Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of
Cumming, GA · EIN 36-3739494. Reported 147 grants totalling $5,195,167 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $14,350 and $45,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Zoos and a | Silver Spring, MD | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arizona Center for Nature | Phoenix, AZ | $328,540 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Cons Edu | Niwot, CO | $321,118 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Seeing Eye Inc | Morristown, NJ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural Land Institute | Rockford, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Voice of Asian Elephants Society | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $139,178 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Desert Botanical Garden | Phoenix, AZ | $125,948 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peregrine Fund Inc | Boise, ID | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo | Atlanta, GA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind | Cassville, NY | $108,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Life Foundation | Ridgefield, WA | $103,330 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | $100,040 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Assn of Zoological Parks | Silver Spring, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ksds Assistance Dogs Inc | Washington, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Aquarium Society | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indiana Forest Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $76,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Landmark Conservancy | Menomonie, WI | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Hearing Dog Inc | Henderson, CO | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | San Rafael, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield, IL | $63,898 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Bonobos | Durham, NC | $60,391 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summit Assistance Dogs | Anacortes, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | $54,935 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Bird Sanctuary | Valley Park, MO | $51,504 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canine Companions | Oceanside, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Coastal Studies | Provincetown, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Tracy Aviary | Salt Lake City, UT | $49,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Turtle Conservancy | Ojai, CA | $44,821 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yosemite Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwoods Land Trust | Eagle River, WI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intl Center for Pres of Wild Animal | Cumberland, OH | $35,237 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Wild Lands Inc | Odessa, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheetah Conservation USA | Alexandria, VA | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Clearwater, FL | $30,080 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Rivers Conservancy | Osceola, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monarch Research | Marion, IA | $29,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $26,880 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Fla | Tallahasee, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oceans Initiative | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge | Kailua, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Francis Service Dogs | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Land Trust Inc | Bedford Hills, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Audubon Society of Nh | Concord, NH | $20,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Property and Environ Research Ctr | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seacology | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Living Planet | Draper, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Vital Ground Foundation | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons | Jamesport, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volcan Mountian Foundation | Julian, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Soc | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Whitewater, CA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Occupaws Guide Dog Association | Cross Plains, WI | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pilot Dogs | Columbus, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Rim Conservation | Honolulu, HI | $15,065 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Political Economy Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Blackfoot Challenge Inc | Ovando, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Sanctuary Inc | Mount Kisco, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Audobon Society of New Hampshir | Concord, NH | $14,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State Univ-Stanislau Fnd | Turlock, CA | $14,253 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sea Turtle Recovery | West Orange, NJ | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Genesis Assistance Dogs | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Guiding Eyes Inc | Sylmar, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Zoological Society | Oklahoma, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Savannah Science Museum | Savannah, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Florida Wildlife Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary | Shipman, VA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California State Univ-Stanislaus Fn | Turlock, CA | $8,495 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fiscalini Ranch Preserve | Cambria, CA | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intl Center for the Cons of Nature | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iucn | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wikipedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
40 of 85 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 95 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $1,201,316 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $1,275,877 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,387,505 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $1,330,469 | $28,898 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 20% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3570 Evonvale Overlook, Cumming, GA, 30041. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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