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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-6062888

The Johnson Foundation

A private foundation in Chariton, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $61,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $918,686
  • Tax year 2023

    $55,259

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $927,304
  • Tax year 2022

    $59,241

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $806,687
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,525

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $828,409
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $738,140
  • Tax year 2019

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $701,954
  • Tax year 2018

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $669,029
  • Tax year 2017

    $31,900

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $682,782

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chariton Chamber & Development Charitable FoundationChariton, IA

    General fund

    $48,500
  2. Iowa College FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Chariton Valley Reginal Housing Trust FundCenterville, IA

    General fund

    $3,000
  4. Chariton BoostersChariton, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  5. Uni FoundationCedar Falls, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  6. Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $48,50099% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa6 grants $61,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Shawn GartonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Aaron GartonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Danielle JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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