Watkins Family Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 20-2795430

Watkins Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $140K. Net investment income was $103K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

-3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$140K

-2.4% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

+17.1% YoY

About Watkins Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Watkins Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $140K. Net investment income was $103K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

DallasDavidsonHendersonHoustonSpring

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$62K$125K$187K$249K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,042,214$1,078,431$1,257,632
Revenue$106,058$64,316$201,660
Expenses$142,275$226,572$200,739
Qualifying Distributions$139,565$143,000$95,750
Net Investment Income$103,348$96,671
Distributable Amount$81,879$90,745$88,915

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$72K$107K$143K2 grants20204 grants20217 grants20226 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Davidson College$65KSt Francis Episcopal Sch…$50KSt Francis Fund$20KBreakthrough Houston$4KGreater Houston Communit…$1K

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MEGHAN W THOMPSONDIRECTOR
GEORGE R WATKINSDIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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