Nolan Watters Memorial Fund
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Temecula, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $3.
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Nolan Watters Memorial Fund gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,333
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $7,035
- -66.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nolan Watters Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was With Hope The Amber Craig Memorial FND ($20K). Together the top 3 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Nolan Watters Memorial Fund gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2021 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $25K (2020) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| With Hope The Amber Craig Memorial FND Placentia, CA | Provides suicide education,awareness, prevention, and support for youth and at risk kids. | $20,000 |
| Not One More Vet San Jose, CA | Provides mental health education, resources, and support for veterinary professionals. | $15,000 |
| Save a Warrior Canyon Country, CA | Save a Warrior is committed to ending the staggering suicide rate plaguing our veterans, active-duty military and first responders. | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,035 | $126,189 | $140,210 | $40,000 | 3 | $40,000 | $3 | — |
| 2024 | $21,056 | $147,641 | $163,596 | $50,000 | 4 | $50,000 | $4 | — |
| 2023 | $37,011 | $168,142 | $148,418 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | $2 | — |
| 2022 | $17,287 | $146,988 | $166,062 | $50,000 | 4 | $50,000 | $4 | — |
| 2021 | $36,361 | $144,444 | $147,065 | $30,000 | 3 | $30,000 | $5 | $2,187 |
| 2020 | $38,982 | $167,204 | $147,231 | $25,000 | 2 | — | $3 | $1,664 |
| 2019 | $19,009 | $159,609 | $156,706 | $44,500 | 3 | — | $6 | $1,092 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund is led by David Renier, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Renier
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Munson
CFO
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tana Shaw Castro
Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Nolan Watters Memorial Fund
How much does Nolan Watters Memorial Fund give each year?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 4 grants.
What is Nolan Watters Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Nolan Watters Memorial Fund give grants?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Nolan Watters Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Nolan Watters Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Nolan Watters Memorial Fund?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $126K.
What is Nolan Watters Memorial Fund?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Temecula, CA. It holds $7K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Nolan Watters Memorial Fund's EIN?
Nolan Watters Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1276499. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 23, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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