Mission
WATSON CHILDREN'S SHELTER IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A SAFE, NURTURING, ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE, NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT OR FAMILY CRISIS.
Public Charity
WATSON CHILDREN'S SHELTER INC
Based in MISSOULA, MT, WATSON CHILDREN'S SHELTER INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.4M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $9.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 31 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $403K.
EIN: 810369020
MISSOULA, MT
Family Violence Shelters
NTEE: P43
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$9.4M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$403K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Watson Children's Shelter Inc
How Watson Children's Shelter Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$71
The shelter was founded in 1977 and provides shelter in a safe, nurturing home to montana children, infant to age 14, who have experienced physical or sexual abuse…
$11
The healthy foundations home visiting program began in march of 2018, and is designed to work with at-risk families that present with various high-risk factors that are shown…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
HUMAN SERVICES
$25,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$23,150
GENERAL SUPPORT; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
$12,231
GENERAL OPERATING
$5,020
FOSTER KIDS PROGRAM
$4,000
Showing up to 5 of 31 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PAST PRESIDENT
Dana Hupp
BOARD MEMBER
Dawn Hammermeister
BOARD MEMBER
Elizabeth Williams
BOARD MEMBER
Jon Lee
BOARD MEMBER
Katie Cowart
BOARD MEMBER
Kelly Mccracken
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $9.4M |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $9.0M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $2.2M | $8.9M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $8.7M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $1.8M | $9.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.9M to $2.4M (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.