PAUL L WATTIS FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $55K · expenses $423K · assets $5.4M

EIN
84-1624183
Address
180 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1616, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-4235
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul L Wattis III President, Director2020-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Paul L Wattis Jr Treas., Director2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Anne M Wattis Sect'y., Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Treas., Director1 $0-$0 $01
Anne M Wattis Sect'y., Director1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Sect'y., Tres., Director1 $0-$0 $01
Anne M Wattis Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Sect'y., Tres., Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Sect'y., Tres., Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Sect'y., Tres., Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul L Wattis III President, Director12 $0-$0 $01
Paul L Wattis Jr Sect'y., Tres., Director1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2022 · 1 contractor · $61K
NameLocationServicePaid
Botto Law Group LLPSan Francisco, CALegal$61,494

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 13 grants to organizations · $353K
2024 · 11 grants to organizations · $370K
2023 · 9 grants to organizations · $449K
2022 · 7 grants to organizations · $335K
2021 · 17 grants to organizations · $555K
2020 · 8 grants to organizations · $206K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,335$422,881 $5,419,549$5,419,549 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,072,651$422,933 $5,787,095$5,787,095 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,427$523,787 $5,137,378$5,137,378 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,580$451,744 $5,498,738$5,498,738 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,126,704$728,654 $5,822,902$5,822,902 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$987,876$340,737 $5,424,852$5,424,852 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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PG BEIL FOUNDATIONCAT22 $52,475$102,267 president$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MASSON FOUNDATIONCAT22 $55,617$297,071 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FISHMAN FOUNDATIONCAT22 $56,649$136,017 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ENIGMA FOUNDATIONCAT22 $57,033$769,884 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
KELVIN FOUNDATIONCAT22 $53,677$241,113 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
TARLTON FOUNDATIONCAT22 $57,630$136,583 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
Wang Ngo Family FoundationCAT22 $54,406$22,664 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM MALE FOUNDATIONCAT22 $57,698$230,896 Executive Dir.$72,800 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CHUNYING FOUNDATIONCAT22 $58,185$11,820 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RAY TRUST FOUNDATIONCAT22 $54,735$87,989 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WIDOWS JAR FOUNDATION INCCAT22 $56,881$46,129 President CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
K & A SPEASE FOUNDATIONCAT22 $55,000$54,131 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
A R K A FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $54,813$175,791 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
The Baumann FoundationCAT22 $58,000$106,174 Chair/Pres$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BRAHMAPUTRA FOUNDATIONCAT22 $58,015$22,606 PRESIDENT/TREASURER/SECRET$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BUSTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $53,554$147,014 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THIMONS FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $53,401$40,472 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MCCOURT FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $57,409$6,728 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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MARK HAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $55,000$2,000 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
KAVANAUGH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $57,374$45,310 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $75,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 HARMON FOUNDATION
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MICHAEL AND HELEN SCHAFFER FOUNDATION $22,5003 1Private foundation2018–2020 HARMON FOUNDATION
DRAKE BETTNER FOUNDATION $20,0001 1Private foundation2020–2020 HARMON FOUNDATION
AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $20,0001 1DAF sponsor2021–2021 HAYDAR FOUNDATION
SEMROD FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATION $12,0004 1Private foundation2020–2023 HARMON FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $10,0001 1DAF sponsor2022–2022 TARLTON FOUNDATION
HENRY AND CAROL ZEITER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $5,0004 1Private foundation2016–2019 FLORSHEIM BROTHERS FOUNDATION
PAUL & MAGDALENA ECKE POISETTIA FOUNDATION $3,0003 1Private foundation2020–2024 JOSEPH SHINODA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
RICHARD A & JAMES F CORROON FOUNDATION INC $1,5002 1Private foundation2020–2021 LA LUZ FOUNDATION
LORD AND BENOIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $1,0001 1Private foundation2014–2014 LARED FOUNDATION
MURPHY FAMILY FOUNDATION $1,0001 1Private foundation2025–2025 HARMON FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $422,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $353,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $353,400 83.6%
Fees: legal $30,250 7.2%
Taxes $18,724 4.4%
Other expenses $9,634 2.3%
Occupancy $6,000 1.4%
Fees: other professional $4,873 1.2%
Total$422,881100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $422,933 spent · pay $0 · grants $370,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $370,500 87.6%
Fees: legal $32,499 7.7%
Other expenses $8,794 2.1%
Occupancy $6,000 1.4%
Fees: other professional $4,215 1.0%
Taxes $925 0.2%
Total$422,933100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $523,787 spent · pay $0 · grants $449,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $449,250 85.8%
Fees: legal $48,550 9.3%
Fees: other professional $10,076 1.9%
Other expenses $9,005 1.7%
Occupancy $5,900 1.1%
Taxes $1,006 0.2%
Total$523,787100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $451,744 spent · pay $0 · grants $335,000 · events $19,902
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $335,000 74.2%
Fees: legal $61,494 13.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $19,902 4.4%
Taxes $15,868 3.5%
Fees: other professional $8,603 1.9%
Occupancy $5,700 1.3%
Other expenses $5,177 1.1%
Total$451,744100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $728,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $555,000 · events $17,700
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $555,000 76.2%
Fees: legal $101,405 13.9%
Other expenses $27,016 3.7%
Fees: other professional $21,164 2.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $17,700 2.4%
Occupancy $5,700 0.8%
Taxes $669 0.1%
Total$728,654100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $340,737 spent · pay $0 · grants $206,300 · events $895
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $206,300 60.5%
Fees: legal $96,700 28.4%
Fees: other professional $29,848 8.8%
Occupancy $5,700 1.7%
Other expenses $1,131 0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $895 0.3%
Taxes $163 0.0%
Total$340,737100%

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