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Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Concord, North Carolina · EIN 260850536

Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Concord, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $110,440 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $115,850 the year before.

33% 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
2023$115,85041$2.4 million
2024$110,44044$2.6 million

How to apply

Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina22$70,040
Missouri1$10,000
District of Columbia4$8,250
New York1$5,000
Arizona2$3,100
Florida1$2,500
Tennessee1$2,500
South Carolina3$1,950
Texas1$1,500
Georgia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NC
Operations$30,000
Unity Village
Unity Village, MO
Operations$10,000
Masonic Home for Children
Oxford, NC
Operations$5,000
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Operations$5,000
Individual
DC
Operations$5,000
Individual
NY
Operations$5,000
Cabarrus County Sheriff Employees
Concord, NC
Operations$5,000
Harmony Baptist Church
Newland, NC
Operations$5,000
Turning Point USA
Phoenix, AZ
Operation$3,000
Wingate University
Wingate, NC
Operations$2,500
Shriners Hospital for Children
Tampa, FL
Operations$2,500
St Judes Childrens Research Hospita
Memphis, TN
Operations$2,500
Concord Police Foundation
Concord, NC
Operations$2,500
Individual
NC
Operations$2,500
Individual
NC
Operations$2,000
Individual
NC
Operations$2,000
PV Association
Washington, DC
Operation$2,000
Al Brown High School
Kannapolis, NC
Operations$2,000
Gate PR Center
Harrisburg, NC
Operations$1,500
Rowan Cabarrus Comm College
Salisbury, NC
Operations$1,500
Individual
TX
Operations$1,500
Individual
MD
Operations$1,000
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
Operations$1,000
Individual
NC
Operations$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
Operations$1,000
Tamassee Dar School
Tamassee, SC
Operations$1,000
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
Operations$1,000
Uriel Presbyterian Church
Chester, SC
Operation$750
Christian Appalachia Project
Lexington, KY
Operations$600
Toys for Tots
Des Moines, IA
Operations$500
Concord Friends of the Library
Concord, NC
Operations$500
March of Dimes
Charlotte, NC
Operations$500
Individual
NM
Operations$500
St Josephs Indian School
Chamberlain, SD
Operations$500
St Labre Indian School
Ashland, MT
Operations$500
Individual
NC
Operations$500
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Charlotte, NC
Operations$250
Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Departme
Mooresville, NC
Operation$250
Capital Research Ctr
Washington, DC
Operations$250
Individual
NC
Operations$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc give?

$110,440 in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mitchell W Watts (President) and Lisa Faye Watts Overcash (Secretary).

What does Mitchell W Watts Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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