Minnesota · Private foundation
Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $278k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 88% of the organizations Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $198k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 11 | $278k | 73% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $258k | 88% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $353k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $290k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $249k | 78% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $265k | 43% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $265k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $257k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Foundation | $523,267 | 4 | 2% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $240,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $170,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brighter Days Family Grief Center | $80,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Minnesota Lyme Association | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Onward Eden Prairie | $50,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Empty Bowls Cook County | $47,000 | 3 | 34% |
| District 279 Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Public Functionary | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Women in Fire | $20,000 | 1 | 25% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Foundation | $523,267 | 4 | 2% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $240,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $170,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brighter Days Family Grief Center | $80,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Minnesota Lyme Association | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Onward Eden Prairie | $50,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Empty Bowls Cook County | $47,000 | 3 | 34% |
| District 279 Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Public Functionary | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Women in Fire | $20,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Crescent Cove | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| PC Quarterback Club | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maria Pew Family Foundation Dba Maria's Voice | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Cascades Raptor Center | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Care Partners of Cook County | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Walking With a Purpose Mn | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hamilton Habitat Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 5% |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($877k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation
- How much does Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation give?
- Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $278,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (38%), Public Safety & Disaster (18%), Education (13%).
- Who are Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Fairview Foundation ($523k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($240k), University of Minnesota Foundation ($170k).
- Does Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Xcel Energy Foundation, The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation, Mightycause Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation based?
- Charles & Andriene Johnson Foundation is based in MN.
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