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The 2020 Grant Application is Now Available!
Tax-exempt organizations within a fifteen-mile radius of Watertown are invited to request a Non-Recurring Capital Improvement Grant from The Watertown Foundation. The application deadline is August 14, 2020. The proposed capital expenditure must conform to the Foundation by-laws requirement for charitable, educational, literary, scientific, historical or religious purposes. Awards will be announced in September.
In 2019, 36 organizations were awarded a total of $75,000 for a variety of non-recurring capital improvements including HVAC and refrigeration systems, replacement windows, security and phone systems, robotic kits, educational and athletic equipment, among numerous other improvements benefiting these organizations.
Click below to access the Guidelines and Application.
The 94th Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Watertown Golf Club
The Watertown Foundation held its 94th Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Watertown Golf Club on October 2. This year’s Honoree was former State Representative Brian Flaherty. The evening also featured a lively presentation by Semina DeLaurentis of Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury.
The 2019 Watertown Foundation Scholarship Recipients Announced
On June 13th the Watertown Foundation hosted a reception for the 2019 scholarship recipients and their parents at the Watertown Golf Club. This year the Watertown Foundation gave out a total of $66,000 in scholarships to Watertown graduates graduating from Watertown High School or any of the secondary schools in the area.
This year’s recipients are: Ina Lami – Joyce Mordenti Memorial, Caterina Liseo – Ricky Buzzuto Memorial, Ian Keroack – Fletcher Judson Memorial, Chelsea Barcial – Crystal Lukowski Memorial, Rachel Shirk – Marigold Spencer Memorial, Cameron Natusch – Litchfield Bancorp, Olivia Ernst – Chamber of Commerce/Antonacci STEM, David Aquavia – Chamber of Commerce Business, Alyssa Perugini – Reinhold & Katie DeWitt, Nicholas Pietrorazio – Reinhold & Katie DeWitt, Hayley Zemaitis – Town of Watertown, Ashley Janusonis – Eppehimer Memorial, Nancy Yang – David Woodward, Laine Rushton – David Woodward, Alesia Ballij – Watertown Foundation, Kiara Ballij – Watertown Foundation, Nicole DeFeo – Watertown Foundation, Emily Gursky – Watertown Foundation, Charina Manalo – 4yr Watertown Foundation, and Aleksandra Baran – 4yr Watertown Foundation.
Watertown Foundation, Our Heritage
The Watertown Foundation will celebrate 100 years of charitable giving to Watertown and Oakville in a few short years. The Watertown Foundation and its members invite you to join our milestone journey to a century of community service.
The Watertown Foundation is the only community foundation dedicated solely to the Watertown and Oakville community.
A group of residents established the Watertown Foundation in 1925 to enhance the quality of life in our community through local charity. By combining their gifts and working together to invest their contributions and assess the community’s needs, our charter members began an extraordinary legacy.
Today, many of your neighbors continue to support the foundation’s exceptional tradition of community giving. This invitation to membership is your opportunity to join them.