Wisconsin · Private foundation
Johnson Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $379k
- Granted FY2020
- 15
- Grants FY2020
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 31%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 31% of the organizations Johnson Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $203k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 13 | $284k | 31% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $64k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $32k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids Around the World Inc | $69,480 | 4 | 1% |
| Rainbow Hospice Care Inc | $35,475 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $25,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $24,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lakeland University | $3,740 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Jefferson County Inc | $1,450 | 4 | 0% |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi | $1,100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids Around the World Inc | $69,480 | 4 | 1% |
| Rainbow Hospice Care Inc | $35,475 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $25,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $24,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lakeland University | $3,740 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Jefferson County Inc | $1,450 | 4 | 0% |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi | $1,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Poultry Scholarship & Research Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lake Mills Rotary Foundation Inc | $150 | 2 | n/a |
| Moravian Church | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($41k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Johnson Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Johnson Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Johnson Family Foundation Inc give?
- Johnson Family Foundation Inc reported 15 grants totaling $378,555 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Johnson Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (44%), Health (22%), Philanthropy (17%).
- Who are Johnson Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: University of Nebraska Foundation ($200k), Kids Around the World Inc ($69k), Rainbow Hospice Care Inc ($35k).
- Does Johnson Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Johnson Family Foundation Inc 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 Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Johnson Family Foundation Inc based?
- Johnson Family Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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