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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-5189521

The Helen Johnston Foundation

A private foundation in Snohomish, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $97,050 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

    $97,050

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,220,563
  • Tax year 2023

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,038,433
  • Tax year 2022

    $78,850

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,119,075
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,157,505
  • Tax year 2020

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,090,003
  • Tax year 2019

    $66,160

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,182,428
  • Tax year 2018

    $80,890

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,168,517

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Suppport of the museum opf history and industry

    $27,450
  2. Individual

    Support of travel for the elderly

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Cirriculum development

    $20,600
  4. Cascadia Art MuseumEdmonds, WA

    Suupport of display of richard bennetts artwork

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Suoport of ST housing for families for LT patients

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Assistance for disabled war vets and 1st responder

    $4,000
  7. Individual

    Medical aid throughout the world

    $3,000
  8. Individual

    Ciriculum development

    $2,000
  9. St Michael ParishOlympia, WA

    Support of the catholic faith

    $2,000
  10. Individual

    Overnight camping for children impacted by cancer

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Emergency & sdisaaster help & feeding the hungry

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    FURTHERANCE OF [individual] MUSIC

    $500
  13. Individual

    SUPPORT OF [individual] TV

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael GreenDIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia GreenPRESDIRSECTREAS Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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