The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send an unprompted application and should first look for an existing connection or introduction.
- Its record leans towards general operating support, with some scholarship-related grants, across community services, culture, health, faith and education, so a request for general support fits best.
- The typical grant band is $5,000 to $150,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, so a modest request near the lower end is the most realistic; its largest grant was about $1,650,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Almost all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so it appears relationship-led, and a new applicant should expect to build a connection before asking.
Overview
The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Recorded grants went mainly to public charities and other organisations for general operating support, with a smaller set of scholarship-related grants. Recipients include cultural organisations, a university, a food bank, organisations providing services to older people and nursing care, religious bodies, humanitarian charities, and youth music organisations. The grant record spans community services, culture, health, faith and education rather than one kind of recipient. General operating support forms the largest group of grants, while scholarship-related support is also recorded. The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 39% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Southern Methodist University · Scholarships/Other$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Dallas Symphony Foundation · General Operating$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Dallas Arboretum · General Operating$150,0002024 tax year
- North Texas Food Bank · General Operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Senior Source · General Operating$75,0002024 tax year
- Visiting Nurses Association · General Operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Salvation Army · General Operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Highland Park Presbyterian Church · General Operating/other$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Polly York — Secretary
- Kendall R Holden — President
- Laura R Lumley — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,284,960 | $2,776,000 | $51,124,824 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,193,485 | $2,600,000 | $52,565,063 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,219,809 | $2,650,000 | $55,482,303 | 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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Contact
- Dallas, TX