Gesner Johnson Foundation

PENNINGTON, NJ EIN: 41-1890875

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$710K

+5.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

-11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$44K

+19.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$236K$472K$709K$945K24 grants201925 grants202018 grants202124 grants202218 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GOING HOME II$68KA PLACE CALLED HOME$65KFEEDING SAN DIEGO$50KBRIDGES OF HOPE$50KSEATTLE'S UNION GOSPEL$50KUNITED WAY OF PIERCE$50KWALDEN FAMILY SERVICES$50KFIVE ACRES$50KMAMAS KITCHEN$47KURBAN IMPACT$45K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K37$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RUSSELL JOHNSONPRESIDENT20
MARCIA CAMPBELLTREASURER10
PAUL JOHNSONSECRETARY10

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

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

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