Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001
Chicago, IL · EIN 13-2989468. Reported 128 grants totalling $4,831,500 to 69 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $355,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $693,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Honorhealth Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $515,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piney Wood School | Piney Woods, MS | $438,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare | Rockland, ME | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health D-H/Geisel Development Office | Lebanon, NH | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mainehealth Penbay Medical Center | Rockport, ME | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Medical Center Philanthropy Department | Portland, ME | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethel Walker School Inc | Simsbury, CT | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Olympia Snowe Womens Leadership Institute | Portland, ME | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Coast Health Net Inc (knox Clinic) Dba the Knox Clinic | Rockland, ME | $126,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wild Landscapes Inc | Naples, AZ | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Camden, ME | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camden National Bank Fao Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Sailing Association | Bristol, RI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sail Maine | Portland, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bank of America Na Fao the Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hands Across the Sea | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope 4 Kids International | Phoenix, AZ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation | Belfast, ME | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | Searsport, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apple Blossom School and Family Center | Wilton, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Museum and Theatre of Maine | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keybank National Association Fao Olympia Snowe Womens Leadership | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Machias Bay Chamber Concerts Inc | Machias, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Childrens Museum | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westover School | Middlebury, CT | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anns Place Inc | Danbury, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penobscot Bay YMCA | Rockport, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc | Sanibel, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Organic Farmer & Gardeners Association | Unity, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Real Organic Project Inc | East Thetford, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Staniel Cay St Luke's Foundation Inc | Lighthouse Point, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife | Sanibel, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Canaan Country School Inc | New Canaan, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rockland Main Street Inc | Rockland, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool | Camden, ME | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camden National Bank Fao Peopleplace Coop Grant | Camden, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | Reston, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clinic to the Rehabilitation of Wildlife | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dana- Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keybank National Association Fao Piston Foundation Grant | Greenwich, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Organic Farmer Association | Unity, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Piston Foundation | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Cartoon Studies Inc | White Riv Jct, VT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abbe Museum | Bar Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bankwell Bank Fao New Canaan Country School | New Canaan, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Sunshine | Casco, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Family Planning | Augusta, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riley School | Rockport, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sundog Outdoor Expeditions | Camden, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens House Montessori | Camden, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative | Camden, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners for World Health | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watershed School | Fairbanks, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 69 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Staniel Cay St Luke's Foundation Inc
TO SUPPORT THE STANIEL CAY - Fractured Atlas Inc
TO SUPPORT THE STUDIO JBONE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 75 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $1,206,000 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $1,017,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $1,180,000 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 44 | $1,428,500 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
55% of its giving went to organizations in Maine. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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