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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0187342

Rough-J-Ranch Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $171,000 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.

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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

    $171,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,889,387

  • Tax year 2024

    $125,020

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,243,723

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,361,572

  • Tax year 2022

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,072,832

  • Tax year 2021

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,968,636

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,819,685

  • Tax year 2019

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,628,075

  • Tax year 2018

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,365,040

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cox Science Center and AquariumWest Palm BCH, FL

    Education

    $25,000
  2. The Thacher SchoolOjai, CA

    Education

    $20,000
  3. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    Health care

    $15,000
  4. Craig FoundationEnglewood, CO

    Health care

    $10,000
  5. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

    Health care

    $7,500
  6. Delta WaterfowlBismarck, ND

    Environment

    $5,000
  7. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Health care

    $5,000
  8. Western Rivers ConservancyPortland, OR

    Environment

    $5,000
  9. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Health care

    $5,000
  10. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipWashington, DC

    Environment

    $5,000
  11. Fish & Wildlife Foundation of FloridaTallahassee, FL

    Environment

    $5,000
  12. Bonefish and Tarpon TrustMiami, FL

    Environment

    $5,000
  13. California Wildlife Officers FoundationCayucos, CA

    Environment

    $5,000
  14. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Environment

    $5,000
  15. Native Fish SocietyOregon City, OR

    Environment

    $5,000
  16. Memorial Sloan-KetteringHagerstown, MD

    Health care

    $5,000
  17. California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    Environment

    $5,000
  18. Wild Steelhead CoalitionSeattle, WA

    Environment

    $3,000
  19. The Outside FoundationHilton Head Island, SC

    Environment

    $2,500
  20. National Wild Turkey FederationEdgefield, SC

    Environment

    $2,500
  21. All Hands and HeartsMattapoisett, MA

    Public safety

    $2,500
  22. Archbold Biological StationVenus, FL

    Environment

    $2,500
  23. California TroutSan Francisco, CA

    Environment

    $2,500
  24. American Friends of the Ocean CleanupNew York, NY

    Environment

    $2,000
  25. The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    Environment

    $2,000
  26. California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Environment

    $2,000
  27. Planned Parenthood of South East and North FloridaWest Palm Beach, FL

    Health care

    $2,000
  28. Captains for Clean WaterFort Myers, FL

    Environment

    $2,000
  29. Friends of the EvergladesStuart, FL

    Environment

    $2,000
  30. Florida Wildlife Corridor FoundationSt Petersburg, FL

    Environment

    $1,000
  31. Colgate UniversityCanajoharie, NY

    Environment

    $1,000
  32. Vanderbilt School of EngineeringNashville, TN

    Education

    $1,000
  33. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $1,000
  34. Sweats for VetsSan Francisco, CA

    Public welware

    $1,000
  35. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $26,00020% of the total
  2. Animals5 grants $22,50018% of the total
  3. Environment8 grants $22,50018% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $21,00016% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00012% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $10,0008% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $10,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida10 grants $61,500
  2. California7 grants $36,500
  3. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  5. Oregon2 grants $10,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $7,500
  7. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  9. North Dakota1 grant $5,000
  10. South Carolina2 grants $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.

  • Brady C JohnstonePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Allison JohnstoneVICE-PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kyle Ryan JohnstoneVICE-PRESIDENT & CFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan H HamOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Evan JohnstoneDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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