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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6491462

C Johnson Charitable FDN Trust

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $272,000 paid in grants.

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.

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 2025

    $272,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,136,652
  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,764,824
  • Tax year 2023

    $253,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,663,436
  • Tax year 2022

    $286,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,686,846
  • Tax year 2021

    $242,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,768,916
  • Tax year 2020

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,269,306
  • Tax year 2019

    $229,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,217,292
  • Tax year 2018

    $190,928

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,219,226

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bowery MissionNew York, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Stanley M Isaac Neighborhood CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $12,000
  3. Christian Relief Services Charities IncAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $12,000
  4. Habitat for Humanity International IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Hospice Care NetworkWestbury, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. Native American Heritage AssociationBlack Hawk, SD

    General operating

    $10,000
  7. Inner-City Scholarship Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. Operation Smile IncVirginia BCH, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  10. Community Helpline IncPLS VRDS PNSL, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  11. St Bonaventure Indian Missions & SchoolThoreau, NM

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General operating

    $9,000
  13. Red Cloud Indian SchoolPine Ridge, SD

    General operating

    $9,000
  14. Christian Appalachian Project IncLexington, KY

    General operating

    $9,000
  15. Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  16. Medecins Sans Frontiers USA IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  17. Special Olympics New YorkAlbany, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  18. Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research FDNWashington, DC

    General operating

    $8,000
  19. Disabled American Veterans Charitable SeCold Spring, KY

    General operating

    $8,000
  20. Blinded Veterans AssociationAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $8,000
  21. Ronald McDonald HouseNew Hyde Park, NY

    General operating

    $7,000
  22. March of Dimes FoundationWhite Plains, NY

    General operating

    $7,000
  23. St Josephs Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General operating

    $7,000
  24. St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT

    General operating

    $7,000
  25. Convenant HouseNew York, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  26. United States Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  27. Communitys Child IncLomita, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  28. Richstone Center IncHawthorne, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  29. Kids Wish Network IncPalm Harbor, FL

    General operating

    $5,000
  30. Surgical Eye Expeditions International ISanta Barbara, CA

    General operating

    $5,000
  31. Xavier Mission IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  32. Toys for Tots IncBinghamton, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  33. Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere IncAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $28,00021% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $19,00014% of the total
  4. Mental health2 grants $15,00011% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $30,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $121,000
  2. Virginia4 grants $40,000
  3. California4 grants $25,000
  4. Kentucky2 grants $17,000
  5. South Dakota2 grants $16,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $10,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $9,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $8,000
  10. Montana1 grant $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.

  • Paul MarcheseCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $80,319

The return

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