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The Lowell F Johnson Foundation at a glance

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The Lowell F Johnson Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$153k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$501kEducation$178kFood & Nutrition$47kCrime & Legal$45kHuman Services$39kHousing & Shelter$37kPublic Safety & Disaster$14kReligion$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $68k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $85k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING$30,000
HUNTERDON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC$25,000
THE COLLEGE OF NJ FOUNDATION$20,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC$10,000
MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC$9,000
LUNCH BREAK$7,500
LEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES$7,500
GIRLS ON THE RUN NJ EAST$5,000
FOOD BANK OF SOMERSET COUNTY INC$5,000
FULFILL$5,000
SAINT ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY$5,000
FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER$5,000
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital$5,000
EVERSIGHT$5,000
GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY$5,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 43% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 7%SPECTRUM FOR LIVING DEVELOPMENT: $3k → 7%ARM IN ARM: $4k → 11%FULFILL: $12k → 6%ARM IN ARM: $4k → 11%FULFILL: $5k → 6%ARM IN ARM: $4k → 11%ARM IN ARM: $4k → 11%LEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES: $8k → 7%ARM IN ARM: $4k → 11%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.
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$776k · 21 repeat orgs$130k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
18

Total granted

$776k
$107k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+14%

Still filing today

81%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionSocial ScienceReligionOther
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

  • AF
    AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $145k · revenue +166%
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $80k · revenue +7%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $50k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • CS
    CRESCENT SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $12k
  • PR
    Plainfield Rescue Squad Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -4%
  • CO
    CASA OF NEW JERSEY
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
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
Humc Medical Observation Pa

To serve as the physician services component of a tax-exempt healthcare delivery network and to thereby promote, support & further the charitable purposes, programs & services of hmh hospitals corp.

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2
Humc Cardiovascular Partners Pc

The organization provides high quality medical care to the community that it serves and specifically provides cardiology & related professional medical services in conjunction with hmh hospitals corp.

Health
3
Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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4
Jfk Medical Associates Pa

Jfk medical associates, p.a. is committed to excellence in providing quality and compassionate healthcare services to diverse communities.

Health
5
Hackensack Specialty Care Associates Pc

To serve as the physician services component of a tax-exempt healthcare delivery network and to thereby promote, support & further the charitable purposes, programs & services of hmh hospitals corp.

Health
6
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
7
Hmh Hospitals Corporation

The organization is committed to providing the full spectrum of life-enhancing care and services to create and sustain healthy, vibrant communities. please refer to schedule h, part vi, question 5 for the organization's community benefit…

Health
8
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Inc

Muhlenberg regional medical center is committed to excellence in

Health
11
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
12
Healthcare Institute of New Jersey Inc

To provide advocacy, research, analysis, communication and publication of information concerning healthcare products, r & d, their manufacture and marketing as they pertain to new jersey's pharmaceutical and medical technology industry.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Diabetes Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Plainfield Rescue Squad Inc. 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

31 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. 31 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/31
Grantees still filing
19/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HUNTERDON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $162,000 · HealthHUNTERDON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION …American Heart Association Inc: $50,400 · HealthAmerican Heart Association IncDIABETES FOUNDATION INC: $16,500 · HealthDIABETES FOUNDATION INCFoundation for Morristown Medical Center: $15,000 · HealthFoundation for Morristown Medica…+4 more: $19,500 · Health+4 moreTHE COLLEGE OF NJ FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherTHE COLLEGE OF NJ FOUNDATIONCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF: $30,000 · OtherCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE…SOMERSET HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $28,043 · OtherSOMERSET HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION …RARITAN VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $27,000 · OtherRARITAN VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMAN…EVERSIGHT: $24,000 · OtherEVERSIGHTCONTACT USA INC: $24,000 · OtherCONTACT USA INCCRESCENT SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $12,000 · OtherPlainfield Rescue Squad Inc: $10,000 · OtherCASA OF NEW JERSEY: $10,000 · Other+10 more: $54,775 · Other+10 moreTHE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 · EducationTHE COLLEGE OF NEW …THE MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC: $21,000 · EducationTHE MATHENY SCHOOL …GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY: $19,763 · EducationGEORGIAN COURT UNIV…Saint Elizabeth University: $17,000 · EducationSaint Elizabeth Uni…+3 more: $15,000 · Education+3 moreAMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH INC: $145,000 · Social ScienceAMERICAN FEDERATIO…ARM IN ARM INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesTHE FOODBANK OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES INC D/B/A FULFILL: $17,000 · Human ServicesLEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesSPECTRUM FOR LIVING DEVELOPMENT INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesLUNCH BREAK INC: $12,500 · Food & NutritionMOVE FOR HUNGER INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD BANK NETWORK OF SOMERSET COUNTY INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionCONTACT WE CARE INC: $10,000 · Religion
Health$263,400Other$259,818Education$152,763Social Science$145,000Human Services$47,000Food & Nutrition$27,500Religion$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHUNTERDON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $162,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetAMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH INC: $145,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOMERSET HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $28,043 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRARITAN VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $27,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetARM IN ARM INC: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY: $19,763 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOODBANK OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES INC D/B/A FULFILL: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Elizabeth University: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDIABETES FOUNDATION INC: $16,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFoundation for Morristown Medical Center: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLUNCH BREAK INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMOVE FOR HUNGER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPlainfield Rescue Squad Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCONTACT WE CARE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNewark Alliance INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RWJ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOORESTOWN VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMIT SPEECH SCHOOL: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTENARY UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW JERSEY SEEDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTERDON HELPLINE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSPECTRUM FOR LIVING DEVELOPMENT INC: $2,500 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.

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.

Community Foundation …Investors Foundation …Bristol-Myers Squibb …The Provident Bank Fo…Citizens Philanthropi…Columbia Bank Foundat…Oceanfirst FoundationGertrude L Hirsch Cha…Pseg Foundation IncVerizon FoundationChubb Charitable Foun…Lillian P Schenck Tw …
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ32× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Investors Foundation Inc · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · The Provident Bank Foundation · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · Columbia Bank Foundation · Oceanfirst Foundation · Gertrude L Hirsch Charitable Trust · Pseg Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Lillian P Schenck Tw Lps 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 The Lowell F Johnson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lowell F Johnson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Diabetes Foundation Inc: 31% of income from government
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Newark Alliance Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Lunch Break Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Arm in Arm Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Saint Elizabeth University: 2% of income from government
  • Legacy Treatment Services Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Georgian Court University: 1% of income from government
  • Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The College of New Jersey Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Lowell F Johnson Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Lowell F Johnson Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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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