Illinois · Private foundation
Violet M Johnson Family Foundation
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.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 14
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Violet M Johnson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $1.8M | 10% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $1.6M | 10% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $1.8M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $1.7M | 69% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.1M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Camp Foundation Inc | $1,565,000 | 4 | 29% |
| Hope House of Colorado | $1,055,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Nourish Meals on Wheels | $776,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Northeastern University | $750,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Feeding San Diego | $700,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Scripps Health | $550,000 | 4 | 0% |
| CASA of San Mateo County | $500,000 | 5 | 5% |
| Baylor University | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Be the Gift Incorporated | $205,000 | 4 | 17% |
| Food For Thought Denver | $200,000 | 2 | 5% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Camp Foundation Inc | $1,565,000 | 4 | 29% |
| Hope House of Colorado | $1,055,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Nourish Meals on Wheels | $776,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Northeastern University | $750,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Feeding San Diego | $700,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Scripps Health | $550,000 | 4 | 0% |
| CASA of San Mateo County | $500,000 | 5 | 5% |
| Baylor University | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Be the Gift Incorporated | $205,000 | 4 | 17% |
| Food For Thought Denver | $200,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Donorschooseorg | $125,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Samaritan House | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Breast Cancer Solutions | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dress for Success Phoenix | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Humble Design Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Gracefull Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Violet M Johnson Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Colorado Gives Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Violet M Johnson Family Foundation with peer funders
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About Violet M Johnson Family Foundation
- How much does Violet M Johnson Family Foundation give?
- Violet M Johnson Family Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $1,751,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 14 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Violet M Johnson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (19%), Recreation & Sports (17%), Health (14%).
- Who are Violet M Johnson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Clearwater Camp Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Hope House of Colorado ($1.1M), Nourish Meals on Wheels ($776k).
- Does Violet M Johnson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Violet M Johnson Family Foundation 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 Violet M Johnson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Violet M Johnson Family Foundation based?
- Violet M Johnson Family Foundation is based in IL.
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