Foundations that fund organizations in Watertown, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Watertown nonprofits
69 private foundations gave $3.0M to Watertown organizations in their latest filings; 25 of the 69 that say either way accept applications.
126 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Watertown around $3,000. 22 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 69
- Accept applications
- 25
- of 69 that state a policy
- Dollars to Watertown
- $3.0M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 126
- Typical median grant
- $3,000
- Based in NY
- 32%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Watertown organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger W White Sr Foundation C/O Roger W White Jr | Watertown, NY | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General support |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $510K | $175K | Yes | Support north country rural healthcare workforce pipeline p…; Expand program that provides financial assistance to low-in…; Supports transient and homeless individuals and families in… |
| Jane E Deline Foundation | Watertown, NY | 16 | $373K | $20K | Yes | Assistance |
| Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation | Rochester, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Crisis nursery of greater rochester initiative |
| The Dyson Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | Multi-year support for a comprehensive adolescent pregnancy…; Multi-year support for operation snowstorm, which provides… |
| Kinney Drugs Foundation Inc | Gouverneur, NY | 7 | $118K | $1,000 | Yes | 2024 youth bureau recognition luncheon; Donation to 2024 concert series; 2024 hospice event season |
| The Delaney Bay Fund Inc | Watertown, NY | 3 | $102K | $1,000 | Yes | 2025 run for recovery. a donation to support the bridge pro…; Capital campaign; 2025 donation |
| Henry Keep Home C/O Bowers & Company Cpas | Watertown, NY | 8 | $101K | $10K | Preselected only | To assist the elderly; To assist partially disabled elderly; Produce purchased that was distributed to residents of hous… |
| Womenconnect4good Inc | Springfield, MO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Mahan Alfred Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $57K | $57K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Irma Powell Char Trust Xxxxx7007 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $54K | $54K | Preselected only | General |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | Support all members of our community impacted by violence a… |
| Risser Family Foundation | Clearwater, FL | 4 | $23K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Animal welfare; Social services and disaster relief; Conservation and animal welfare |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 2 | $18K | $8,750 | Yes | Teammate resource group grants; Grant for youth sports |
| Gazin Norbert L Education Pfdn 101-0628960 | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $17K | $17K | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Title Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Support for people with life-threatening or terminal illness |
| Mater Dei Foundation Inc | Ogdensburg, NY | 4 | $15K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Good Planet Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Kelsey Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Mg O'Neil Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | In honor of victoria borchorski & caesar |
| The McSweeney Foundation Inc | Utica, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Cloudsplitter Foundation | Saranac Lake, NY | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Yes | Rapid response; Unrestricted grant |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Air products greater massena community fund |
| Holson Family Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Bottsford Leslie L Fd B Resid Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $7,227 | $7,227 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Irr Tua Dorothy V Griffithcharities | Norwich, NY | 1 | $5,594 | $5,594 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Butler Parklands Inc | Great Neck, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Environmental |
| Clermont Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Sweetgrass Foundation | Canton, NY | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Scholarships; Education |
| Review Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| The Penates Foundation | Seabrook, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Medical/health |
| The McCarty Cheney Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| Harlow G Farmer Tr UW Fbo North Ny Comm Fdn | Norwich, NY | 1 | $4,234 | $4,234 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Bottsford Helen C Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $3,346 | $3,346 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Salem and Annabel Jacoff Family Foundation Inc | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Edward John Noble Foundation Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | North country children's clinic (noco) - general support |
| Technology Club of Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Programming |
| Fitch Gilbert Memorial Trust Xxxxx4005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Scott Guy 1st Presbyterian Ch Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $2,900 | $2,900 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Compton Charitable Trust Tw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $2,859 | $2,859 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tr UW Elliott Cohen for Various Charitable | Brooklyn, OH | 6 | $2,783 | $265 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Stephens Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support of the organization |
| Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun | Johnsburg, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Used to cover mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers w… |
| C David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc | Lantana, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Harlow G Farmer Memorial Fund | Norwich, NY | 1 | $2,016 | $2,016 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The David & Sondra Mack Family Foundation Inc | Fort Lee, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Mf Vejlani Family Charity | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Charity |
| Michael Zemanek Memorial Foundation Inc | Barre, VT | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | For half orphaned children kaydence and kinley r.o.c. for c… |
| Robert B & Addie P Thomson Trust 0000214 | Delhi, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General operating expenses |
| Tr UW Julia Blakeslee for Various Charitable | Brooklyn, OH | 6 | $1,069 | $178 | Preselected only | General operating; General operting |
| Lehr for Jefferson Cty SPCA Tw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $1,042 | $1,042 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Landau Family Foundation | Studio City, CA | 1 | $1,021 | $1,021 | Yes | General contribution. |
| Madeira Fund Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Edmond N & Virginia H Moriarty Charitable Foundation Inc | Rocky Hill, NJ | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Wendy Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund Tr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $977 | $977 | Yes | General operating |
| Tr UW Julia Blakeslee for Various Charitable | Brooklyn, OH | 5 | $950 | $190 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $660 | $660 | Preselected only | Spiritual Art Grant |
| The Phinney Charitable Foundation Inc | Clayton, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Kayani Family Foundation Inc | Odessa, FL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Providing eye care to the poor |
| Mandel Family Foundation C/O Eva Plaza Mandel | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | For organization's charitable purpose |
| Wilson Clark W Scholarship Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Faith in Families Foundation | Center Valley, PA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Bernice B Godine Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $350 | $350 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| C E B Potter | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $203 | $203 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $125 | $125 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Dreamcatcher Fund | Westminster, CO | 1 | — | Preselected only | General Operations |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Watertown, New York?
Roger W White Sr Foundation C/O Roger W White Jr, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc, Jane E Deline Foundation, Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation, The Dyson Foundation and 64 others reported grants to Watertown organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Watertown. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.