Funding search · EIN 814632859 · Commerce, MI
William and Janet Johnston Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $489,600
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- St Jude Children'S Reasearch Hospi3 grants · $58,000
- Folds of Honor Foundation3 grants · $56,000
- Semper Fi Fund3 grants · $56,000
- Schoolcraft College3 grants · $51,000
- Lacasa Center3 grants · $48,000
- Wounded Warriors Family Support3 grants · $47,000
- Meals On Wheels - Western Oakland3 grants · $47,000
- Tunnel To Towers3 grants · $37,000
- Forgotten Harvest3 grants · $28,000
- University of Detroit3 grants · $28,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,500
Schoolcraft College · Livonia, MI · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Semper Fi Fund · Quantico, VA · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
St Jude Children'S Reasearch Hospi · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
St Jude Children'S Reasearch Hospi · Memphis, TN · 2023
General fund
- $18,500
Schoolcraft College · Livonia, MI · 2023
General fund
- $18,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
General fund
- $18,000
Semper Fi Fund · Quantico, VA · 2023
General fund
- $18,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General fund
- $18,000
Lacasa Center · Howell, MI · 2022
General fund
- $18,000
Semper Fi Fund · Quantico, VA · 2022
General fund
- $18,000
St Jude Children'S Reasearch Hospi · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $16,000
Meals On Wheels - Western Oakland · Troy, MI · 2024
General fund
- $16,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2023
General fund
- $16,000
Meals On Wheels - Western Oakland · Troy, MI · 2022
General fund
- $16,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Lacasa Center · Howell, MI · 2024
General fund
- $15,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General fund
- $15,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2024
General fund
- $15,000
Lacasa Center · Howell, MI · 2023
General fund
- $15,000
Meals On Wheels - Western Oakland · Troy, MI · 2023
General fund
- $12,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General fund
- $12,000
Schoolcraft College · Livonia, MI · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Mercy High School · Farmington, MI · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
General fund
- $8,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
General fund
- $8,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Mercy High School · Farmington, MI · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Mercy High School · Farmington, MI · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Veterans Radio · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General fund
- $1,600
Artis Naples · Naples, FL · 2023
General fund
- $1,600
Artis Naples · Naples, FL · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Bridging the Gap · Standish, MI · 2024
General fund
- $1,400
Bridging the Gap for the Elderly · Standish, MI · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Bridging the Gap for the Elderly · Standish, MI · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Make a Difference Rescue · Birmingham, MI · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
The Devoten Barn · Newport, MI · 2022
General fund
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