Watson Family Foundation
Watson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions.
Watson Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,716
- +78.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,002
- +197.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,125
- -29.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,250
- +40.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Watson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 70 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Watson Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $69K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| KC Metropolitan Crime Commission Kansas City, MO | For assistance with family members touched by crime in the community | $1,600 |
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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 | $1,716 | $3,002 | $2,250 | — | — | $1,125 | — | $83 |
| 2024 | $964 | $1,008 | $1,600 | $1,600 | 1 | $1,600 | $8 | $61 |
| 2023 | $1,556 | $14,610 | $15,800 | $11,600 | 2 | $13,700 | — | $43 |
| 2022 | $2,746 | $27,509 | $26,818 | $25,218 | 34 | $26,018 | — | $73 |
| 2021 | $2,055 | $21,500 | $20,150 | $20,250 | 33 | $20,150 | — | $40 |
| 2020 | $706 | $71,856 | $72,484 | $68,984 | 1 | — | — | $37 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Watson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $83 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Watson Family Foundation is led by Thomas S. Watson, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas S. Watson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Watson Family Foundation
How large is Watson Family Foundation?
Watson Family Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $83 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Watson Family Foundation operate?
Watson Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Watson Family Foundation's EIN?
Watson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1360667. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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