The Hyde and Watson Foundation

• This foundation funds capital projects only - things like construction or purchase of facilities, building renovations, capital equipment and furnishings and other one-time capital needs - across human services, K–12 and early childhood education, health, arts, culture and humanities, and environment and animals, so a request for operating costs, endowment, special events, sponsorships, annual fundraising campaigns, work through a fiscal sponsor or agent, equipment leases or rentals, subscription-based software, or other recurring fees will not fit.
• Its geographic priority is New York City's five boroughs and Essex, Morris and Union counties in New Jersey, with organisations elsewhere considered only if they serve significant numbers of people from those communities.
• Most grants are modest: half of its 1,100 grants across its two most recent filings were $10,000 or less, and its typical range is $5,000 to $20,000, so pitch a request at that scale even though one award has reached $75,000.
• Apply through the online application portal in the Spring window (December 15 to February 1) or the Fall window (June 15 to August 1); proposals are reviewed in the order received against a finite pool of funding each cycle, so submit as early as possible in the window.
• A substantial share of grant dollars (46%) goes to organisations funded in the prior filing too, suggesting ongoing relationships matter, but new applicants are still worth approaching; private foundations, individuals and projects outside the United States of America are not funded, and returning grantees with overdue reports will not be considered for new proposals until these are filed.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Saint Joseph Social Service Center · Purchase of a new structure.
  $45,0002023 tax year
• Frost Valley YMCA · Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.
  $35,0002023 tax year
• New York Common Pantry · Purchase of equipment.
  $30,0002023 tax year
• Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation · Purchase and installation of equipment and furnishings for the mountainside location.
  $30,0002023 tax year
• Craig School · Purchase of classroom furnishings.
  $30,0002023 tax year
• Lacordaire Academy · Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.
  $30,0002023 tax year
• New York Cares · Purchase of computer equipment.
  $30,0002023 tax year
• Young Men's Christian Association of Fanwood-Scotch Plains · Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.
  $25,0002023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.