68 private foundations reported grants to Watertown, Massachusetts recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 68 private foundations reported 101 grants totaling $13,347,014 to 52 organizations in Watertown, Massachusetts. The most-funded purposes were health & medical (9 grants) and youth & family (4 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $9,098,571 across 9 grants. The median reported grant was $15,400.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Massachusetts dollars that landed in Watertown — a funder at 90% is effectively a Watertown funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 9 | $9,098,571 | 2% |
| The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable | 1 | $567,356 | 85% |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 1 | $500,000 | 8% |
| William M Wood Foundation | 1 | $488,023 | 23% |
| Howard Karagheusian Commemorative Corporation | 1 | $250,000 | 100% |
| Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation | 1 | $228,000 | 2% |
| CB Laub Family Foundation | 1 | $200,000 | 93% |
| JHM Charitable Foundation | 2 | $180,000 | 88% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder International | 7 | $3,240,509 |
| Lyndra Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Sherlock Biosciences Inc | 1 | $1,250,000 |
| Arranta BIO MA LLC | 1 | $1,000,062 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | 18 | $884,233 |
| Corner Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $750,000 |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc | 2 | $735,000 |
| Path Finder International | 1 | $567,356 |
| The Valedictorian Project | 2 | $328,000 |
| Armenian Heritage Foundation | 1 | $250,000 |
68 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Watertown, Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $13,347,014 across 101 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable, Margaret a Cargill Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Watertown, Massachusetts concentrate in health & medical (9), youth & family (4), education (4). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Watertown, Massachusetts recipient was $15,400, and the largest single reported grant was $3,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
