Illinois · Private foundation
The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation
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.
- $98k
- Granted FY2020
- 11
- Grants FY2020
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fd, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $300
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $93,716
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 56% of the organizations The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 | 9 | $4k | 56% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $3k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $3k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $2k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Girl Choir | $2,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Soli Deo Gloria Inc | $1,600 | 3 | 1% |
| Hinsdale Hospital Foundation | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pillars Community Health | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Robert Crown Center | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Start Early | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Crescent Project Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Girl Choir | $2,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Soli Deo Gloria Inc | $1,600 | 3 | 1% |
| Hinsdale Hospital Foundation | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pillars Community Health | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Robert Crown Center | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Start Early | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Crescent Project Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation 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.
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How this is measured
Compare The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation with peer funders
About The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation
- How much does The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation give?
- The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $97,716 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (92%), Arts & Culture (5%), Health (2%).
- Who are The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Northwest Girl Choir ($3k), Soli Deo Gloria Inc ($2k), Hinsdale Hospital Foundation ($500).
- Does The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation 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 The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation based?
- The Frances and Everett Johnston Foundation is based in IL.
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