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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-6024154

Benjamin F Johnston Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $3,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Feb 28, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $116,058

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $120,026

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $121,572

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,120

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $124,555

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $120,921

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $125,509

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $128,978

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Az Humane SocietyPhoenix, AZ

    Charitable

    $375
  2. C G Jung Institute of DallasDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $375
  3. Cares FoundationUnion, NJ

    Charitable

    $375
  4. Let's Be Better Humans ProjectGilbert, AZ

    Charitable

    $375
  5. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    Educational

    $375
  6. Ten Lives ClubNorth Boston, NY

    Charitable

    $375
  7. MsiaLos Angelez, CA

    Charitable

    $375
  8. Bridges PTOGilbert, AZ

    Educational

    $188
  9. Shawnee Mission Education FundShawnee Mission, KS

    Educational

    $187

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $75067% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $37533% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona3 grants $938
  2. Texas2 grants $750
  3. California1 grant $375
  4. New Jersey1 grant $375
  5. New York1 grant $375
  6. Kansas1 grant $187

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sherwood Johnston IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kenneth J UpchurchVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wesley A RolandSEC/TREASURE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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