EIN 23-7097393

Watson-Brown Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
6
State
Year formed
1972
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Watson-Brown Foundation is a private foundation that maintains three historic house museums and conducts various educational programming, including public tours and school field trips. It awarded 189 grants last year. The Foundation is located in Thomson, GA.
Total revenues
$2,880,157
2022
Total expenses
$8,892,699
2022
Total assets
$140,022,085
2022
Num. employees
6
2022

Program areas at Watson-Brown Foundation

Maintaining and preserving three historic house museums and their historic gardens and grounds for the conduct of various educational programming including public tours, school field trips, seminars and symposia, summer camps,
Allocation of expenses for administering scholarships andgrants incurred by the Foundation office. Allocation isbased on a combination of direct cost and a percentage ofall other expenses.
Tom watson brown book award. The annual award is made through the auspices of the society of civil war historian for a single outstanding book on the american civil war. Scholarly and trade presses submit books for consideration by a three juror panel of civil war scholars.
Environmental and archeological education of children and young adults

Grants made by Watson-Brown Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Augusta UniversityAwarded Scholarship Grants$275,085
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAwarded Scholarship Grants$265,578
Wofford CollegeAwarded Scholarship Grants$195,000
...and 99 more grants made totalling $2,137,560

Personnel at Watson-Brown Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas W BrownPresident$168,754
Dexter E RhodesGround Manager / Grounds Manager$76,164

Financials for Watson-Brown Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$69
Investment income and dividends$1,109,491
Net rental income$20,290
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,749,064
Gross sales of inventory$523
Miscellaneous revenues$720
Total revenues$2,880,157

Form 990s for Watson-Brown Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-09990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-11990PFView PDF
2018-122019-12-19990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donations
General information
Address
310 Tom Watson Way
Thomson, GA 30824
Metro area
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
County
McDuffie County, GA
Website URL
watson-brown.org/ 
Phone
(706) 595-8886
Facebook page
watson-brown-foundation 
Twitter profile
@wbf_scholars 
IRS details
EIN
23-7097393
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1972
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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