Michigan · Public charity
The Vinnie Johnson Foundation
THE VINNIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION is organized exclusively for the purpose of receiving and administering funds and assets for charitable and educational purposes.
- $180k
- Granted FY2022
- 5
- Grants FY2022
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Total assets, FY2022
- $220k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 20% of the organizations The Vinnie Johnson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 5 | $180k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $185k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $150k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $210k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $193k | 29% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $240k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Cavell Conservancy | $250,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Cornerstone Schools Association | $225,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Promise Schools | $175,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Math Corps | $175,000 | 3 | 11% |
| Bing Youth Institute | $150,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Stand Together Day | $75,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Beat the Streets Detroit Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 22% |
| Citizen Education Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Einstein Method Fka Einstein Education Ecosystem Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Cavell Conservancy | $250,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Cornerstone Schools Association | $225,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Promise Schools | $175,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Math Corps | $175,000 | 3 | 11% |
| Bing Youth Institute | $150,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Stand Together Day | $75,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Beat the Streets Detroit Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 22% |
| Citizen Education Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Einstein Method Fka Einstein Education Ecosystem Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Square One Education Network | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Reach Youth Programs | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Vinnie Johnson 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.
Open a dossier: DTE Energy Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · Ford Philanthropy · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Vinnie Johnson Foundation
- How much does The Vinnie Johnson Foundation give?
- The Vinnie Johnson Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $180,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does The Vinnie Johnson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (52%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Youth Development (16%).
- Who are The Vinnie Johnson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Camp Cavell Conservancy ($250k), Cornerstone Schools Association ($225k), Promise Schools ($175k).
- Does The Vinnie Johnson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Vinnie Johnson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include DTE Energy Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Ford Philanthropy.
- Where is The Vinnie Johnson Foundation based?
- The Vinnie Johnson Foundation is based in MI.
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