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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-4428102

Betty Wold Johnson Foundation

A private foundation in West Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $28.9 million paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,886,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $874,835,806

  • Tax year 2023

    $306,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $774,402,982

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $471,029,577

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Success AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000,000
  2. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000,000
  3. Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    General support

    $5,000,000
  4. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General support

    $2,525,000
  5. Grounds for SculptureHamilton, NJ

    General support

    $2,000,000
  6. Mke 2024 Host CommitteeMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $1,000,000
  7. NRDCNew York, NY

    General support

    $830,000
  8. Johnson Center for Child Health and DevelopmentAustin, TX

    General support

    $800,000
  9. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    General support

    $300,000
  10. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    General support

    $300,000
  11. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  12. The Friends of Foundation AcademiesTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $250,000
  13. Aspen Music FestivalAspen, CO

    General support

    $200,000
  14. Mount VernonMount Vernon, VA

    General support

    $200,000
  15. Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  16. Client EarthSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Yonkers Partners in EducationYonkers, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  18. The Doe FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  19. The Children's Home Society of New JerseyTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $11,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    General support

    $15,000,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $5,050,00032% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,000,00031% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,525,00016% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,000,00013% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $800,0005% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $550,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $31,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $16,200,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $5,100,000
  3. New Jersey4 grants $4,786,000
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000,000
  5. Texas1 grant $800,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $300,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $250,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $200,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $200,000
  10. California1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ira AkselradPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Christopher W JohnsonCO-PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert W Johnson IVCO-PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Theresa AltobelliTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Lauren HowardSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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