· Private foundation
Johnson-Polios Foundation
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, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k21 grants · $43k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $60k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNITED WAY QUAD CITY AREA UNITED WAY OF QUAD CITIES CONTRIBUTION | $40,000 |
| HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| OUR LADY ID ANGELS CHURCH OUR LADY OF ANGLES CHURCH CONTRIBUTION | $10,000 |
| DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE CONTRIBUTION | $5,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE HILLSDALE COLLEGE CONTRIBUTION | $5,000 |
| FOOD FOR THE POOR FOOD FOR THE POOR CONTRIBUTION | $4,000 |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTION | $4,000 |
| ST ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ST ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH CONTRIBUTION | $3,000 |
| SAMARITANS PURSE SAMARITANS PURSE CONTRIBUTION | $3,000 |
| CENTER FOR RENEWING AMERICA | $3,000 |
| THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOC THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOC CONTRIBUTION | $2,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| SARASOTA ORCHESTRA SARASOTA ORCHESTRA CONTRIBUTION | $2,000 |
| THE QUEST RADIO THE QUEST RADIO CONTRIBUTION | $1,200 |
| CAMP TWIN LAKES CAMP TWIN LAKES CONTRIBUTION | $1,000 |
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 (FY23–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 17 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, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION3× · 2023–2025 · $14k · revenue +33%- TDTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE3× · 2023–2025 · $12k · revenue +16%
CHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC3× · 2023–2025 · $7k · revenue +11%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $100k
- AAVIVAone grant, 2024 · $41k
- HOHumility of Mary Housing Incone grant, 2017 · $12k
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.
The mission of portersville christian school is to glorify god by preparing students to serve christ and instilling high standards spiritually, academically, socially, and physically. the school provides a high-quality academic program, a…
The institute's mission is to conduct research on key issues facing society to help both the church and society deal thoughtfully with the major issues they face globally. the institute also sponsors and conducts research and scholarship…
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…
The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.
To inspire students to develop and maintain a strong spiritual foundation based on faith in god's word. to create a balance between classroom teaching and parent mentored study to achieve a college preparatory level of academic excellence.…
Colorado christian academy provides an innovative christ-centered education that prioritizes academic achievements and individual development of the whole child. in relationship with parents, we will build healthy foundations that result…
The association of catholic colleges and universities, founded in 1899, serves as the collective voice of u.s catholic higher education. through programs and services, the association strengthens and promptes the catholic identity and…
The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…
Constituting america's mission is to educate students and adults about the constitution through the culture. constituting america's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, tv and social media to reach, educate and inform…
The institute on religion and public life is an interreligious, nonpartisan research and educational 501(c)(3) organization. the institute's mission is to articulate a governing consensus that supports: (see schedule o)- a religiously…
Interfaith alliance is a growing network of people of diverse faiths and beliefs across the country working together to build a resilient democracy and fulfill america's promise of religious freedom and civil rights not just for some, but…
How this is measured
17 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. 17 of the 58 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 HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY QUAD CITIES ↗
- Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FOOD FOR THE POOR INC ↗
- Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds CHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds ATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds Center for Renewing America Inc ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation 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.
Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Johnson-Polios Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Johnson-Polios Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Child Protection Center Inc: 8% of income from government
- Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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