Private foundation · EIN 26-4202617 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Jeanne R Johnson Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $2.6M total, median $25K. 85% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
20
$2.6M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in TX
85%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$44M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 19 of 20 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dallas Symphony FoundationDallas, TXGeneral Operating$1.0M
Dallas ArboretumDallas, TXGeneral Operating$150K
North Texas Food BankPlano, TXGeneral Operating$100K
The Senior SourceDallas, TXGeneral Operating$75K
Visiting Nurses AssociationDallas, TXGeneral Operating$50K
The Salvation ArmyDallas, TXGeneral Operating$50K
Highland Park Presbyterian ChurchDallas, TXGeneral Operating/other$50K
Children's Medical Center FoundatioDallas, TXGeneral Operating$25K
American Red CrossWashington, DCGeneral Operating$25K
Baylor Scott White Dallas FoundatioDallas, TXGeneral Operating$25K
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCGeneral Operating$25K
Greater Dallas Youth OrchestraDallas, TXGeneral Operating$20K
Envision DallasDallas, TXGeneral Operating$20K
OurcallingDallas, TXGeneral Operating$10K
Buckner InternationalDallas, TXGeneral Operating$5,000
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKGeneral Operating$5,000
Friends of the Highland Park LibrarHighland Park, TXGeneral Operating$5,000
For Love ArtDallas, TXGeneral Operating$5,000
Grant Halliburton FoundationDallas, TXGeneral Operating$5,000

By state: Texas 17 · District of Columbia 1 · North Carolina 1 · Oklahoma 1

About this foundation

Jeanne R Johnson Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, administered in care of Jeanne R Johnson, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Jeanne R Johnson Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Jeanne R Johnson Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.6M across 20 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Jeanne R Johnson Foundation give?

Texas (17 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), North Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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