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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7579596

The Johnson Street Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $2,222,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $60,648,519

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,239,871

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $55,456,736

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,897,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $40,605,216

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,033,050

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $32,193,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,548,136

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $40,530,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,627,758

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $35,565,557

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,102,858

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $33,025,680

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,606,650

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $30,504,641

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sunset Park Health Council IncBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: healthy steps sunset park & 7th ave

    $150,000
  2. El Paso Child Guidance Center IncEl Paso, TX

    Grant: attachment vitamins

    $125,000
  3. University Settlement Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    Grant: CPP & P-CPP in butterflies program

    $105,000
  4. Center for Victims of TortureSaint Paul, MN

    Grant: proyecto mariposa

    $100,000
  5. Justice Innovation IncNew York, NY

    Grant: strong starts bronx

    $100,000
  6. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Grant: SP# 25-1640

    $100,000
  7. Safe Horizon IncNew York, NY

    Grant: bigen. Mental health parents & children

    $100,000
  8. South Ward AllianceNewark, NJ

    Grant: circle security prog. & hlthy beginnings brick

    $100,000
  9. The Florence Immigrant & Refugee RightsTucson, AZ

    Grant: psychosocial & legal services

    $100,000
  10. The International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    Grant: attachment vitamins NYC & sacramento

    $100,000
  11. Forestdale IncForest Hills, NY

    Grant: strong mothers program

    $90,000
  12. Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY

    Grant: terra firma & attachment vitamins

    $85,000
  13. Youth CommunicationNew York, NY

    Special grant: fostercare youth prog. & portal

    $75,000
  14. Arab-American Family Support CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: 2 of 2 caregiver-child bonding circles

    $62,500
  15. The Bridge Project IncNew York, NY

    Grant: NYC homeless pregnant womans prog.

    $62,500
  16. The Bridge Project IncNew York, NY

    Grant: NYC homeless pregnant womans prog.

    $62,500
  17. Arab-American Family Support CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: emergency grant

    $50,000
  18. Fund for the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Grant: family policy project

    $50,000
  19. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Grant: 2 of 2 safe mothers, safe children

    $50,000
  20. Nido de Esperanza Charitable SocietyNew York, NY

    Grant: 1 of 2 new mothers training & education

    $50,000
  21. Nido de Esperanza Charitable SocietyNew York, NY

    Grant: new mothers training & education

    $50,000
  22. Northern Manhattan Perinatal PartnershipNew York, NY

    Grant: new clinician for peace for moms

    $50,000
  23. Rising Ground IncNew York, NY

    Grant: CPP & dyadic programing

    $50,000
  24. South Ward AllianceNewark, NJ

    Grant: circle of security programming

    $50,000
  25. The Jewish BoardNew York, NY

    Grant: mothers & babies mental health

    $50,000
  26. The New York FoundlingNew York, NY

    Grant: increasing circle of security programming

    $50,000
  27. Fund for the City of New York - RiseNew York, NY

    Grant: general operating support for rise

    $45,000
  28. The Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: healthy steps program & linden

    $42,500
  29. The Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: healthy steps program & linden

    $42,500
  30. Asiyah Women's CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: child & youth healing support prog.

    $37,500
  31. Asiyah Women's CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Grant: child & youth healing support prog.

    $37,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $390,00022% of the total
  2. Health5 grants $370,00021% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $200,00011% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $200,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $175,00010% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $150,0009% of the total
  7. 2 other causes4 grants $262,50015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York26 grants $1,747,500
  2. New Jersey2 grants $150,000
  3. Texas1 grant $125,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $100,000
  5. Minnesota1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth BucknerDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Leonard OrrDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Susan BaerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 24Pay $80,034

The return

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