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Private foundation (trust)EIN 721372393Est. 1998-05

JOHN H WATSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

DOTHAN, AL 36303

Total Assets

$35.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$47K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.1M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.6M

Undistributed Income

$1.6M

Payout rate 85%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.85%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $20K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

106 grants

AUBURN UNIVERSITY
$2.0M
3 grants
EVERGREEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$980K
5 grants
ALABAMA POLICY INSTITUTE
$390K
3 grants
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$250K
3 grants
WIREGRASS PETS
$250K
1 grant
VARIOUS OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS (CONTRIBUTIONS OF 2500 OR LESS)
$197K
3 grants
WIREGRASS UNITED WAY
$165K
1 grant
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$133K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

106 grants

<$10K
59
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
17
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Alabama
$5.6M
98% of total
District of Columbia
$42K
1% of total
Tennessee
$23K
0% of total
Georgia
$22K
0% of total
Missouri
$20K
0% of total
Virginia
$11K
0% of total

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