Maryland · Private foundation
The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 42
- Grants FY2024
- 40
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $60,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,640,461
- Organizations funded a year
- 38 to 42
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 11
- Total assets, FY2024
- $94M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 10% of the organizations The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 42 | $4.2M | 5% |
| FY2023 | 40 | $3.9M | 10% |
| FY2022 | 40 | $3.8M | 5% |
| FY2021 | 42 | $4.6M | 43% |
| FY2020 | 38 | $3.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,756,555 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | $500,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Culver Educational Foundation | $402,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | $397,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Dematha Catholic High School | $380,000 | 5 | n/a |
| New Hope Camp and Conference Center Inc | $380,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Gonzaga College High School | $350,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Washington School for Girls | $320,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Rosemount Center | $310,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Montgomery College Foundation | $250,000 | 5 | 1% |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,756,555 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | $500,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Culver Educational Foundation | $402,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | $397,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Dematha Catholic High School | $380,000 | 5 | n/a |
| New Hope Camp and Conference Center Inc | $380,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Gonzaga College High School | $350,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Washington School for Girls | $320,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Rosemount Center | $310,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Montgomery College Foundation | $250,000 | 5 | 1% |
| San Miguel School Inc | $230,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Washington Hospital Center Corporation | $215,000 | 3 | 0% |
| College Bound Inc | $210,000 | 5 | 5% |
| The Madeira School | $210,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Kingman Boys Club Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 33% |
| Archbishop Carroll High School | $200,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Wesleyan University | $190,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Teach for America Inc | $185,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Mater Dei School Inc | $155,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Norwood School Inc | $155,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Collegiate Directions Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 3% |
| St Anselms Abbey School Inc | $150,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Inc | $140,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alice Lloyd College | $130,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate | $112,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Maret School Inc | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Presbyterian School Inc | $110,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lowell School | $92,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital | $85,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Seed Foundation | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Washington Episcopal Day School Inc | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Academy of the Holy Cross Inc | $50,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Concord Hill School | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Landon School | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Seton High School | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brookewood School Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($11M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 28 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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
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About The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes
- How much does The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes give?
- The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes reported 42 grants totaling $4,200,461 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 42 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (81%), Health (9%), Youth Development (4%).
- Who are The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($1.8M), Washington Jesuit Academy ($500k), Culver Educational Foundation ($402k).
- Does The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, United Way of the National Capital Area.
- Where is The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes based?
- The James M Johnston Trust for Char & Educ Purposes is based in MD.
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