The William R Watts Fndn Inc
Between its 2020–2023 filings, The William R Watts Fndn Inc made 196 grants to Florida organizations totaling $4,300,000 — median $10,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2023 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Invitation only Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2023.
- Their filing states giving goes to preselected organizations — a cold application is not the door they describe. The route in is relationship-building through organizations they already fund.
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 16 grants in food security & nutrition on their Florida record ($145,000).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $10,000, largest $110,000.
Deadline: Deadline, per their filing: “FOUNDATION BOARD THE BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION CONSISTS OF MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD, THE BROWARD COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE SAL.VATION ARMY, THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNT | Deadlines: REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1 OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.”
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Food security & nutrition — 16 grant(s), $145,000
- Youth & family services — 16 grant(s), $145,000
- Animal welfare — 4 grant(s), $35,000
- Behavioral health — 4 grant(s), $40,000
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton, Coconut Creek, Wilton Manors.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2023 | First Presbyterian Church Ft Laud | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | Boys Girls Clubs of Broward Cnty | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | United Way of Broward Cnty | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | United Way of Miami-dade | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | Broward Cnty Chapter Salvation Army | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | The Miami Foundation | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | Community Foundation of Broward | 4 | $110,000 | General |
| 2020–2023 | Habitat for Humanity of Broward | 4 | $10,000 | General |
How to approach them
Apply: GRANT GUIDELINES FOUNDATION PURPOSE THE FOUNDATION SHALL DISTRIBUTE PORTIONS OF ITS INCOME AND PRINCIPAL EACH TAXABLE YEAR AS DETERMINED BY ITS BOARD. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FOUNDATION ARE RESTRICTED TO CHARITIES WHOSE PRINCIPAL OFFICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE LOCATED IN MIAMI-DADE OR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION, HOWEVER, THAT DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO A PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (REGARDLESS OF ITS LOCATION) FOR ITS USE IN GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS OR TUITION GRANTS, AND TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. NO CHARITY SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION GREATER THAN 10% OF THE FOUNDATION'S TOTAL GRANTS FOR THE YEAR. FOUNDATION HISTORY THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 1979 BY WILLIAM R. WATTS AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY FUNDED AFTER HIS DEATH. FOUNDATION BOARD THE BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION CONSISTS OF MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD, THE BROWARD COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE SAL.VATION ARMY, THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNT | Deadlines: REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1 OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. | Restrictions: THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS UNSOLICITED REQUESTS FOR FUNDS. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FOUNDATION ARE RESTRICTED TO CHARITIES WHOSE PRINCIPAL OFFICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE LOCATED IN MIAMI-DADE OR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WITH EXCEPTION, HOWEVER, THAT DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO A PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (REGARDLESS OF ITS LOCATION) FOR ITS USE IN GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS OR TUITION GRANTS, AND TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. PLEASE SEE GRANT GUIDELINES PART XV, 2B. | ~55 grants/yr, median $5,000
Source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io.
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 591971220
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2023, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with The William R Watts Fndn Inc; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.