John H Watson Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Dothan, AL · EIN 72-1372393 · reported 2023–2025
71grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$3,000smallest grant
$4.4Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 71 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $638K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 8007
Dothan, AL 36304-0007
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $1,011,000 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $1,000,000 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $500,000 |
| Providence Christian School | Dothan, AL | $200,000 |
| Evergreen Presbyterian Church | Dothan, AL | $147,000 |
| Evergreen Presbyterian Church | Dothan, AL | $140,000 |
| Evergreen Presbyterian Church | Dothan, AL | $140,000 |
| Alabama Media Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $125,000 |
| 1819 News LLC | Birmingham, AL | $125,000 |
| Alabama Media Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $125,000 |
| Houston Academy | Dothan, AL | $100,000 |
| Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind | Talladega, AL | $50,000 |
| Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind | Talladega, AL | $35,000 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Dothan, AL | $30,000 |
| Vivian B Adams School | Ozark, AL | $25,500 |
| Wiregrass Hope Group | Dothan, AL | $25,000 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Dothan, AL | $25,000 |
| Dale County 200 | Ozark, AL | $25,000 |
| Vivian B Adams School | Ozark, AL | $25,000 |
| Wiregrass Hope Group | Dothan, AL | $25,000 |
| Newton Lodge | Newton, AL | $20,500 |
| Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind | Talladega, AL | $20,000 |
| Chrysalis A Home for Girls | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Dothan Rotary Foundation | Fairhope, AL | $20,000 |
| Friends of Army Aviation | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Hawk - Houston Center | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Dothan Rotary Foundation | Fairhope, AL | $20,000 |
| Friends of Army Aviation | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Hawk - Houston Center | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Landmark Park | Dothan, AL | $20,000 |
| Economic Development Partnership of AL | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Alabama Prolife Coalition Education Fund Inc | Gurley, AL | $15,000 |
| St Jude's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $14,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ozark | Ozark, AL | $12,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ozark | Ozark, AL | $12,000 |
| Acts Church Christian Center | Dothan, AL | $11,500 |
| Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 |
| Girls Inc of Dothan | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| SE Health | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 |
| Friends of Army Aviation | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Wiregrass Hope Group | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 |
| Girls Inc of Dothan | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| SE Health | Dothan, AL | $10,000 |
| Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club | Dothan, AL | $7,950 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Dothan, AL | $7,500 |
| Dothan Area Botanical Gardens | Dothan, AL | $7,500 |
| Dothan Area Botanical Gardens | Dothan, AL | $6,000 |
| Wiregrass Area Food Bank | Dothan, AL | $5,500 |
| St Joseph's Indian School | Chamberlain, SD | $5,000 |
| St Jude's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Wallace Community College | Dothan, AL | $5,000 |
| Calcutta Mercy | Griffin, GA | $5,000 |
| Network 211 | Springfield, MO | $5,000 |
| City of Ozark | Ozark, AL | $5,000 |
| Dothan Area Botanical Gardens | Dothan, AL | $5,000 |
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