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Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation at a glance

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Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$990k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$1.9MHuman Services$603kReligion$306kArts & Culture$219kEducation$216kHealth$176kYouth Development$109kFood & Nutrition$62kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $36k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
  • $250k+1 grant · $990k
$25,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO JOHNSON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF$990,000
WICHITA FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FBO PAM & JERRY JOHNSON DAF$100,000
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO RALSTON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF$100,000
EDWARD JONES FBO REX & NANCY ISOM DAF$100,000
HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS$25,500
UNITED REGIONAL FOUNDATION$10,000
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH$5,144
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO JOHNSON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF$2,245
HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $68k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $26k → 9%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $14k → 9%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $4k → 9%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $1k → 9%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $13k → 16%HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS: $10k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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IN
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AL
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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

50%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 32 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 28 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
40

Total granted

$1.8M
$637k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+17%

Still filing today

63%
28%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • YL
    YOUNG LIFE
    4× · 2019–2022 · $106k · revenue +38%
  • HO
    Hospice of Wichita Falls Inc
    5× · 2019–2024 · $68k · revenue +25%
  • TT
    TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $57k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • PJ
    PAM & JERRY JOHNSON DAF - COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $111k
  • EJ
    EDWARD JONES CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $110k
  • RF
    RALSTON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF - CHARLES SCHWAB
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Food Bank of West Central Texas

To procure and distribute nutritional food to qualified agencies that feed the hungry of West Central Texas.

Food & Nutrition
2
West Texas Food Bank

The WTFB exists to collect, purchase, and distribute food to feed the hungry in 19 counties in West Texas in partnership with volunteers and community organizations and to educate these partners and the public at large about the real face…

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3
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
4
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our…

Environment
5
Texas Water Foundation

Texas water foundation is a statewide nonprofit that provides educational resources and educational services on water in texas for decision makers, water professionals, and everyday texans. texas water foundation works in the areas of…

Environment
6
Scott & White Healthcare Foundation

To foster and support the activities and purposes of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), to encourage broad-based public support of the healthcare system and its affiliated institutions, and to advance the medical objectives, including…

Health
7
Historic Waco Foundation Inc

To collect, maintain, preserve, publish and interpret the heritage and history of waco, mclennan county, texas

Arts & Culture
8
Texas Food & Wine Alliance fka Austin F&W Alliance

Texas Food & Wine Alliance is dedicated to fostering awareness and innovation in the Texas culinary community through grants, educational programing, and events.

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9
Texas Bar Foundation

The Foundation solicits charitable contributions and provides funding to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice in Texas, especially for programs that relate to the administration of justice; ethics in the legal profession;…

Crime & Legal
10
North Texas Christian Foundation

National Christian Foundation North Texas (NCFNT) was created to facilitate smarter Christian giving with sophisticated charitable techniques.

Philanthropy
11
Baylor Scott & White Holdings

Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities.

Health
12
Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc

Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) is a fundraising and grant-making organization dedicated solely to Texas nursing. Its mission is to increase the number of nurses dedicated to clinical care and to improve the quality of nurse education and…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of North Texas; the most unlike its peers is Band of Barrows. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 76 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
28/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO JOHNSON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF: $992,245 · OtherSCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO JOHNSON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAFUNITED REGIONAL FOUNDATION: $218,036 · OtherUNITED REGIONAL FOUNDATIONGRACE CHURCH: $162,667 · OtherGRACE CHURCHWICHITA FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FBO PAM & JERRY JOHNSON DAF: $138,520 · OtherFIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $115,144 · OtherPAM & JERRY JOHNSON DAF - COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $110,800 · OtherEDWARD JONES CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $110,120 · OtherRALSTON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF - CHARLES SCHWAB: $100,300 · OtherSCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO RALSTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND: $100,107 · OtherRENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION - EDWARD JONES: $100,000 · OtherSCHWAB CHARITABLE FBO RALSTON FAMILY CHARITABLE DAF: $100,000 · OtherEDWARD JONES FBO REX & NANCY ISOM DAF: $100,000 · Other+47 more: $307,028 · Other+47 moreHANDS TO HANDS COMMUNITY FUND: $572,500 · PhilanthropyHANDS TO HANDS COM…+2 more: $17,019 · PhilanthropyTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $57,380 · EducationFORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $48,657 · EducationTEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $36,500 · EducationYOUNG LIFE: $106,334 · Youth DevelopmentHospice of Wichita Falls Inc: $67,880 · Human ServicesTEXAS GIRLS AND BOYS RANCH: $7,500 · Human ServicesUMC FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF LUBBOCK INC: $12,000 · HealthTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $10,000 · HealthNorth Texas Rehabilitation Center Inc: $7,500 · HealthBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $5,000 · HealthAGRICULTURE HERITAGE MUSEUM INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureCASA MANANA INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureArts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc: $1,167 · Arts & Culture
Other$2,654,967Philanthropy$589,519Education$142,537Youth Development$106,334Human Services$75,380Health$54,500Arts & Culture$18,667

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHANDS TO HANDS COMMUNITY FUND: $572,500 over 5y, 32% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $106,334 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of Wichita Falls Inc: $67,880 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $57,380 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $48,657 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject Back to School: $45,000 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetTEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $36,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUMC FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCASA OF THE SOUTH PLAINS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetAGRICULTURE HERITAGE MUSEUM INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTEXAS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF LUBBOCK INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Junior League of Wichita Falls Inc: $9,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetWichita Falls Area Community Foundation: $9,019 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGARY PATTERSON FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetNorth Texas Rehabilitation Center Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS GIRLS AND BOYS RANCH: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWEST TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASSIC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS CASA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUE NORTH RETREATS: $5,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBand of Barrows: $5,000 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF WICHITA COUNTY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNorthwest Texas Council of Boy Scouts of America: $2,800 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCASA MANANA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc: $1,167 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILD SHEEP FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOlney Volunteer Fire Department: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
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 HANDS TO HANDS COMMUNITY FUND ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds Hospice of Wichita Falls Inc ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Project Back to School ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds UMC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF THE SOUTH PLAINS INC ↗
  • Who funds AGRICULTURE HERITAGE MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF LUBBOCK INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds The Junior League of Wichita Falls Inc ↗
  • Who funds Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GARY PATTERSON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds North Texas Rehabilitation Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS GIRLS AND BOYS RANCH ↗

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.

J S Bridwell Foundati…Bryant Edwards Founda…Community Foundation …The Roy and Gretta Ho…The Fain FoundationJames N McCoy Foundat…Perkins-Prothro Found…Wichita Falls Area Co…Texas Instruments Fou…Hazel & Henry S Grace…Kadane FoundationGuinn Foundation Inc
J S Bridwell FoundationTX24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: J S Bridwell Foundation · Bryant Edwards Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · The Roy and Gretta Hogan Foundation · The Fain Foundation · James N McCoy Foundation · Perkins-Prothro Foundation · Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Hazel & Henry S Grace Foundation · Kadane Foundation · Guinn Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Joe & Nan Johnson Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 76 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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