Funding search · EIN 760386599 · Houston, TX

Willard and Ruth Johnson

Name: Willard and Ruth Johnson grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

204
grants reported: $6.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

St Lukes United Methodist Church3 grants · $885,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation3 grants · $395,000
Vanderbilt University3 grants · $377,500
Cardigan Mountain School3 grants · $304,166
The University of the South3 grants · $301,666
Cassie'S Place2 grants · $257,500
Maryville College3 grants · $225,000
Avon Old Farms School3 grants · $150,000
Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $150,000
Kinkaid School2 grants · $125,000

Giving over time

$2.0M

2022

$1.9M

2023

$2.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 204 grants.

$650,000
St Lukes United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$220,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$157,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Support
$150,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$150,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$150,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
General Support
$137,500
Cassie'S Place · San Angelo, TX · 2024
General Support
$125,000
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2023
General Support
$125,000
St Lukes United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$125,000
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2022
General Support
$120,000
Cassie'S Place · San Angelo, TX · 2023
General Support
$110,000
Cassies Place · San Angelo, TX · 2022
General Support
$110,000
St Lukes United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$101,666
The University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2023
General Support
$100,000
The University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2024
General Support
$100,000
George W Bush Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General Support
$100,000
The University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2022
General Support
$75,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$75,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2023
General Support
$75,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2022
General Support
$70,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General Support
$55,000
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insitutute · Kingsville, TX · 2024
General Support
$54,166
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Avon Old Farms School · Avon, CT · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Avon Old Farms School · Avon, CT · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Edwin L Cox School of Business · Dallas, TX · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Goliad Volunteer Fire Department · Goliad, TX · 2023
General Support
$50,000
The First Tee - West Texas · Midland, TX · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Avon Old Farms School · Avon, CT · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Goliad Volunteer Fire Department · Goliad, TX · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Midland College Foundation · Midland, TX · 2022
General Support
$50,000
St Johns School · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$50,000
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$45,000
Good Samaritan Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$40,000
Edwin L Cox School of Business · Dallas, TX · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$35,000
St Thomas High School · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$35,000
University of St Thomas · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$35,000
Edwin L Cox School of Business · Dallas, TX · 2022
General Support
$33,334
Trinity School of Midland · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$33,334
Trinity School of Midland · Midland, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Good Samaritan Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Hillcrest School · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Star of Hope Mission · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Hillcrest School · Midland, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Midland College Foundation · Midland, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Star of Hope Mission · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
The Catholic Diocese of Victoria-Texas · Victoria, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
The Rise School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$30,000
Star of Hope Mission · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$30,000
The Rise School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$30,000
West University Baptist Church · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$29,000
Neuhaus Education Center · Bellaire, TX · 2023
General Support
$29,000
Neuhaus Education Center · Bellaire, TX · 2022
General Support
$27,500
The Women of Pader Uganda · Austin, TX · 2024
General Support
$27,500
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach · Victoria, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Mentoring Alliance · Tyler, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Midland College Foundation · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Roane State Foundation · Harriman, TN · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Round Top-Warrenton Volunteer Fire Dept · Round Top, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Senior Life Midland · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
The Catholic Diocese of Victoria-Texas · Victoria, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
The First Tee - West Texas · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
The Menil Collection · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
The Rise School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$25,000
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insitutute · Kingsville, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Girls Preparatory School · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
St Thomas High School · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
University of St Thomas · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$25,000
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insitutute · Kingsville, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Girls Preparatory School · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Hillcrest School · Midland, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Holy Family Catholic Church · Victoria, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
St Thomas High School · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$25,000
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2022
General Support
$20,834
Lifehouse · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$20,833
Chapelwood United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2022
General Support
$20,833
Trinity School of Midland · Midland, TX · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Mission Agape · Midland, TX · 2024
General Support
$20,000
The Orange Show · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$20,000
West University Baptist Church · Houston, TX · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Good Samaritan Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Mentoring Alliance · Tyler, TX · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Round Top-Warrenton Volunteer Fire Dept · Round Top, TX · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Senior Life Midland · Midland, TX · 2023
General Support
$20,000
The Orange Show · Houston, TX · 2023
General Support

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