Everett H Johnston Foundation
Everett H Johnston Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sutter Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $36K.
Everett H Johnston Foundation at a glance
In short: Everett H Johnston Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,600
- -70.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,100
- -55.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,100
- Total assets
- $1,706,447
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Everett H Johnston Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ms Brooke's Classroom Scholarship ($3K). Together the top 4 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($3,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 42 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Everett H Johnston Foundation gives
- Giving fell 74% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 32% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $52K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Brooke's Classroom Scholarship Amador City, CA | Scholarship Fund | $2,500 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $3,000 |
| Knight Foundry Museum Sutter Creek, CA | General Support | $700 |
| Sutter Creek Community Benefit Foun Sutter Creek, CA | General Support | $250 |
| Park County FFA Future Farmers of A Livingston, MT | General Support | $150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,706,447 | $39,164 | $18,224 | $6,600 | 6 | $13,336 | $35,769 | $41,863 |
| 2024 | $1,646,520 | $61,670 | $39,106 | $22,100 | 9 | $33,224 | $46,362 | $40,459 |
| 2023 | $1,612,333 | $29,161 | $64,598 | $51,868 | 9 | $59,597 | $22,042 | $37,143 |
| 2022 | $1,552,712 | $28,598 | $39,235 | $25,249 | 8 | $33,160 | $24,886 | $36,203 |
| 2021 | $1,631,601 | $93,214 | $21,278 | $10,675 | 10 | $15,953 | $78,210 | $37,941 |
| 2020 | $1,573,706 | $42,893 | $29,040 | $18,013 | 13 | — | $28,131 | $33,686 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Everett H Johnston Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Everett H Johnston Foundation is led by Mary Johnston, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Johnston
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Machi
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Machi
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Everett H Johnston Foundation
How much does Everett H Johnston Foundation give each year?
Everett H Johnston Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 9 grants.
What is Everett H Johnston Foundation's typical grant size?
Everett H Johnston Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,100, and its average grant was $1,100, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Everett H Johnston Foundation give grants?
Everett H Johnston Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sutter Creek, CA (2 grants).
Does Everett H Johnston Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Everett H Johnston Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Everett H Johnston Foundation's largest grantees?
Everett H Johnston Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Ms Brooke's Classroom Scholarship ($2,500), Knight Foundry Museum ($700) and Sutter Creek Community Benefit Foun ($250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($3,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Everett H Johnston Foundation?
Everett H Johnston Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (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.
What is Everett H Johnston Foundation?
Everett H Johnston Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sutter Creek, CA. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Everett H Johnston Foundation's EIN?
Everett H Johnston Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0374539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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