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Robtjulia Johnston Scholarship at a glance

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Robtjulia Johnston Scholarship

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.

$56k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$494k
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $24k
$5,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$12,500
YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA$11,000
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$5,500
THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA$5,500
MESSIAH UNIVERSITY$5,500
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY$5,500
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY$2,500
MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY$2,500
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY$2,500
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY$2,500
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 92% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $15k → 8%GETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $6k → 9%SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY: $5k → 9%YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $11k → 9%MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY: $6k → 9%KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY: $6k → 11%LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $3k → 11%JUNIATA COLLEGE: $5k → 13%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $24k → 16%ST FRANCIS UNIV FBO ETHAN WALKER: $5k → 16%THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA: $6k → 9%SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 14%AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $5k → 14%GREENSBORO COLLEGE: $5k → 16%GRACE SCHOOLS: $5k → 11%WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $6k → 11%BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE: $9k → 11%SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $5k → 16%LIBERTY UNIVERSITY: $4k → 20%MCDANIEL COLLEGE: $5k → 6%MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY: $6k → 6%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $8k → 8%GETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $6k → 9%YORK COLLEGE OF PA: $6k → 9%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $22k → 16%SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $3k → 16%SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $3k → 14%GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $5k → 14%MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY: $4k → 6%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $6k → 8%GETTYSBURG COLLEGE FBO ALIYAH MYERS: $5k → 9%YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $5k → 9%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $21k → 16%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $6k → 8%GETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $5k → 9%YORK COLLEGE OF PA: $4k → 9%PENN STATE UNIV: $13k → 16%HOOD COLLEGE FBO NOEL NORRIS: $5k → 6%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $5k → 8%YORK COLLEGE OF PA: $4k → 9%PENN STATE UNIV: $13k → 16%MESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $6k → 8%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $13k → 16%MESSIAH UNIVERSITY FBO JOSHUAMCCLEAF: $5k → 8%PENN STATE UNIV: $9k → 16%PENN STATE UNIV: $6k → 16%PENN STATE UNIV: $6k → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
WV
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$441k · 28 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
13

Total granted

$441k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+14%

Still filing today

57%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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

  • YC
    YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA
    8× · 2017–2025 · $38k · revenue +17%
  • GC
    GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
    4× · 2021–2024 · $19k · revenue +19%
  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2017–2024 · $17k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • SF
    ST FRANCIS UNIV FBO ETHAN WALKER
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • HC
    HOOD COLLEGE FBO NOEL NORRIS
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • TG
    The George Washington Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +30%
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
Delaware Valley University

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…

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5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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7
Augustana College

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…

Education
8
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
9
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
10
Furman University

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.

Education
11
LaGrange College

Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…

Education
12
Randolph College Inc

See detailed description of organization's primary mission provided on schedule o

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Gettysburg College; the most unlike its peers is American University. 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

25 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. 25 of the 43 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
21/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $78,900 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $45,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $39,600 · OtherSHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITYWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $12,600 · OtherSLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY: $12,200 · OtherBRIDGEWATER COLLEGE: $11,200 · OtherKENT STATE UNIVERSITY: $10,400 · Other+11 more: $58,670 · Other+11 moreYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $37,750 · EducationYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIAGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $18,700 · EducationGETTYSBURG COLLEGESHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $16,950 · EducationSHENANDOAH UNIVERSITYJUNIATA COLLEGE: $14,600 · EducationJUNIATA COLLEGESYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $12,950 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $12,200 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHMOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY INC: $12,000 · EducationMOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY INCMESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $11,250 · EducationMCDANIEL COLLEGE INC: $10,200 · EducationGreensboro College: $9,400 · EducationLEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $8,150 · EducationSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $8,150 · Education+13 more: $52,500 · Education+13 more
Other$269,070Education$224,800

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $37,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $18,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $16,950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIATA COLLEGE: $14,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $12,950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $12,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $11,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMCDANIEL COLLEGE INC: $10,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreensboro College: $9,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $8,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $8,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Schools: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILSON COLLEGE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGENEVA COLLEGE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGEWATER COLLEGE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOOD COLLEGE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAIRN UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $2,000 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 YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds GETTYSBURG COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds JUNIATA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ↗
  • Who funds MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds MESSIAH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MCDANIEL COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds Greensboro College ↗
  • Who funds LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Grace Schools ↗
  • Who funds CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds The George Washington University ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WILSON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds GENEVA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds EASTERN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds HOOD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CAIRN UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

National Collegiate A…Folds of Honor Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Robtjulia Johnston Scholarship funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robtjulia Johnston Scholarship. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 12% of income from government
  • Mount Saint Mary's University Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Mcdaniel College Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 43 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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