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TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 586222005

TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 19 grants; the typical grant was $26,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 $1.0 million the year before.

79% 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$1.0 million21$17.6 million
2023$1.0 million18$19.6 million
2024$1.1 million19$20.0 million

How to apply

ContactMarian Ottley Watertown Trust
PO Box 817, Watertown, CT 06795
Phone or email(800) 352-3705
What to submitLetter Form
RestrictionsCover letter maximum 2 pages including basic and financial information and list of board members with copy of IRS determination letter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut17$990,500
South Carolina1$100,000
New Jersey1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Inc
Waterbury, CT
General operating$200,000
Railroad Museum of New England Inc
Thomaston, CT
General operating$150,000
Historical Society Inc Watertown
Watertown, CT
General operating$133,000
St John R C Church Corp of Watertown
Watertown, CT
General operating$100,000
St Johns Episcopal Church
Florence, SC
General operating$100,000
Connecticut Junior Republic Association
Litchfield, CT
General operating$75,000
Health Horizons International Foundation
Bloomfield, CT
General operating$75,000
Westover School Inc
Middlebury, CT
General operating$52,000
Southmayd Home Inc
Waterbury, CT
General operating$50,000
Seven Angels Theatre Inc
Waterbury, CT
General operating$26,000
Musicals at Richter Inc
Danbury, CT
General operating$25,000
Palace Theater Group Inc
Waterbury, CT
General operating$23,000
Daughters of the American Revolution
Watertown, CT
General operating$19,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
Waterbury, CT
General operating$17,000
Carolyns Place
Waterbury, CT
General operating$15,000
Clockwork Productions Inc
Oakville, CT
General operating$12,000
Homefront Inc
Lawrence Township, NJ
General operating$10,000
Mattatuck Historical Society
Waterbury, CT
General operating$10,000
Greater Waterbury Campership Fund Inc
Waterbury, CT
General support$8,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $26,000.

Who runs TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown?

Its 2024 filing lists Anne Fitzgerald (Committee Member), Linda Merriman (Secretary), Craig W Czarsty M D (Committee Member) and Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and faith communities.

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