· Private foundation
Johnson Ernest Q for Charity
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k10 grants · $37k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $28k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FRANK SARRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY | $18,000 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF W PA | $10,000 |
| CM QUARTERBACK CLUB | $5,000 |
| CANONSBURG JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION INC | $5,000 |
| GIRL SCOUTS WESTERN PA | $5,000 |
| FILM PITTSBURGH | $5,000 |
| ST MICHAELS BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH | $4,000 |
| PITTSBURGH THREE RIVERS MARATHON INC | $3,500 |
| CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | $3,000 |
| CHILD EVANGELISM OUTREACH | $3,000 |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION | $2,000 |
| CANONSBURG HOSPITAL | $1,500 |
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 (FY21–24, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
17 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FSFRANK SARRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY5× · 2020–2025 · $84k · revenue +52%
- CQCM Quarterback Club5× · 2020–2025 · $22k · revenue +108%
- CJCANONSBURG JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION INC4× · 2021–2025 · $15k · revenue +24%
Funded once
- SMST MICHAEL'S BYZANTINE CATHOLICone grant, 2023 · $6k
- SMST MICHAELS BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCHone grant, 2024 · $5k
- CVCANONSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +72%
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.
Provide amenities and improvements to our community park
Provide a safe and family-friendly way to celebrate our country's Independence Day.
The cannon river outdoors club was established to provide outdoor sports and recreation opportunities, training and fellowship to the greater northfield area. we offer a club environment for youth, families, and individuals prioritizing…
To organize recreational activities for the youth and adult citizens of the catonsville area of baltimore county, maryland
Commerce cannons is dedicated to giving back to the community by contributing to the growth and dvelopment of the players, not only to be better ballplayers, but also guide them to be good citizens in the community.
To encourage the development of a healthy business environment by advancing the interests of our members and advocating interaction between commercial, financial, and civic groups to promote growth and economic stability.
To be a resource for books and other reading material for community use to promote literacy and love of reading within the community and to sponsor activities that build fellowship in the community.
Soccer association for youth
Provide fire protection for over 100 members
Operations for a free public library for the residents of canton, pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
To restore and improve Canonsburg Lake as a recreational resource for outdoor enthusiasts, including fishermen, water-sport fans, hikers, birdwatchers, and cross country skiers.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 29 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 FRANK SARRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ↗
- Who funds CM Quarterback Club ↗
- Who funds CANONSBURG JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION INC ↗
- Who funds CHILD EVANGELISM OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds FILM PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY ↗
- Who funds CANONSBURGS OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS INC ↗
- Who funds CANONSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
- Who funds Canon-McMillan Middle School Band Boosters ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH THREE RIVERS MARATHON INC ↗
- Who funds CR JRS CHIP ↗
- Who funds Computer Reach ↗
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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Johnson Ernest Q for Charity funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Johnson Ernest Q for Charity. Bigger dots raise more.
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