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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1542859

Johnson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,221,350

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $12,710,691

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,085,100

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,016,982

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,083,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $11,419,464

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,005,200

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,930,813

  • Tax year 2020

    $935,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $12,616,179

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Partners for Youth with DisabiitiesSomerville, MA

    General operating

    $100,000
  2. Leadership BraineryBoston, MA

    General operating

    $100,000
  3. MIT Office of Engineering Outreach -Boston, MA

    General operating

    $60,000
  4. Spoonfuls IncNewton, MA

    General operating

    $60,000
  5. Break Through CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $55,000
  6. Camp Starfish IncAshby, MA

    General operating

    $53,500
  7. Boston Area GleanersActon, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  8. Next One Up FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General operating

    $50,000
  9. Families 1st Parenting Programs IncWatertown, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  10. More Than Words IncWaltham, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  11. Missionsafe A New BeginningRoxbury, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  12. May We HelpCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $50,000
  13. Innovators for PurposeCambridge, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  14. Uncornered IncDorchester, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  15. The Welcome ProjectSomerville, MA

    General operating

    $50,000
  16. The Loop LabCambridge, MA

    General operating

    $35,000
  17. Critical ExposureWashington, DC

    General operating

    $30,000
  18. Envisioning Access IncAllston, MA

    General operating

    $30,000
  19. Hamilton Living Water Ministry IncHamilton, OH

    General operating

    $25,800
  20. New Life Furniture IncCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  21. A Wider CircleKensington, MD

    General operating

    $25,000
  22. Crayons to ComputersCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  23. University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  24. Arts for Learning Massachusetts IncBoston, MA

    General operating

    $25,000
  25. Household Goods IncActon, MA

    General operating

    $25,000
  26. Haley House IncBoston, MA

    General operating

    $25,000
  27. Inner City Youth OpportunitiesCincinnati, OH

    General operating

    $25,000
  28. Be Concerned IncCovington, KY

    General operating

    $22,050

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development5 grants $233,50028% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $147,05018% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $125,00015% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 grants $110,00013% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $50,0006% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $110,80013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts17 grants $863,500
  2. Ohio7 grants $230,800
  3. Maryland2 grants $75,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
  5. Kentucky1 grant $22,050

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Patricia L Johnson LipconDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jesse LipconDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gwendolyn Kess JohnsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • David B HamiltonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charlotte Johnson LillyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Crosley Johnson SigmonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Johanna Theiss Johnson BrunDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Zachary JohnsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren Lipcon DaleDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott LipconDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Todd LipconDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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