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Johnson-Fortin Charitable Trust

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.

$44k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$19k
Largest
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$50kRecreation & Sports$43kAnimals$39kFood & Nutrition$7kHousing & Shelter$5kArts & Culture$4kYouth Development$4kPhilanthropy$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k21 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $19k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$335k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary$18,704
Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary$7,000
The Mountaineers Peak Society$4,070
The Mountaineers Children's' meseum$2,249
Solace Equine Academy$1,080
Trust for Public Land$1,000
Thurston County Pickleball Club$1,000
Capitol Land Trust$1,000
Washington Trails Assoc$1,000
Nature Conservancy of Washington$1,000
The Student Conservation Assoc$1,000
The Mountaineers Peak Society$1,000
Backcountry Horsemen$800
Thurston Co Food Bank$777
Homage Senior Services$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Homage Senior Services: $500 → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $19k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $7k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $4k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $2k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $2k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $1k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $1k → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $783 → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $669 → 9%Black Dawn Farm Sanctuary: $151 → 9%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.
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$150k · 20 repeat orgs$5k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
4

Total granted

$150k
$1k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+131%

Still filing today

45%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentHuman ServicesArts & CulturePublic Safety & DisasterRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • CL
    CAPITOL LAND TRUST
    8× · 2017–2024 · $13k · revenue +171%
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    6× · 2017–2024 · $12k · revenue +109%
  • WT
    WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +96%

Funded once

  • WC
    Wildreness Chaplains co Angels for
    one grant, 2018 · $500
  • TF
    TOYS FOR TOTS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $300 · revenue +131%
  • SP
    SOUTH PUGET SOUND SALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUP
    one grant, 2023 · $250 · revenue +18%
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
Whatcom Land Trust

The mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.

Environment
2
Washington Forest Law Center

Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.

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3
Palouse Land Trust Inc

Our mission is to work with landowners and communities to conserve the lands we love, now and forever, and to enrich connections to the natural world.

Environment
4
Blue Mountain Land Trust

We protect the lands and waters of the blue mountain region for people, agriculture, and wildlife. we do this through conservation, stewardship, and community engagement across southeast washington and eastern oregon.

Environment
5
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the landscape of the Mountains to Sound Greenway, ensuring a long-term balance between people and nature.

Environment
6
Pacific Northwest Trail Association

Our mission is to build and manage the pacific northwest nationalscenic trail and conserve the wild places that it traverses.

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7
Washington Water Trust

Wwt's mission is to protect and restore water in rivers and streams across washington state. washington water trust restores and protects water in rivers and streams and promotes sustainable freshwater management in washington, and, more…

Environment
8
Stewards of the Sequoia

Promoting Responsible Recreation and Environmental Stewardship

Environment
9
Western Rivers Conservancy

Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…

Environment
10
Great Peninsula Conservancy

Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.

Environment
11
Sheridan Community Land Trust

Sheridan community land trust preserves our open spaces, healthy rivers and creeks, working ranches, wildlife habitat, and vibrant history, while expanding recreation opportunities to connect people with the places they love.

Environment
12
Placer Land Trust

Placer Land Trust works with willing landowners and conservation partners to permanently protect and care for natural and agricultural lands in Placer County for current and future generations.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group; the most unlike its peers is Stewardship Foundation. 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

15 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. 15 of the 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Mountaineers Peak Society: $29,386 · OtherThe Mountaineers Peak SocietyThe Student Conservation Assoc: $11,000 · OtherThe Student Conservation AssocNature Conservancy of Washington: $9,500 · OtherNature Conservancy of WashingtonWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $7,800 · OtherWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATIONThurston Co Food Bank: $7,327 · OtherThurston Co Food BankHELP US MOVE IN INC: $4,500 · OtherHELP US MOVE IN INC+15 more: $12,869 · Other+15 moreBLACK DAWG FARM AND SANCTUARY: $37,156 · Human ServicesBLACK DAWG FARM AND SANCTUA…+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesCAPITOL LAND TRUST: $12,500 · EnvironmentCAPITOL LAND TRUSTTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $11,500 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC …NISQUALLY LAND TRUST: $2,603 · EnvironmentNISQUALLY LAND TRUSTTHE MOUNTAINEERS: $2,249 · EnvironmentTHE MOUNTAINEERSPACIFIC PUBLIC MEDIA: $4,000 · Arts & CultureTHURSTON COUNTY PICKLEBALL CLUB: $1,819 · Recreation & SportsSOUTH PUGET SOUND SALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUP: $250 · AnimalsTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $25 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$82,382Human Services$37,656Environment$28,852Arts & Culture$4,000Recreation & Sports$1,819Animals$250Public Safety & Disaster$25

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 budgetBLACK DAWG FARM AND SANCTUARY: $37,156 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetCAPITOL LAND TRUST: $12,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $7,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC PUBLIC MEDIA: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNISQUALLY LAND TRUST: $2,603 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNTAINEERS: $2,249 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHURSTON COUNTY PICKLEBALL CLUB: $1,819 over 2y, 8.9% of budgetPACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION: $525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSENIOR SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOYS FOR TOTS INC: $300 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH PUGET SOUND SALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUP: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% 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 BLACK DAWG FARM AND SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds CAPITOL LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds HELP US MOVE IN INC ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds NISQUALLY LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds THE MOUNTAINEERS ↗
  • Who funds THURSTON COUNTY PICKLEBALL CLUB ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SENIOR SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds TOYS FOR TOTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH PUGET SOUND SALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUP ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

Puget Sound Energy FoundationDE17.3× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound · The Russell Family Foundation · Greater Tacoma Community Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Johnson-Fortin Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Johnson-Fortin Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 31 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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