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Paul L Wattis Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $353,400 (tax year ended December 2025)
Paul L Wattis Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $353,400 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $112,500 to California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA for huang matching gift challenge for unrestricted operating support.
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- EIN
- 841624183
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $13,143,328
- Grants paid
- $353,400
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202641329349100544. It reported $353,400 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Huang Matching Gift Challenge for unrestricted operating support | Education | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dry Dock Corporation | San Francisco, CA | Support for general expenses | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army - Golden State Division | San Francisco, CA | To support the Joseph McFee Center | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | For acquisition of Hiba Kalache's Ecology of Violence II (2023) | $22,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transit Books | Berkeley, CA | To support the organization's project to develop a book from initial concept through final publication | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trisha Brown Dance Company | New York, NY | To support the upcoming production in celebration of the Robert Rauschenberg Centennial | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation | Hollister, CA | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | For the foundation's Annual Fund | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Benito County Heritage Foundation | Tres Pinos, CA | To support the Water Project Committee with funding of a second well and water supply in the Southwest region of Bolado Park | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Swedenborgian Church | San Francisco, CA | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation | New York, NY | Support of art conservation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Village Foundation | Solvang, CA | For the foundation's Annual Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202511329349101806. It reported $370,500 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Jazz Organization | San Francisco, CA | Support the SFJAZZ Immersive Media Project | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lacma - Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | Support Ed Ruscha/Now Then: A Retrospective | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grabhorn Institute & Arion Press | San Francisco, CA | Capital campaign to help move the Arion Press historic printing facility to Fort Mason | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grabhorn Institute & Arion Press | San Francisco, CA | Capital campaign to help move the Arion Press historic printing facility to Fort Mason | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Near East Refugee Aid Inc | Washington, DC | Support the distribution of meals to people affected by the war in Gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization | San Francisco, CA | Support the SFJAZZ Gala 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diocese of Monterey | Tres Pinos, CA | Support the Parish Painting Project | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint John's Presbyterian Church | San Francisco, CA | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Swedenborgian Church | San Francisco, CA | Support the provision of a space available for community purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Historical Society | Aspen, CO | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $247,500 |
| Education | $112,500 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $10,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $668,400 |
| District of Columbia | $30,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| Colorado | $500 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.