Funding search · EIN 475408548 · Portland, OR
The Johnson Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 54
- grants reported
- $5.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund3 grants · $3.4M
- Snowcap Community Charities4 grants · $480,000
- Portland Community College Foundation3 grants · $235,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation1 grant · $200,000
- New Avenues for Youth3 grants · $195,000
- Rosemary Anderson Poic3 grants · $185,000
- Clackamas Service Center1 grant · $120,000
- Portland Youthbuilders3 grants · $110,000
- Team Rubicon1 grant · $100,000
- Oregon Community Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.4M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2022
General operating grant
- $1.0M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2023
General operating grant
- $942,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2024
Giving acct #1175253
- $250,000
Snowcap Community Charities · Fairview, OR · 2024
The garden project
- $200,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
General operating grant
- $170,000
Snowcap Community Charities · Fairview, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $120,000
Clackamas Service Center · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $100,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $100,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating grant
- $85,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $85,000
Portland Community College Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $85,000
Portland Tennis and Education · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $85,000
Rosemary Anderson Poic · Fairview, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $75,000
Portland Community College Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $75,000
Portland Community College Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $70,000
Portland Youthbuilders · Fairview, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $60,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2022
Program grant
- $50,000
Latino Network · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $50,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2023
Program grant
- $50,000
Rosemary Anderson Poic · Fairview, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $50,000
Rosemary Anderson Poic · Fairview, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $45,000
Incight · Portland, OR · 2022
Program grant
- $40,000
Incight · Portland, OR · 2023
Program grant
- $35,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating grant
- $35,000
College Possible · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $35,000
Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating grant
- $30,000
Snowcap Community Charities · Fairview, OR · 2023
Capacity building grant
- $30,000
Snowcap Community Charities · Fairview, OR · 2022
Capacity building grant
- $25,000
College Possible · Portland, OR · 2023
Program grant
- $25,000
Path Homes · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $25,000
Smart Reading · Fairview, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $25,000
College Possible · Portland, OR · 2022
Program grant
- $25,000
Greater Than · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $25,000
Portland Homeless Family Solutions · Fairview, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $25,000
Smart Reading · Fairview, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $22,500
Bridge Meadows · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating grant
- $20,000
Kids Unlimited · Medford, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $20,000
Portland Youthbuilders · Fairview, OR · 2023
Program grant
- $20,000
Casa of Clackamas County · Oregon City, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $20,000
Clackamas Women'S Services · Oregon City, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $20,000
Impact Nw · Portland, OR · 2022
Program grant
- $20,000
Portland Youthbuilders · Fairview, OR · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County · Everett, WA · 2023
General operating grant
- $15,000
Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $15,000
Aeme · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties · Salem, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating grant
- $15,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County · Everett, WA · 2022
General operating grant
- $15,000
Kids Unlimited · Medford, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $15,000
Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $10,000
Civil Learning Project · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating grant
- $10,000
Ethos Music Center · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating grant
- $10,000
Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating grant
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
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Similar purposes
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