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Watson-Brown Foundation Inc: 153 grants to organizations, $5.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)

Watson-Brown Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Thomson, GA, paid 153 grants to organizations totaling $5,205,207 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $684,659 to Clemson University in Clemson, SC for awarded scholarship grants.

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EIN
237097393
Based in
Thomson, GA
Assets
$164,759,404
Grants paid
$5,205,207
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202503169349102490. It reported $5,205,207 in grants paid; 153 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCAwarded scholarship grants$684,659apps.irs.gov
University of GeorgiaAthens, GAAwarded scholarship grants$570,000apps.irs.gov
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SCAwarded scholarship grants$564,000apps.irs.gov
Augusta UniversityAugusta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$256,416apps.irs.gov
University of South Carolina-AikenAiken, SCAwarded scholarship grants$228,000apps.irs.gov
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SCAwarded scholarship grants$219,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$210,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GAAwarded scholarship grants$180,000apps.irs.gov
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$120,000apps.irs.gov
College of CharlestonCharleston, SCAwarded scholarship grants$120,000apps.irs.gov
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GAAwarded scholarship grants$120,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GAAwarded scholarship grants$111,000apps.irs.gov
Lander UniversityLander, SCAwarded scholarship grants$99,000apps.irs.gov
Furman UniversityGreenville, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$92,967apps.irs.gov
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SCAwarded scholarship grants$90,000apps.irs.gov
Converse CollegeSpartanburg, SCAwarded scholarship grants$72,000apps.irs.gov
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SCAwarded scholarship grants$63,000apps.irs.gov
Duke UniversityDurham, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$54,000apps.irs.gov
North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NCAwarded scholarship grants$54,000apps.irs.gov
Mercer UniversityMacon, GAAwarded scholarship grants$50,978apps.irs.gov
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GAAwarded scholarship grants$48,000apps.irs.gov
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SCAwarded scholarship grantsHousing and shelter$48,000apps.irs.gov
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GAAwarded scholarship grants$48,000apps.irs.gov
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SCAwarded scholarship grants$42,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$39,305apps.irs.gov
Savannah College of Art & DesignSavannah, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$36,000apps.irs.gov
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$33,000apps.irs.gov
North Greenville UniversityGreenville, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$24,000apps.irs.gov
Savannah StateSavannah, GAAwarded scholarship grants$24,000apps.irs.gov
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$24,000apps.irs.gov
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAAwarded scholarship grants$24,000apps.irs.gov
Erskine CollegeDue West, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$21,000apps.irs.gov
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$21,000apps.irs.gov
Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GAAwarded scholarship grants$20,206apps.irs.gov
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UTAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$18,000apps.irs.gov
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$18,000apps.irs.gov
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$17,168apps.irs.gov
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GAAwarded scholarship grants$15,000apps.irs.gov
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SCAwarded scholarship grants$15,000apps.irs.gov
Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
University of North Carolina-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCAwarded scholarship grants$15,000apps.irs.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAAwarded scholarship grants$15,000apps.irs.gov
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NCAwarded scholarship grants$15,000apps.irs.gov
Albany State UniversityAlbany, GAAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
Belmont UniversityNashville, TNAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$12,000apps.irs.gov
Boston UniversityBoston, MAAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$12,000apps.irs.gov
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NCAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$12,000apps.irs.gov
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$12,000apps.irs.gov
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTAwarded scholarship grants$12,000apps.irs.gov
Old Clinton Historical Society IncGray, GAAwarded scholarship grants$11,000apps.irs.gov
Augusta Museum of HistoryAugusta, GAAwarded scholarship grantsArts, culture and humanities$9,227apps.irs.gov
CitadelCharleston, SCAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GAAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$9,000apps.irs.gov
Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GAAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
Howard UniversityWashington, DCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$9,000apps.irs.gov
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$9,000apps.irs.gov
Samford UniversityBirmingham, ALAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$9,000apps.irs.gov
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SCAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$9,000apps.irs.gov
University of OklahomaNorman, OKAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
University of TennesseeKnoxville, TNAwarded scholarship grants$9,000apps.irs.gov
Habersham Education and Research IncCornelia, GAAwarded scholarship grantsArts, culture and humanities$8,000apps.irs.gov
City of LexingtonLexington, GAAwarded scholarship grants$7,640apps.irs.gov
Bartram Trail Regional Library SystemWashington, GAAwarded scholarship grants$7,185apps.irs.gov
City of WashingtonWashington, GAAwarded scholarship grants$6,850apps.irs.gov
Jackson County GovernmentJefferson, GAAwarded scholarship grants$6,848apps.irs.gov
Alabama A&M UniversityNorman, ALAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SCAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, GAAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDattona Beach, FLAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Eugene Lang College the New SchoolNew York, NYAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NYAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Fisk UniversityNashville, TNAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NHAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
George Washington UniversityWashington, DCAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Hampton CollegeHampton, VAAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Hendrix CollegeConway, ARAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Historic Macon FoundationMacon, GAAwarded scholarship grantsArts, culture and humanities$6,000apps.irs.gov
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Mercer University AtlantaAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MSAwarded scholarship grantsPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$6,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OHAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NCAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Oxford College of Emory UniversityOxford, GAAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, INAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, ILAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Troy UniversityTroy, ALAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, ALAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAAwarded scholarship grants$6,000apps.irs.gov
University of RichmondRichmond, VAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Wingate UniversityWingate, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$6,000apps.irs.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDAwarded scholarship grants$5,693apps.irs.gov
Thomson Memorial CemeteryThomson, GAAwarded scholarship grants$5,500apps.irs.gov
Georgia Trust for Historic PreservationAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grantsArts, culture and humanities$5,025apps.irs.gov
Georgia's Old Capital Heritage CenterMilledgeville, GAAwarded scholarship grants$5,000apps.irs.gov
City of WarrentonWarrenton, GAAwarded scholarship grants$4,240apps.irs.gov
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$4,000apps.irs.gov
Auburn UniversityAuburn, ALAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KSAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Berry CollegeMt Berry, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Brenau UniversityGainesville, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Butler UniversityIndianapolis, INAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MNAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Colorado School of MinesGolden, COAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NCAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Elon UniversityElon, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Florida A&MTallahassee, FLAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FLAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Franklin Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia Military CollegeAugusta, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Limestone CollegeGaffney, SCAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FLAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Middle Georgia State UniversityCochran, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MSAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SCAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, ORAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Post UniversityWaterbury, CTAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Salem CollegeWinstonsalem, NCAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Truett-McConnell CollegeCleveland, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of Alabama HuntsvilleHuntsville, ALAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of ChicagoChicago, ILAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of DenverDenver, COAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of FloridaGainesville, FLAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of South Carolina-BeaufortBeaufort, SCAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of West GaCarrollton, GAAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GAAwarded scholarship grantsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinstonsalem, NCAwarded scholarship grants$3,000apps.irs.gov
William Harris Homestead Foundation IncMonroe, GAAwarded scholarship grants$2,800apps.irs.gov
City of WintervilleWinterville, GAAwarded scholarship grants$2,000apps.irs.gov
City of GordonGordon, GAAwarded scholarship grants$1,500apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Education$711,135
Housing and shelter$48,000
Arts, culture and humanities$28,252
Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$6,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
South Carolina$2,591,794
Georgia$1,964,720
North Carolina$204,000
Alabama$66,000
Tennessee$51,000
Virginia$51,000
Massachusetts$48,000
Pennsylvania$36,000

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Updated November 12, 2025. 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.