Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its filing shows grants mainly in Wyoming, though no geographic focus is stated, so check that your work fits there before you write.
- A request in the typical band of $5,000 to $200,000 is realistic, since about 8 in 10 of its 55 grants fall in that band, the median grant was $30,000, and half of its grants were $30,000 or less.
- Send a written application with your name, address and tax ID, plus proof of 501(c)(3) status; the filing gives no deadlines, so there is no fixed date to aim for.
- In its most recent filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two filings before, so an earlier connection may help.
- The filing states no exclusions, so it does not rule out any kind of organisation.
Overview
Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sheridan, WY.
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
With no funding field stated in the available sources, its grant record shows support chiefly for charities and community organisations in Wyoming. Recipients include child-development and family-service organisations, organisations serving older people, educational institutions, health organisations, recreation and sports facilities, libraries, and fire departments. Most recorded purposes are unrestricted; other named uses include a hospital building fund, a bridges project, an aquatic centre, a university endowment and child-care scholarships. The record is concentrated in Wyoming, with grants going to Sheridan and other Wyoming communities. The application information requires a charity's tax details, evidence of charitable status, its annual report and a description of the intended charitable purpose.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wyoming.
How to apply
Submit a written application with the charity's name, address and tax ID, plus documentary proof of its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3).
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% 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 55 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Sheridan County Hospital Foundation · Tcu building fund$300,0002024 tax year
- Child Development Center · Unrestricted$200,0002024 tax year
- Doubleday Sports Complex · Unrestricted$200,0002024 tax year
- Sheridan Foster Parent Exchange · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Sheridan College Foundation · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Senior Citizens Council · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- University of Wyoming Foundation · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Volunteers of America · Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Peter Pelissier — Secretary
- Joy Hart Brown — Director
- Debra Wendtland — Vice President
- Richard D Hammer — President
- Robert Eberhart — Director
- John M Pradere — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,619,945 | $1,465,165 | $25,663,638 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,535,686 | $1,372,191 | $28,343,841 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,490,204 | $1,312,000 | $30,041,911 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (307) 672-1498
- Sheridan, WY