C and a Johnson Family Foundation
Palm Beach, FL · EIN 47-4003028. Reported 297 grants totalling $19.1M to 142 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. C and a Johnson Family Foundation 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $2,623,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Point USA | Lemont, IL | $3,010,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Scottsdale, AZ | $2,623,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stetson University | Deland, FL | $1,905,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frost School of Music | Coral Gables, FL | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of Pb | West Palm Beach, FL | $908,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healing Hands International Inc | Nashville, TN | $380,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Made in the Streets | Brentwood, TN | $355,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Redwood Church | Redwood City, CA | $309,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Animal Sanctuary Inc | Buxton, ME | $300,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Idea Foundation Inc | Janesville, WI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scala Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | Palm Beach, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kelsey | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco, CA | $185,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Church of Christ in Eastwood El Paso Tx | El Paso, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Symphony | Palm Beach, FL | $150,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thorne Ecological Institute | Boulder, CO | $145,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation | Arlington, VA | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Resort | San Jose, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Basic Fund | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edward M Kennedy Inst for US Senate Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Entitlements How Inc | Lexington, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Golden Gate Park Golf Development Fdtn | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mory's Preservation Inc | New Haven, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Street Life Ministries | Redwood City, CA | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Bible Church | Palo Alto, CA | $89,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $82,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Sense Society | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Bay Opera | Alameda, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Federation for Childrengrowthfnd | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legacy Foundation | Charles Town, WV | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Team Ministries | San Jose, CA | $52,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cornerstone Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Church of Christ in Eastwood | El Paso, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Free to Choose Network | Erie, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of American Revolution West Pt | West Point, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenbrook Underground | Carson City, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation Inc | Nantucket, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Life Moves | Menlo Park, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pebble Beach Company Foundation | Pebble Beach, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Teaching Economics | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Foundation | Davis, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Ambassadors International | Salida, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church and School | Redwood City, CA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Snow Foundation | Clayton, MO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| William F Buckley JR Program at Yale | New Haven, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | Sherman Oaks, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Financial Womens Association Sf Scholarship Fund | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Aged | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Street Life Ministried | Redwood City, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wycliff Bible Translators | Orlando, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospitals Fdtn | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Rescue Coalition Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doughboy Foundation | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Egan Maritime Institute | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giant Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Archive Center | Sleepy Hollow, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town Hall Theater Inc | Middlebury, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth | Milpitas, CA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance to Protect Nantuckets Sound Inc | Hyannis, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carmel Ideas Foundation | Carmel, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Right to Work Legal Defense Fdtn | Springfield, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scholarleaders International | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi & Americas Fund | Oceanside, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lumind Research Down Syndrom Foundation | Marlborough, MA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Macular Degeneration Association | Washington, DC | $16,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Liberty &americangreatness | Tarpon Springs, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thorne Ecological Institude | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance to Protect Natuckets Sound Inc | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation for Children Growth Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bath&tennis Historic Bldgpreservationfdtn | Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly Athletics | Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cumberland College - UC | Williamsburg, KY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Help One Child Mission to Children Atrisk | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Inc | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association of Scholars | Springfield, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Fallen Officer Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacr Mento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Fdtn | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manhattan Institute Policy Research Inc | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of San Francisco Dcs | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bath & Tennis Historic Building Preservation Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eisenhower Foundation | Abilene, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranchers Inc | Boys Ranch, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope for Depression Research Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lrondog K9 International | Mcdonough, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vmts Education Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jimmy Lee Scholarship Fund | Purchase, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ashbrook Center | Ashland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mara Elephant Project | Pueblo, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Research Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daily Caller News Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc | Tampa, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Heron Theatre Company | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SPCA | Milford, NH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
64 of 142 (45%) 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 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Mayo Clinic
CHARITABLE SUPPORT 100,000 SHARES OF BEN DISTRIBUTED TO MAYO CLINIC ON 9/19/2023.BOOK VALUE OF $1,053 BASED ON HISTORICAL COST.FMV OF $2,623,500 BASED ON MARKET PRICE ON CONTRIBUTION. - Institute for Humane Studies
CHARITABLE SUPPORTCHARITABLE SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 153 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | $8,260,600 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 81 | $3,922,350 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 74 | $5,670,250 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $1,236,000 | $15,000 |
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. 28% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. 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 $15,000. 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 Florida.
- 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 C and a Johnson Family Foundation'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: 1220 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL, 33480. 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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