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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “johnston”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — to expand a community network of care for the low-income, uninsured in johnston and harnett counties.
North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $148,270 · through 2024Largest: $27,290 to JOHNSTON COUNTY HERITAGE CENTER — arts, culture & humanities
Johnston Memorial Hospital FoundationSmithfield, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $698,661 to JOHNSTON HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION — to support health care services of johnston health
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $264,969 · through 2024Largest: $99,850 to CITY OF JOHNSTON — passthrough gift for the benefit of the city of johnston for a community development grant - crown point project on behalf of the polk county board of supervisors
Largest: $6,500 to RILEY JOHNSTON — academic scholarship
United Way of Central IowaDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $217,604 · through 2024Largest: $30,804 to JOHNSTON PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY — jump (johnston youth mentoring program)
Prairie Meadows Race Track and CasinoAltoona, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $332,101 · through 2024Largest: $80,235 to JOHNSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — school support
North Carolina Partnership forRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.9M to PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF JOHNSTON COUNTY INC — nc young children
Largest: $50,000 to Sound Rivers Inc — to provide a restricted program or project grant for neuse river clean up in johnston county, nc
Largest: $231,534 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - k hale, g hall, m hanson, o hardina, e harkins, h harper, a harris, b hartley, a harvey, t harvey, a harvey, a hayden, t heald, c hendrick, j hodson, z hoe…
Largest: $2,500 to THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC — to support rebuild johnston square, which works to improve housing and health outcomes for the residents of the johnston square neighborhood in baltimore.
Largest: $2,500 to JOHNSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION — organization operations and activities
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

