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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3696561

The Johnson Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $435,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,011,364
  • Tax year 2023

    $359,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,289,802
  • Tax year 2022

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,406,767
  • Tax year 2021

    $384,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,558,729
  • Tax year 2020

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,916,676
  • Tax year 2019

    $348,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,220,735
  • Tax year 2018

    $301,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,409,505
  • Tax year 2017

    $338,750

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,533,681

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Archdiocese of New YorkNew York, NY

    Religious

    $200,000
  2. NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY

    Medical

    $100,000
  3. Alfred E Smith Memorial FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  4. Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Mount Sinai D Research FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Medical

    $10,000
  7. St Josephs ChurchNew York, NY

    Religious

    $10,000
  8. Iwo Jima Association of AmericaQuantico, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00091% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $380,000
  2. California1 grant $50,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Christopher JohnsonDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter James Johnson JrDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Veronica JohnsonDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Blanche A JohnsonDIRECTOR, ASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vernoica F JohnsonDIRECTOR, ASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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