General Community Grants
Funding Amount
Varies by project; examples: $20,000, $35,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Local nonprofit organizations serving the Watertown area
Overview
Program Focus: Grants to nonprofit organizations for specific projects and initiatives benefiting the Watertown community
Geographic Scope: Watertown area, Wisconsin
Eligible Applicants:
- Local nonprofit organizations serving the Watertown area
Community Transit Propane Buses (May 2024): $20,000
- For acquisition of two propane-powered buses
- Supported by increasing ridership (up 20% in area)
Watertown Concert Association Piano (March 2024): $35,000
- For new-to-Watertown Steinway grand piano
- Used for concerts, high school music performances, regional events
- Organization established 1937
- Mission: cultivate interest in quality music, foster public appreciation
Contact:
- Watertown Area Community Foundation
- 211 East Kemp Avenue, PO Box 116
- Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone: 605.882.3731
- Email: development@watertowncommunityfoundation.org
What Watertown Area Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $293K
- Median grant
- $147K
- Range
- $50K–$243K
- By dollars: Wisconsin 100%. Top recipient cities: Watertown, WI.
Example grants
Watertown Historical Society · Watertown, WI
1st kindergarten project
$243K
YMCA · Watertown, WI
Year 2 of 5 donation commitments
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community services
- Music
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