The Watson Youth Golf Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, KS EIN: 85-2444561

TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE POPULARITY OF AND PARTICIPATION BY YOUTH IN THE SPORT OF GOLF. TO ADVANCE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION. TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF GOLF AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY OF THE GAME OF GOLF.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15K

+27.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$385K

+118.1% YoY

Grant Count

4

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$96K

+63.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$109K$218K$327K$436K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,809$11,619$322
Revenue$396,118$193,253$70,000
Expenses$392,928$181,956$75,858
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6$1
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$96K$192K$288K$385K2 grants20200 grants20212 grants20223 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

WATSON LINKS MENTORS FOU…$345KYOUTH ON COURSE$15KFIRST TEE OF GREATER KAN…$15KFIRST TEE OF OMAHA HOGAN…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL R THIESSENPRESIDENT1
THOMAS S WATSONCHAIRMAN1
ANDY FISHERDIRECTOR1
DAVID FLANDERSDIRECTOR1
FRANK H KIRKTREASURER1
MICHAEL B WATSONDIRECTOR1
MEG WATSON CARRDIRECTOR1
MARK R ALLENSECRETARY1
GARY D GILSONVICE PRESIDENT1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Kansas CityLenexaMontereyOmahaOverland ParkPrairie VillageShawnee Mission

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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