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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-4745700

V and J Foundation

A private foundation in Higley, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1.3 million 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,300,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,568,749
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,363,975
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,667,734
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,060,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,459,824
  • Tax year 2021

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $10,156,797
  • Tax year 2020

    $815,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,640,429
  • Tax year 2019

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,186,715

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. National Christian FoundationAlpharetta, GA

    General

    $660,000
  2. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General

    $125,000
  3. Individual

    General

    $75,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $75,000
  5. Individual

    General

    $63,000
  6. PioneersOrlando, FL

    General

    $63,000
  7. Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsOrlando, FL

    Worldwide project fund

    $63,000
  8. Scriptures in UseGreen Valley, AZ

    General

    $63,000
  9. Individual

    General fund

    $63,000
  10. International Students IncColorado Springs, CO

    Outreach program

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $660,00072% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $251,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $660,000
  2. Florida2 grants $126,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $125,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $63,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul JohnstonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joe JohnstonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen JohnstonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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