William J Watson Irrevocable Trust R63785001
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6014834 · reported 2023–2025 · files as William J Watson Irrevocable Trust
27grants reported
$51Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$50Ksmallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $153K 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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $103,408 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $102,762 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $100,317 |
| Chicago Home for Incurables | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| The Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| Glenwood School | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| Admiral at the Lake | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| Young Men's Christian | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| Children's Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | $51,704 |
| Ucan | Vernon, CA | $51,704 |
| Chicago Home for Incurables | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| The Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| Glenwood School | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| Admiral at the Lake | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| Young Men's Christian | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| Children's Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | $51,381 |
| Ucan | Vernon, CA | $51,381 |
| Chicago Home for Incurables | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| The Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| Glenwood School | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| Admiral at the Lake | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| Young Men's Christian | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| Children's Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,158 |
| Ucan | Vernon, CA | $50,158 |
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