Funding Request

Eligibility Guidelines for New Applicants


  • - Organization must be a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt non-profit designated organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
  • - Organizations must be located or directly serve areas in the state of Utah.
  • - We do not fund requests for endowments, buildings or capital campaigns, nor political organizations/lobbying.
  • - We do not fund multi-year pledges.


For new organizations requesting funding:

Please submit the following information by August 15 for consideration of funding each year. The information can be emailed to watkinsgiving@gmail.com. Please also mail one hard copy of all information to:

  • C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Charitable Foundation
  • Attn: Lisa Blake
  • PO Box 820
  • West Jordan, UT 84084

Note: You do not need to mail us a hard copy of financials if they are included via email.

We will contact you if we require additional information or have further questions. You will receive notification by November 30 if a donation is made. We generally do not send follow-ups if funding is not approved.

Please include the following information with your request:

  • - Name of organization
  • - Website address
  • - Physical address and mailing address (if different)
  • - Name, title, phone number and email address of contact person
  • - EIN number
  • - Information about your organization and its programs/services
  • - Description of specific project(s) for which funding is being requested (if applicable)
  • - Funding amount requested
  • - If funding request is for a specific project, total cost of that project, including projected budget and amount already funded by other entities
  • - Most recent audited financial statement or Form 990 (not needed for scholarship funding to colleges and universities)
  • - 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter showing tax-exempt status (if required for your organization)


For organizations who received funding in the prior year:

If you are an organization that received funding from the C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Charitable Foundation in the prior year, please submit the following information by September 15 for consideration of funding in the current year. The information can be emailed to watkinsgiving@gmail.com. Please also mail one hard copy of all information to:

  • C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Charitable Foundation
  • Attn: Lisa Blake
  • PO Box 820
  • West Jordan, UT 84084

Note: You do not need to mail us a hard copy of financials if they are included via email.

We will contact you if we require additional information or have further questions. You will receive notification by November 30 if a donation is made. We generally do not send follow-ups if funding is not approved.

Please include the following information:

  • - Name of organization
  • - Website address
  • - Physical address and mailing address (if different)
  • - Name, title, phone number and email address of contact person
  • - Update on the use of prior-year donations for the C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Charitable Foundation
  • - Updated information about your organization and its programs/services
  • - Description of specific project(s) for which future funding is being requested (if applicable)
  • - Funding amount requested
  • - If funding request is for a specific project, total cost of that project, including projected budget and amount already funded by other entities
  • - Most recent audited financial statement or Form 990 (not needed for scholarship funding to colleges and universities)