Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants only to public charities it selects, so a cold application is not the route in; a charity should wait to be invited rather than send one.
- If your work fits its stated purposes (religious, scientific or educational aims, or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals), it may be worth building a relationship, though the filing does not say how invitations are issued.
- Where an invitation does come, a request in the $10,000 to $150,000 range is typical, since about 8 in 10 of its 40 grants to organisations fell in that band, with a median of $50,000 and a largest grant of $225,000.
- Repeat giving matters: 21% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants have mainly gone to Texas, Mississippi and Montana, so treat that as a pattern rather than a rule.
Overview
Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Worth, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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
The foundation says it identifies, considers, evaluates and makes grants to selected public charities for charitable, religious, scientific or educational purposes, or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Its recorded giving spans food assistance, animal rescue and shelters, support for children and families, healthcare and cancer-related services, help for people experiencing homelessness or domestic violence, and community services for older people and people who are blind. It has also funded religious, educational and cultural purposes, including a church, school facilities, a university foundation and a museum foundation.
Themes
- Religious purposes
- Scientific purposes
- Educational purposes
- Child cruelty prevention
- Animal cruelty prevention
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Mississippi and Montana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 21% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 40 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 21% of grant dollars went to organisations Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 33 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Legion Post 6 Perry A John · Renovation of post to enable charita$225,0002025 tax year
- Montana State University Foundation · Assistance for native american stude$180,0002025 tax year
- Project 4031 · No-cost services to terminally ill$150,0002025 tax year
- Create Community Foundation-El Roi · Assistance to home of el roi$150,0002025 tax year
- Heroes for Children · Assist with children battling cancer$150,0002025 tax year
- Human Resource Development Council · Food assistance, elder care, transpo$150,0002025 tax year
- Amen Food Pantry · Feeding the hungry$100,0002025 tax year
- St Jude Children's Research Hospital · Assist treatment of childhood cancer$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- James B Orser — Director
- Sandra Gallegos — Secretary / Treasurer / Director
- Philip Nelson — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $10,811 | $7,904 | $1,776,998 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $139,824 | $90,000 | $26,419,107 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,883,428 | $2,700,000 | $54,598,730 | Filing for 2025 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Fort Worth, TX