· Private foundation
A D Johnson Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $33k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $68k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| THE HAP FOUNDATION | $15,000 |
| RISE UP FOUNDATION | $12,500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| JOYFUL NOISE CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL | $10,000 |
| MCHENRY RIVERWALK FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| PERFORMING ARTS AT METROPOLIS | $5,000 |
| THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| THE DONNA REED FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | $5,000 |
| LAKEMOOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $2,500 |
| ALEXANDER LEIGH CENTER FOR AUTISM | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
13 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- THThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)3× · 2022–2024 · $65k · revenue +359%
- UOUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION2× · 2023–2024 · $50k · revenue +3%
- JNJoyful Noise Christian Pre-School Inc5× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +71%
Funded once
- TKTHE KEMPE FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +51%
- UCUS CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSone grant, 2020 · $10k
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +30%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Chimes' mission is to foster a welcoming community where individuals of differing abilities and behavioral health needs are supported. the organization enables futures by providing support, advocacy, and solutions that enhance…
We see and honor the personhood and autonomy of autistic and neurodivergent individuals. we work every day to educate and guide micc participants in creating and sustaining the lives they want to live.
To make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.
The international crane foundation works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways on which they depend. we provide knowledge, leadership, and inspiration to engage people in resolving threats to cranes and…
The lincoln children's museum invites children to create, discover and learn through the power of play.
MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.
Anderson center for autism is a not for profit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality programs possible for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. (continued on schedule o) equally important…
Cicp foundation, inc. (the foundation) operates exclusively for the benefit of and carries out the mission of central indiana corporate partnership, inc. (cicp) by engaging in and supporting activities in furtherance of purposes that are…
The music institute of chicago ("music institute") leads people toward a lifelong engagement with music, by providing widely accessible resources for high quality music teaching, performing, and service activities.
To provide a challenging environment where children can reach their full potential by enhancing their musical talents, forging diverse meaningful friendships, and sharing their joy of music with others.
The make-a-wish foundation of montana creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…
How this is measured
14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 20 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation) ↗
- Who funds RISE UP FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Joyful Noise Christian Pre-School Inc ↗
- Who funds MCHENRY RIVERWALK FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds Performing Arts at Metropolis ↗
- Who funds THE KEMPE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds ALEXANDER LEIGH CENTER FOR AUTISM ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds THE DONNA REED FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
- Who funds ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE AND MOBILITY CIL ↗
- Who funds MOOSEHEART CHILD CITY AND SCHOOL INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization A D Johnson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from A D Johnson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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