Hill George Watts Foundation
Charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes by contributions duly authorized
Hill George Watts Foundation at a glance
In short: Hill George Watts Foundation gave $262K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $262,340
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $87,447
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,542
- Total assets
- $6,438,772
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hill George Watts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hill Center ($131K). Together the top 3 received $262K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 13 grants of 17 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Hill George Watts Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $262K (2023) to $537K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $262K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Center Durham, NC | General Operating | $131,256 |
| Durham Academy Durham, NC | General Operating | $65,542 |
| University of NC at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | General Operating | $65,542 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,438,772 | $818,075 | $305,471 | $262,340 | 3 | $818,075 |
| 2024 | $5,913,609 | $509,379 | $304,772 | $262,912 | 3 | $509,379 |
| 2023 | $5,703,335 | $117,952 | $299,900 | $261,711 | 3 | $117,952 |
| 2022 | $5,902,167 | $257,517 | $303,246 | $263,528 | 4 | $257,517 |
| 2021 | $5,930,696 | $732,302 | $363,840 | $321,128 | 4 | $732,302 |
| 2020 | $5,573,427 | $225,589 | $362,364 | $324,780 | 4 | $225,589 |
| 2019 | $5,703,063 | $248,070 | $575,571 | $536,500 | 4 | $248,070 |
About Hill George Watts Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Hill George Watts Foundation is a public charity, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $262K. Net investment income was $818K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hill George Watts Foundation is led by Laura Virkler, Chair on the 2025 filing; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Virkler
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Truist Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$35K (2019) → $40K (2025)
Mike Giarla
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Rabenau
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sabri Math
Scretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Michael Ulku-Steiner (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Boliek (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Adam Braude (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Hollingsworth (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Martin Sather (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nate Knuffman (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Pruitt (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ward Sax (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Wayne Holden (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Beth Anderson (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jerry Benson (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Hawkins (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David King (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Hill (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Sprunt Grumbles (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Karl McTaggart (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Matthew Fajack (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Scott (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Hill George Watts Foundation
How much does Hill George Watts Foundation give each year?
Hill George Watts Foundation gave $262K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $263K across 3 grants.
What is Hill George Watts Foundation's typical grant size?
Hill George Watts Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $65,542, and its average grant was $87,447, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Hill George Watts Foundation give grants?
Hill George Watts Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Durham, NC (2 grants).
Does Hill George Watts Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Hill George Watts Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Hill George Watts Foundation?
Hill George Watts Foundation reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $818K.
What is Hill George Watts Foundation's EIN?
Hill George Watts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1466404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
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