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The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$176k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
60
Grants FY2025
59
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
48 to 63
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$2.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

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

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyEducationAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving58$174k16%
FY202459$158k15%
FY202363$141k35%
FY202263$167k24%
FY202158$158k21%
FY202052$132k19%
FY201954$132k31%
FY201848$129kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$174kPhilanthropy$173kRecreation & Sports$128kHuman Services$105kFood & Nutrition$100kArts & Culture$98kEnvironment$83kYouth Development$67kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OH
NJ
RI
CA
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 72 grantees
All grantees of The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Arts in Stark$60,00080%
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank$42,50080%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio$40,00050%
Stark County Hunger Task Force Inc$32,50071%
Gennesaret Inc$32,50084%
United Way of Summit and Medina$32,00030%
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc$30,00060%
Young Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc$28,50080%
Caring and Serving Together - CAST$26,00044%
Fore Stark County Youth Development Inc$22,50081%
261 Fearless Inc$20,00031%
United Disability Services Inc$20,00080%
Friends of the Tonto National Forest Inc$20,00084%
Stewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary$18,00070%
Foothills Community Foundation Inc$17,50070%
Jewish Community Center of Akron$15,00020%
The Meb Maintaining Excellent Balance Foundation$15,00022%
National First Ladies Library$12,50021%
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc$12,50050%
Valley of the Sun United Way$12,50050%
Buckeye Trail Association Inc$12,00081%
Arizona Trail Association$12,00080%
North Canton Playhouse$11,50073%
Care Inc$11,0003n/a
Ohio Cpa Foundation$10,50080%
Friends of Stark Parks$10,00061%
Appalachian Trail Conservancy$9,50080%
Tarry House Inc$9,00040%
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy$9,00060%
Refuge of Hope Ministries$8,00050%
Girls on the Run of Stark County$7,50051%
Mobile Comunidad$7,50031%
Blossom Hill Inc$7,50030%
Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County Inc$7,50031%
Girls on the Run of Greater Summit Girls on the Run of Northeast Ohio$7,50050%
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio$7,00040%
The Phoenix Theatre Company and Subsidiary$7,00030%
Lets Grow Akron Inc$6,00041%
Massillon Area Greenways Inc$6,0008n/a
Bryant University$6,00040%
Canton Palace Theatre Association$5,00010%
First Place Az$5,00010%
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition$4,50030%
One of a Kind Pet Rescue Inc$4,50030%
Run to Share$4,0003n/a
The Dollywood Foundation$4,00020%
The Cleveland Animal Protective League$3,50030%
South Street Mnistries Inc$3,00020%
Rmh of Akroninc$2,50010%
Honor Flight Cleveland Inc$2,50011%
America's Dentists Care Foundation$2,50010%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$2,50050%
March of Dimes Inc$2,50010%
Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation$2,00020%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$1,50030%
Pay It Forward for Pets Inc$1,5001n/a
Youth With a Mission$1,5001n/a
The Arc of Ohio Inc$1,50020%
Tiqvah Hands of Hope$1,20010%
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc$1,0001n/a
The Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation$1,00010%
Share Our Strength$1,00010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,00010%
Firefighter Cancer Support Network Inc$1,00010%
Gamma Iota Sigma$1,0001n/a
Sanctuary for Senior Dogs$1,0001n/a
Good Neighbors Inc$1,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Project Ed Bear Inc$1,0001n/a
Compassion Delivered Inc$1,00010%
Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association$50010%
Whispering Grace Horses$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 70 recipients with no EIN on record ($440k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetArts in Stark: $60,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAkron-Canton Regional Foodbank: $42,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater Ohio: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStark County Hunger Task Force Inc: $32,500 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetGennesaret Inc: $32,500 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetUnited Way of Summit and Medina: $32,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDouble H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc: $28,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCaring and Serving Together - CAST: $26,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetFore Stark County Youth Development Inc: $22,500 over 8y, 1.5% of budget261 Fearless Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Disability Services Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Tonto National Forest Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetStewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary: $18,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetFoothills Community Foundation Inc: $17,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetJewish Community Center of Akron: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Meb Maintaining Excellent Balance Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNational First Ladies Library: $12,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNational Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetValley of the Sun United Way: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuckeye Trail Association Inc: $12,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetArizona Trail Association: $12,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Canton Playhouse: $11,500 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetOhio Cpa Foundation: $10,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Stark Parks: $10,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetAppalachian Trail Conservancy: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTarry House Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRefuge of Hope Ministries: $8,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGirls on the Run of Stark County: $7,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetMobile Comunidad: $7,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBlossom Hill Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFood Pantry of Jeff Davis County Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetGirls on the Run of Greater Summit Girls on the Run of Northeast Ohio: $7,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGirl Scouts of North East Ohio: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phoenix Theatre Company and Subsidiary: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLets Grow Akron Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetBryant University: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCanton Palace Theatre Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFirst Place Az: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOhio & Erie Canalway Coalition: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOne of a Kind Pet Rescue Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dollywood Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cleveland Animal Protective League: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Street Mnistries Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRmh of Akroninc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHonor Flight Cleveland Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAmerica's Dentists Care Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 63.

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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.

Stark Community FoundationOH39.3× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Stark Community Foundation · Akron Community Foundation · L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation · Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc · Hoover Foundation Income Account · The Welty Family Foundation · Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation Inc · Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn · Lehner Family Foundation · Charles E and Mabel M Ritchie Memorial · United Way of Summit and Medina · Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc

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.

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About The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc give?
The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc reported 60 grants totaling $176,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 63 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (14%), Philanthropy (14%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
Who are The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Arts in Stark ($60k), Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank ($43k), Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio ($40k).
Does The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Stark Community Foundation, Akron Community Foundation, L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation.
Where is The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc based?
The Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation Inc is based in OH.

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 145 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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