Hawk Rock Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Hawk Rock Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and a small charity should not send one.
- The filing shows a broad range of recipients, including food banks, literacy and learning organisations, hospitals and community services, so the work may fit, but fit alone will not open the door.
- Where a relationship already exists, a request of around $50,000 sits at the middle of its grants, since half of its 95 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less; about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $200,000, and the largest was $350,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 96% of grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded earlier, so this is a relationship-led funder, and a charity with no existing connection should not expect an open route in.
Overview
Hawk Rock Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its purpose as receiving and administering funds for charitable and educational purposes, then distributing them to charities at the times and in the amounts it determines. Its recorded grants have reached a varied group of organisations, including food banks, hospitals, literacy and learning organisations, international and child-focused charities, environmental organisations, community services, and historical and cultural societies in the filings. Its application information says that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Vermont, District of Columbia, California, Virginia, South Carolina and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 95 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 24%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Hawk Rock Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Healthy Learners · Charitable / general purpose$350,0002024 tax year
- Vermont Foodbank · Charitable / general purpose$333,3402024 tax year
- Learning Ally · Charitable / general purpose$262,5002024 tax year
- Global Fund for Children · Charitable / general purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Accion International · Charitable / general purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Copley Hospital · Charitable / general purpose$175,0002024 tax year
- Nepal Youth Foundation · Charitable / general purpose$175,0002024 tax year
- Global Impact · Charitable / general purpose$153,7502024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Charles P Watson — Director
- William W Watson — Director
- Katharine G Watson — Director
- Steven T Watson — Director
- Barbara Watson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,269,605 | $2,818,336 | $44,549,763 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,992,772 | $2,737,090 | $35,598,788 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,419,996 | $2,939,590 | $42,117,081 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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- Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Fort Lauderdale, FL