· Private foundation
The Helen Johnston Foundation
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.
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 $10k10 grants · $24k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $73k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MOHAI | $27,450 |
| Individual grant recipient | $25,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $20,600 |
| CASCADIA ART MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| HOME TOGETHER | $5,000 |
| TUNNELS TO TOWERS | $4,000 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $3,000 |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY PT0 | $2,000 |
| ST MICHAEL PARISH | $2,000 |
| EVERETT UNION GOSPEL MISSION | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIAAKA KCTS 9 | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
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, $67k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, 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.
13 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CACASCADIA ART MUSEUM6× · 2017–2024 · $67k · revenue +380%
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION2× · 2023–2024 · $9k · revenue +50%
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC4× · 2018–2024 · $7k · revenue +89%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $20k
- MMOHOIone grant, 2021 · $15k
- SVST VINCENT DE PAULone grant, 2023 · $5k
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.
Kexp's mission is to enrich your life by championing music and discovery.
Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.
Community radio for northern colorado's (crnc) mission is to strengthen our community by cultivating the mind and spirit - informing, inspiring, and entertaining. crnc strives to meet its mission by operating two public media services -…
To deliver meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms
Vermont public informs, educates, and entertains through public service journalism and enlightening content rooted in vermont. our storytelling enriches lives and fosters community connection and understanding.
To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.
To advance knowledge of and appreciation for classical music; to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities around the arts; and to reflect the spirit of the pacific northwest with innovative and high-quality programs.
See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…
Kpcw's mission is to serve summit and wasatch counties with local news, information, entertainment, and emergency alerts through its broadcast signal and digital media platforms. the station is also committed to provide its communication…
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
Chamber music northwest creates and shares the beauty, inspiration, intimacy and transformative power of small ensemble music through: unforgettable concerts with the world's greatest musicians in a welcoming environment; (continued on…
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 37 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 CASCADIA ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds HOME TOGETHER A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds BEAUTIFUL SOLES ↗
- Who funds CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
- Who funds NEW BEGINNINGS ↗
- Who funds UKULELE KIDS CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds CLASSICAL 981 ↗
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: Seattle Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Helen Johnston Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Helen Johnston Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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