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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841624183Est. 2004-03

Paul L Wattis Foundation

San Francisco, CA 94104

Total Assets

$10.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$449K

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$50K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$25K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$162K

Total Expenses

$524K

Qualifying Distributions

$507K

Distributable Amount

$458K

Min. Investment Return

$460K

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Payout rate

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Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $50K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $555K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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Top Recipients

41 grants

San Francisco Jazz Organization
$200K
2 grants
Sweetwater Music Hall
$150K
3 grants
Cal Poly Foundation
$125K
5 grants
UC Berkeley Foundation
$110K
2 grants
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
$100K
4 grants
American Conservatory Theater
$100K
1 grant
University of California Regents
$89K
1 grant
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
$75K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

California
$1.5M
95% of total
New York
$75K
5% of total
Colorado
$10K
1% of total

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