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Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris F

Las Vegas, NV · EIN 26-2841027. Reported 90 grants totalling $1,985,857 to 88 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$4,000median grant
$1,985,857granted, 2021-2024
88organizations funded
$13.3Massets, latest filing

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. Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris F did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $6,500; the smallest was $7 and the largest $598,850. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
46 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
29 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
8 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See Schedule AttachedLas Vegas, NV$1,559,450332023
YMCA of Rome-Floyd CountyRome, GA$29,000112024
Punahau SchoolHonolulu, HI$13,917112024
Save the ManateeMaitland, FL$13,350112024
Your Community ConnectionOgden, UT$13,000112024
Blue Rose RanchSpringfield, CO$12,000112024
St Johns CollegeSanta Fe, NM$12,000112024
Pablove FoundationLos Angeles, CA$11,000112024
Donkey Dreams SanctuaryLittlefield, AZ$10,000112024
Rocky Mountain Raptor ProgramFt Collins, CO$10,000112024
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MtsDenver, CO$9,500112024
San Diego Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA$8,400112024
Jazz Aspen SnowmassAspen, CO$8,000112024
Pfleger Institute of Environmental ResearchFt Collins, CO$8,000112024
Children's Lifesaving FoundationSanta Monica, CA$7,500112024
Freedom Equine ConnectionDixon, CA$7,500112024
Greater Gallatin United WayBozeman, MT$7,500112024
Kiva CenterBoulder, CO$7,000112024
Musuem of New Mexico FoundationSanta Fe, NM$7,000112024
ShejumpsSalt Lake City, UT$7,000112024
YouthzoneGlenwood Springs, CO$6,500112024
Colorado ActsArvada, CO$6,000112024
Electric Moon FoundationVan Nuys, CA$6,000112024
Girls on the Run of the RockiesGreenwood Village, CO$6,000112024
Hamilton PlayersHamilton, MT$6,000112024
Nevada Partnership for Homeless YouthLas Vegas, NV$6,000112024
Tri County Wildfire CareJackson, CA$5,796112024
Wrhs Instrumental Music BoostersWheat Ridge, CO$5,600112024
Tree UtahSalt Lake City, UT$5,200112024
Dothan Miracle LeagueDothan, AL$5,050112024
Animal WondersPotomac, MT$5,000112024
Big Bad ProjectLos Angeles, CA$5,000112024
Eye Care for KidsLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
Habitat for Humanity- AtlantaAtlanta, GA$5,000112024
Habitat for Humanity- Santa FeSanta Fe, NM$5,000112024
Marine Mammal CenterSausalito, CA$5,000112024
Off the Hook ArtsBellevue, WA$5,000112024
Randall Davy Audubon CenterSanta Fe, NM$5,000112024
Snake River WaterkeeperBoise, ID$5,000112024
Place of HorsesPort Orhcard, WA$4,287112024
Billfish FoundationFt Laurderdale, FL$4,000112024
Chandler SchoolPasadena, CA$4,000112024
EcoflightAspen, CO$4,000112024
Growing GardensBoulder, CO$4,000112024
Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA$4,000112024
Rainforest Rising IncSanta Rosa, CA$4,000112024
Ramsey Research FoundationTemple Hills, MD$4,000112024
USO Camp PendletonCamp Pendleton, CA$4,000112024
Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO$4,000112024
Woman of the WorldSalt Lake City, UT$4,000112024
Asher HouseSalem, OR$3,500112024
Aspen Sant Fe BalletAspen, CO$3,500112024
Colorado BalletDenver, CO$3,500112024
Friends of Lackota SanctuaryFt Collins, CO$3,500112024
Sosa - Safe From Online Sex AbuseNew Haven, CT$3,500112024
Animal Ark SanctuaryReno, NV$3,000112024
Equestrian Land Conservative ResourceLexington, KY$3,000112024
Jacksonville Zoological SocietyJacksonville, FL$3,000112024
Sea of TreesTelluride, CO$3,000112024
Ziegfeld Theater ArtsOgden, UT$3,000112024
Friends of Belize Bird RescueAventura, FL$2,500112024
Holy Cross Education FoundationEden Prairie, MN$2,500112024
Raptor Rehab of KentuckyLouisville, KY$2,500112024
Snow Leopard TrustSeattle, WA$2,500112024
Aspen Historical SocietyAspen, CO$2,000112024
Bievenidos Food BankDenver, CO$2,000112024
Bilingual Education for Central America - BecaNew York, NY$2,000112024
Canyonlands Field InstituteMoab, UT$2,000112024
Denver Botanic GardensDenver, CO$2,000112024
Desert Tortoise Preserve CommitteeRidgecrest, CA$2,000112024
International Game Fish AssociationDania Beach, FL$2,000112024
Lean All Vegas HorsesLas Vegas, NV$2,000112024
Mountain Roots Food ProjectGunnison, CO$2,000112024
National Wildlife FederationReston, VA$2,000112024
Search Dog FoundationSanta Paula, CA$2,000112024
Western Rivers ConservancyPortland, OR$2,000112024
Boys & Girls Clubs of So NevadaLas Vegas, NV$1,500112024
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopthy AssociationDenville, NJ$1,500112024
Atlanta Botanical GardenStlanta, GA$1,000112024
Atlanta-Fulton County ZooAtlanta, GA$1,000112024
Canyon County Discovery CenterMonticello, UT$1,000112024
Dance AspenAspen, CO$1,000112024
Pride TreeLas Vegas, NV$1,000112024
Sutainable HarvestWashington, DC$1,000112024
Weber State UniversityOgden, UT$1,000112024
Friends of Griffith ParkLos Angeles, CA$400112024
Save the Redwoods LeagueSan Francisco, CA$400112024
Cash Contrib From K-1 of EppHouston, TX$7112023

1 of 88 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Animal Welfare
15 grants
Environment
11 grants
Arts & Culture
9 grants
Human Services
5 grants
Education
3 grants
Youth Development
2 grants
Food & Nutrition
2 grants
Housing & Shelter
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
20211$542,600$542,600
20221$598,850$598,850
20232$418,007$209,003
202486$426,400$4,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris F has 3 of them, worth $30,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Your Community ConnectionOgden, UT$10,000
Your Community ConnectionOgden, UT$10,000
Your Community ConnectionOgden, UT$10,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 79% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nevada. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Nevada
$1.6M
Colorado
$113K
California
$77K
Utah
$36K
Georgia
$36K
New Mexico
$29K
Florida
$25K
Montana
$18K

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nevada.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris F's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 6655 West Sahara Rm/Ste B-118, Las Vegas, NV, 89146. 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.

EIN 26-2841027 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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