Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Watertown, SD EIN: 27-4348367

To provide educational grants.

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$6,000
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$6,000
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$84,821
-0.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
South Dakota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Watertown Christian School: $6KWatertown Christian School$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Watertown Christian School ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Watertown

How Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+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

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $6K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Watertown Christian School Watertown, SD—$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$84,821$235,211$7,280$6,0001$4,300
2023$84,967$49,903$1,211——$-97
2022$30,836$1,482$101——$1,482
2021$40,282$6,637$6,987$6,0001$1,637
2020$39,713$5,742$5,189$5,000Total only$742

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Watertown, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $85K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $4K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc is led by Ross Schulte, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ross Schulte

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kurkowski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Dan Rickard (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joel Urban (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nate Yoder (2020–2021) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc

How much does Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc give each year?

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc?

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc reported $85K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $235K.

What is Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc?

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Watertown, SD. It holds $85K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc operate?

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc's EIN?

Watertown Christian School Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4348367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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