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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6108344

Edward C Johnson Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 42 grants and $16.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,455,700

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $563,852,929

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,016,479

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $496,554,483

  • Tax year 2022

    $29,036,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $495,515,579

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,221,784

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $418,919,628

  • Tax year 2020

    $464,707

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $395,808,274

  • Tax year 2019

    $474,998

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $329,618,078

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MA

    Acquisition for preservation

    $1,500,000
  2. Revolutionary Spaces IncBoston, MA

    Operations support

    $1,500,000
  3. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Discovery research (science)

    $1,000,000
  4. Atlantic Salmon Federation IncBrunswick, ME

    Endowment

    $1,000,000
  5. Tinker Island FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating / annual support

    $827,500
  6. Brigham and Women's Hospital IncBoston, MA

    Endowment

    $650,000
  7. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    Program development / evaluation

    $575,000
  8. American Rivers IncWashington, DC

    Construction

    $570,000
  9. Trout Unlimited IncArlington, VA

    Property care; buildings; construction

    $500,000
  10. Buzzards Bay Coalition IncNew Bedford, MA

    Program development / evaluation

    $500,000
  11. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Construction

    $500,000
  12. Nature Conservancy IncArlington, VA

    Program development / evaluation

    $500,000
  13. Maine Community Foundation IncEllsworth, ME

    Data collection & storage

    $500,000
  14. Atlantic Salmon Federation IncBrunswick, ME

    Construction

    $460,000
  15. Great Works Regional Land TrustOgunquit, ME

    Acquisition for preservation

    $400,000
  16. Nature Conservancy IncArlington, VA

    Program development / evaluation

    $400,000
  17. Island Heritage Trust IncDeer Isle, ME

    Acquisition for preservation

    $350,000
  18. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    Property care; buildings; construction

    $300,000
  19. Connecticut River ConservancyGreenfield, MA

    New construction

    $300,000
  20. Nantucket AtheneumNantucket, MA

    Endowment

    $300,000
  21. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural BeautySwindon, United Kingdom

    Endowment

    $278,200
  22. Camp Beech CliffMount Desert, ME

    Endowment

    $250,000
  23. Neponset River Watershed AssociationCanton, MA

    Planning

    $250,000
  24. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDurham, NC

    General operating / annual support

    $250,000
  25. World Ocean SchoolBoston, MA

    General operating / annual support

    $250,000
  26. Stowe Land TrustStowe, VT

    Operations support

    $200,000
  27. Stowe Land TrustStowe, VT

    Operations support

    $200,000
  28. Nature Conservancy IncArlington, VA

    Land / building acquisition

    $200,000
  29. Old North Foundation of Boston IncBoston, MA

    Technology & equipment

    $200,000
  30. Nashua River Watershed AssociationGroton, MA

    Construction

    $200,000
  31. Upper Saco Valley Land TrustConway, NH

    Land / building acquisition

    $200,000
  32. Kennebec Estuary Land TrustBath, ME

    Acquisition for preservation

    $170,000
  33. Coastal Mountains Land TrustCamden, ME

    Acquisition for preservation

    $150,000
  34. Frenchman Bay ConservancyHancock, ME

    Planning

    $150,000
  35. Friends of the Lobkowicz CollectionsDover, MA

    Property care; buildings; historic preservation

    $150,000
  36. American Rivers IncWashington, DC

    R&D / innovation / pilots

    $125,000
  37. Episcopal Diocese of North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    Property care; buildings; renovation

    $100,000
  38. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Installations (arts & culture)

    $100,000
  39. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Acquisition for preservation

    $100,000
  40. Coastal Rivers Conservation TrustDamariscotta, ME

    Acquisition for preservation

    $100,000
  41. Essex County Greenbelt Association IncEssex, MA

    Acquisition for preservation

    $100,000
  42. Buzzards Bay Coalition IncNew Bedford, MA

    Acquisition for preservation

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment19 grants $6,140,00058% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $1,750,00016% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,527,50014% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $500,0005% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $250,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $250,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $200,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $7,327,500
  2. Maine11 grants $4,105,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $1,795,000
  4. Virginia4 grants $1,600,000
  5. Vermont2 grants $400,000
  6. North Carolina2 grants $350,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $300,000
  8. New Hampshire1 grant $200,000
  9. California1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Maura MarxPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $21,477
  • Abigail P JohnsonDIRECTOR AND VP Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth L JohnsonDIRECTOR AND VP Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Edward C Johnson IVDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christopher J McKownSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Daniel M ArditoTREASURER Hours 1Pay $9,540
  • Kevin SaundersASST. SECRETARY Hours 4Pay $39,956

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