Watertown Community Foundation
About
The Watertown Community Foundation is a place-based public foundation that raises money from individuals, families, foundations and businesses and turns it into grants for nonprofits and programs serving people who live and work in Watertown. Funded work ranges from adult literacy programs and meals delivered to housebound residents to emergency help for families in crisis and block parties that build connections between neighbors. Its stated vision is a welcoming community where people of all backgrounds can thrive and contribute.
The foundation started in 2003 with funds from the sale of the Watertown Arsenal property, and it merged with the Watertown Educational Foundation in 2018. In total it has awarded more than $3 million in grants. Beyond grantmaking, it stewards an endowment for the long term and convenes donors, grantees and local leaders to work across sectors on shared priorities, including support for vulnerable residents, health, education and youth development, the arts and the environment.
What to Know
- The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of trustees.
- Its grants have gone to dozens of local organizations.
- It sponsors and supports community events listed on its website.
- It maintains a formal non-discrimination and anti-harassment policy.
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