Bob H Johnson Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tulsa, OK EIN: 73-6290757

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $90K.

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Bob H Johnson Family Foundation gave $46K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $23K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$46,000
-95.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-75.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$23,000
-81.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$23,000
Total assets
$2,705,204
+6.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (98% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Bob H Johnson Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Global Justice Ecology Project: $45KGlobal Justice Ecology Project$45KBerkeley Playhouse: $1KBerkeley Playhouse$1K

The largest 2024 recipient was Global Justice Ecology Project ($45K). Together the top 2 received $46K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 32 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

TulsaBuggaloBerkeleyBodegaJamaica PlainPiedmontTusconWashingtonBixbyChattanoogaCincinnatiHoustonOrangeOwassoUnion Bridge

How Bob H Johnson Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 78% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 20% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M8 grants2020 8 grants2021 6 grants2022 8 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2024) to $1.5M (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $46K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Justice Ecology Project Buggalo, NY2024 donation for environmental work in spain and latin America$45,000
Berkeley Playhouse Berkeley, CAGeneral Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$2,705,204$211,204$72,034$46,0002$46,000$90,376$230,366
2023$2,534,023$230,539$996,479$968,0008$968,000$93,760$206,353
2022$3,299,963$263,484$1,567,701$1,530,6476$1,539,616$146,119$231,352
2021$4,603,115$1,351,484$238,280$210,0008$214,470$1,237,118$291,680
2020$3,489,911$670,928$646,816$613,0008—$548,037$256,902

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bob H Johnson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $230K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jeffrey R. Johnson

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven T. Johnson

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bob H Johnson Family Foundation

How much does Bob H Johnson Family Foundation give each year?

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation gave $46K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $968K across 8 grants.

How large is Bob H Johnson Family Foundation?

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $230K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Bob H Johnson Family Foundation operate?

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Bob H Johnson Family Foundation's EIN?

Bob H Johnson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-6290757. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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