M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This foundation's primary focus is health and education, with particular emphasis on medical or allied health purposes and institutions of higher education, so proposals in human services or civic programmes may need a stronger fit case to compete.
- It serves organisations in the Texas Gulf Coast Counties of Aransas, Bee, Calhoun and 12 more counties in Texas, so your work should sit within that area.
- No grant range is stated, and annual giving has reached $12,017,500 paid, so there is no fixed benchmark for a 'typical' request size.
- Applications are made by submitting a proposal with an institutional profile ahead of fixed deadlines falling on the last day of the month before the trustees' March, July and October meetings, and requests that do not meet the grant-submission guidelines will not be acknowledged, so follow the stated format closely.
- The foundation does not fund endowments or development campaigns, research fellowships, conferences, publications, grants to individuals, or private foundations, rarely funds operational purposes, and prefers not to fund organisations financially supported through United Way campaigns, government grants or subsidies, or nationally sponsored fundraisers.
Overview
M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Victoria, TX.
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’s primary focus is health and education, and it supports health, higher education, human services and civic programmes. It gives primary emphasis to requests for medical or allied health purposes and institutions of higher education. It considers grants for organisations serving people in Texas and located in the named Texas Gulf Coast counties. Its grants are made only to nonprofit organisations or political subdivisions that qualify for tax-exempt status under the stated federal provisions; private foundations are not eligible. It rarely makes grants for operational purposes.
Themes
- Health
- Higher education
- Human services
- Civic programs
Geographic Focus
Texas Gulf Coast Counties: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun and 12 more counties in Texas.
What They Don't Fund
- Endowments or development campaigns
- Research fellowships
- Conferences
- Publications
- Loans, grants, scholarships or fellowships to individuals
- Private foundations
How to apply
Submit a proposal with an institutional profile covering the organisation’s history, work, name, address, telephone, contact person and email, and a description of the proposed programme or project.
Deadlines: Grant requests and related documentation are due by the last day of the month preceding the trustees’ March, July and October meetings.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- The foundation gives primary emphasis to requests for medical or allied health purposes and institutions of higher education.
- The trustees prefer not to fund organisations financially supported through United Way campaigns, government grants or subsidies, or nationally sponsored fundraisers.
- Requests that do not meet the foundation’s grant-submission guidelines will not be acknowledged.
- The foundation expects signed award contracts, quarterly updates until the award is expended, and final accounting.
Officers and directors
- Luis Guerra — Trustee
- Terrell Mullins — Trustee
- James Bouligny — Vice-Chairman
- Russell Marshall — Chairman
- Rosemary Rust — Trustee
- Dennis Simons — Secretary / Treasurer
- MH Brock — Trustee
- Robert L Halepeska — Executive V.
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,457,793 | $9,813,800 | $218,035,691 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,449,347 | $10,029,941 | $225,036,590 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $13,691,536 | $12,017,500 | $238,532,032 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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