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Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable 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.

$103k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$41,312
Organizations funded a year
28 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$816k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthCivil RightsEnvironmentRecreation & SportsInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving44$102k27%
FY202342$107k12%
FY202241$107k22%
FY202134$96k9%
FY202032$83k13%
FY201932$78k6%
FY201829$70k31%
FY201728$97kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$302kEnvironment$54kCivil Rights$53kInternational$50kEducation$45kAnimals$39kArts & Culture$37kPublic Benefit$36kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Whitewater$43,04580%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$31,95870%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$20,40380%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$19,45260%
South Skyline Fire Safe Council$13,18984%
Kqed Inc$11,50080%
Pro Publica Inc$11,00080%
Share Winter Foundation$10,56150%
Verified Voting Foundation$8,74050%
Satanic Temple$8,6584n/a
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All grantees of Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Whitewater$43,04580%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$31,95870%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$20,40380%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$19,45260%
South Skyline Fire Safe Council$13,18984%
Kqed Inc$11,50080%
Pro Publica Inc$11,00080%
Share Winter Foundation$10,56150%
Verified Voting Foundation$8,74050%
Satanic Temple$8,6584n/a
Global Fund for Women Inc$8,42780%
Trevor Project Inc$8,25970%
Media Arts Center San Diego$8,04511%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$7,96710%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$7,57860%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$7,50060%
The Halo Trust (Usa) Inc$7,42770%
Peace Direct Inc$7,13311%
Friends of Barefoot College International Inc$7,00081%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$7,00080%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$6,50080%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$6,11420%
Sempervirens Fund$5,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$4,82710%
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive$4,75050%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$4,57020%
United States Fund for Unicef$3,70320%
Khan Academy Inc$3,68930%
The Mariposa Montessori School$3,68720%
Breakthrough T1d$3,44310%
Our Rescue$3,44210%
Room to Read$3,25040%
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Inc$3,00030%
Wild Horse Fire Brigade$2,93931%
Common Cause Education Fund$2,76730%
Razom Inc$2,29510%
United Palestinian Appeal Inc$2,29510%
Mulberry School Inc$2,0001n/a
San Jose Children's Discovery Museum$2,00020%
Protect Democracy Project$1,50020%
Dreamorg$1,00010%
Undocumedia Inc$1,0001n/a
Infact DBA Corporate Accountability$1,00010%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$1,00010%
Los Gatos-Saratoga Observation Nursery S$1,00010%
Disinformation Index Inc$50010%
Democracy Forward Foundation$50010%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$50010%
United Policyholders$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($406k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Whitewater: $43,045 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $31,958 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $20,403 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $19,452 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Skyline Fire Safe Council: $13,189 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetKqed Inc: $11,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPro Publica Inc: $11,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShare Winter Foundation: $10,561 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVerified Voting Foundation: $8,740 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $8,427 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $8,259 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMedia Arts Center San Diego: $8,045 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $7,967 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $7,578 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Halo Trust (Usa) Inc: $7,427 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPeace Direct Inc: $7,133 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Barefoot College International Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $6,114 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSempervirens Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $4,827 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArchangel Ancient Tree Archive: $4,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $4,570 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $3,703 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKhan Academy Inc: $3,689 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mariposa Montessori School: $3,687 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $3,443 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOur Rescue: $3,442 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoom to Read: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAutistic Self Advocacy Network Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWild Horse Fire Brigade: $2,939 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCommon Cause Education Fund: $2,767 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRazom Inc: $2,295 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Palestinian Appeal Inc: $2,295 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Jose Children's Discovery Museum: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProtect Democracy Project: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDreamorg: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInfact DBA Corporate Accountability: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Gatos-Saratoga Observation Nursery S: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDisinformation Index Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDemocracy Forward Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam J Brennan Center for Justice Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Policyholders: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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.

Analog Devices FoundationMA14.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Analog Devices Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The San Francisco Foundation · California Community Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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.

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About Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation

How much does Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation give?
Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation reported 45 grants totaling $103,280 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (41%), Environment (7%), Civil Rights (7%).
Who are Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Whitewater ($43k), Redwood Empire Food Bank ($32k), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($20k).
Does Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable 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 Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Analog Devices Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation based?
Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

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 73 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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