alfred N Watson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 510404909

Alfred N Watson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Washington, District of Columbia. In tax year 2024 it gave $36,350 in 39 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $57,050 the year before.

26% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$20,66024$702,700
2022$24,13635$737,989
2023$57,05042$985,826
2024$36,35039$13.3 million

How to apply

ContactSusan C Watson
3317 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
Phone or email(240) 506-1343
What to submitApplications should include name, address, charitable purpose of the organization, why it is requesting funds and how those funds will be used to benefit its public charity or other entity exempt under IRS code section 501 (c)(3).
RestrictionsThe amount of any award will be determined by the directors of the alfred n. Watson family foundation.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alfred N Watson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia17$19,500
Maryland4$3,500
Massachusetts6$3,250
New York4$3,100
Virginia3$3,000
Connecticut3$2,000
Georgia1$1,000
Rhode Island1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 39 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Holy Trinity
Washington, DC
Charitable$6,000
Amnesty International
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Easter Seals
Beltsville, MD
Charitable$1,000
Foundation of Ailu
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Catholic Charities
Alexandria, VA
Charitable$1,000
Catholic Relief Service
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$1,000
DC Bar Pro Bono Center
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Edmund Burke School
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Nrda
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Georgetown Ministries
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
Charitable$1,000
Holocaust Museum
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Jubliee Jobs
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
St Catherine
Little Compton, RI
Charitable$1,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
Levine School Fund
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
National Vet Services
Arlington, VA
Charitable$1,000
Ocra
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Our Sisters School
New Bedford, MA
Charitable$1,000
So Others Might Eat
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
St John's Church
Westport, DC
Charitable$1,000
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Charitable$1,000
United Way of the Nca
Vienna, VA
Charitable$1,000
Wider Circle
Silver Spring, MD
Charitable$1,000
Woodley House
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,000
N St Village
Washington, DC
Charitable$750
Bread for the World
Washington, DC
Charitable$500
Capital Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
Charitable$500
Kingswood Oxford
West Hartford, CT
Charitable$500
Oxfam
Boston, MA
Charitable$500
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
Charitable$500
Salvation Army
Washington, DC
Charitable$500
Traveling Toys
Gailford, CT
Charitable$500
Westport Food Pantry
Westport, MA
Charitable$500
Westport Land Conservation
Westport, MD
Charitable$500
WGBH Ed Foundation
Boston, MA
Charitable$500
Bright Beginnings
Washington, DC
Charitable$250
Westport Historical Society
Westport, MA
Charitable$250
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Charitable$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alfred N Watson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Alfred N Watson Family Foundation give?

$36,350 in tax year 2024, across 39 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Alfred N Watson Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan C Watson (Pres/Director), Keith S Watson (Sec/Director), Keith T Watson (Director) and Tara A Watson (Director).

What does Alfred N Watson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and human services.

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