Stryker Johnston Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 38-3224966 · since 1995strykerjohnstonfoundation.org·Kalamazoo County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$53.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$10,000 to $700k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$150k

Typical grant (median)

176 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This funder focuses solely on Kalamazoo County, Michigan, so only work that mainly serves communities there will fit, with particular interest in education, economic opportunity, housing and health access and in organisations led by and accountable to those most affected.
A realistic request should be modest to mid-sized: the typical grant falls between $10,000 and $700,000, and half of all grants are $150,000 or less, though a small number of much larger grants (up to about $18,000,000) do occur.
Access is relationship-led rather than through an open call: its Network Partner Team invites strongly and directly aligned organisations to apply through its Fluxx platform, so building a relationship and clear alignment with its priorities matters more than submitting a cold application.
The large majority of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, so new applicants should expect this to be a longer-term relationship to cultivate rather than a one-off ask.
It will not fund individuals seeking personal funding, political or lobbying campaigns, organisations that exist to influence legislation or voting, work that primarily benefits communities outside Kalamazoo County, event or festival sponsorships, 501(c)(3) private foundations, 501(c)(7) social clubs, or associations.

Overview

Stryker Johnston Foundation is a US private foundation based in Kalamazoo, MI.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation supports community-based efforts across Kalamazoo County that strengthen communities and build generational wealth and wellbeing, particularly in Black communities, communities of color and other marginalized communities. Its work spans education, economic opportunity, housing and health access. It partners with community-based nonprofits, local government agencies and other grantmakers. Eligible applicants include public charities, organisations with a confirmed charitable fiscal sponsor, government agencies and educational institutions whose work mainly serves Kalamazoo County. The Foundation prioritises organisations addressing the systems and root causes of intergenerational poverty, with diversity, inclusion and equity practices, and those led by and accountable to people most affected by the issues. Its approach emphasises community relationships, systems change, connection and long-term partnership.

Themes

Education
Economic opportunity
Housing
Health access

Geographic Focus

Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals looking for personal funding
Political or lobbying campaigns
Organizations that exist to influence legislation or voting
Organizations, programs, or projects that primarily benefit communities outside of Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Event/festivals sponsorships
501(c)(3) Private Foundations
501(c)(7) Social Clubs
Associations

How to apply

When an organisation is strongly and directly aligned with its priorities, the Network Partner Team invites it to submit a strategic application through the SJF grant platform, Fluxx.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% 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 467 grants to organisations were $150,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Foundation seeks organisations and groups strongly and directly aligned with its vision, mission and funding priorities.
It prioritises organisations that practise diversity, inclusion and equity.
It prioritises organisations actively becoming anti-racist and anti-oppressive.
It prioritises organisations led by and accountable to the people most affected by the issues they address.
Funding decisions are informed by strategic priorities, community relationships, alignment with mission and values, potential for impact, and ongoing conversations with organisations and community leaders.
Its partnerships use a systems-change lens and focus on root causes rather than only the outcomes of systems failures.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Michigan100%

Illinois<1%

California<1%

The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations Stryker Johnston Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

176 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $150k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 176 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k8%

$2.5k–$5k1%

$5k–$10k1%

$10k–$25k2%

$25k–$50k3%

$50k–$100k8%

$100k–$250k57%

$250k–$500k8%

$500k–$1M6%

$1M and over7%

Median $150k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Rx kids program
$5,000,0002024 tax year
Family Health Center · May be used to accomplish the objectives of the kalamazoo early learning network preschools at family health center's discretion
$3,774,7312024 tax year
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo · Elementary integrated student supports
$2,100,0002024 tax year
Ecumenical Senior Center · Capital campaign
$2,000,0002024 tax year
Ecumenical Senior Center · Capital campaign
$2,000,0002024 tax year
New Connections of Kalamazoo · Operational support for skilled and vocational trade and life skills training for school-age youth.
$1,836,9402024 tax year
Helping Hands Wellness Center · General operating support
$1,644,2542024 tax year
Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Kalamazoo · Homeward promise
$1,529,6002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Michael B Johnston — Director
Megan M Johnston — Director
Anne E Henn — Director
William D Johnston — Secretary / Treasurer & Director
Ronda E Stryker — President and Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$72,489,625	$70,852,280	$20,330,723	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$44,709,159	$42,345,482	$36,085,144	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$56,106,409	$53,232,995	$42,540,263	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.