· Private foundation
Lowell N Johnson Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k37 grants · $195k
- $10k–50k22 grants · $350k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Moline School District 40 | $139,500 |
| YMCA | $60,000 |
| Christ Church | $25,000 |
| University of Illinois | $25,000 |
| Sherrard Grade School | $23,500 |
| Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island | $22,000 |
| EveryChild | $20,000 |
| Blackhawk College | $20,000 |
| Western Illinois University | $20,000 |
| Augustana College | $20,000 |
| St Ambrose University | $20,000 |
| Mercer County Intermediate School | $16,000 |
| Junior Achievement | $15,000 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church Orion | $15,000 |
| Moline Rotary Literacy Committee | $15,000 |
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 (FY17–24, $110k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 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.
81 repeat relationships: 60 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ACAUGUSTANA COLLEGE8× · 2017–2024 · $183k · revenue +27%
- EEVERYCHILD8× · 2017–2024 · $150k · revenue +109%
- SAST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY7× · 2017–2024 · $103k · revenue +119%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $19k
- RIRock Island School Districtone grant, 2017 · $15k
- JDJuvenile Diabetesone grant, 2019 · $6k
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.
Fisk university produces graduates from diverse backgrounds with the integrity and intellect required for substantive contributions to society. our curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts. our faculty and administrators emphasize the…
The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.
Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…
Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.
Mity's mission is to inspire and challenge intellectually curious students to pursue their passions within a diverse, inclusive community and empower them by building skills and relationships for lifelong success.
See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…
Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.
Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…
The mission of trinity medical center is to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.
The mission of trinity-muscatine is to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 91 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.
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: Churchill Family Charitable Foundation · The Rock Island Community Foundation · Moline Foundation · Quad Cities Community Foundation · Grant & Virginia Brissman Foundation Nfp · Rauch Family Foundation I Inc · Doris & Victor Day Foundation Inc · Scott County Regional Authority · Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation · Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust · United Way Quad Cities · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lowell N Johnson Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lowell N Johnson Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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