Johnson Family Foundation (Palm Beach, FL, EIN 13-7118242)
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an unsolicited application is not the route in.
- Its stated themes are education, religion and culture, and its grants have gone to schools and colleges, museums, social-service and food-support charities, and community organisations, so an organisation working in one of these areas may fit, though no geographic focus is stated.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 60 grants fall between $5,000 and $70,000, and half are $10,000 or less, so a request of that size would be typical, although its largest grant was $135,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 68% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so organisations without an existing link should not expect to be considered through a direct request.
Overview
Johnson Family Foundation (Palm Beach, FL, EIN 13-7118242) is a US private foundation based in Palm Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (911memorial.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its grantmaking as supporting educational, religious and cultural organisations. Its filings show grants to schools and colleges, museums, social-service and food-support charities, community organisations, and organisations concerned with safety and public benefit. The filed purposes are recorded as furthering each recipient’s exempt purpose, rather than naming projects or common programmes. It gives to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Recipients range from charitable and educational institutions to local service and community organisations.
Themes
- Education
- Religion
- Culture
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Florida and Alabama.
How to apply
The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 60 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations Johnson Family Foundation (Palm Beach, FL, EIN 13-7118242) had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $12,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Norton Museum of Art · To further donee's exempt purpose$120,0002024 tax year
- Montclair Kimberly Academy · To further donee's exempt purpose$95,0002024 tax year
- Connecticut College · To further donee's exempt purpose$55,0002024 tax year
- Trinity College · To further donee's exempt purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Institute of International Education · To further donee's exempt purpose$40,0002024 tax year
- Bethel Ensley Action Task · To further donee's exempt purpose$30,0002024 tax year
- Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · To further donee's exempt purpose$20,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern University · To further donee's exempt purpose$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jane Flynn — Director
- Thomas S Johnson — Treasurer / Chairman / Secretary
- Margaret Ann Johnson — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $805,320 | $730,000 | $7,480,873 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $351,037 | $292,000 | $9,654,066 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $599,645 | $515,500 | $10,787,298 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Palm Beach, FL