Johnson Family Foundation Inc
Johnson Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Orleans, Indiana. Its 2024 filing describes its charitable activity as assistance to nonprofit organizations and individuals; its 2025 filing lists grants to Indiana recipients.
Johnson Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Johnson Family Foundation Inc gave $225K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Indiana. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $224,790
- +745.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,056
- +986.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $923,926
- +66.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Johnson Family Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says to contact Bryan Johnson and submit a letter to the board listing the reason for the assistance requested. Awards to nonprofit organizations have no stated limit; assistance to individuals is limited to $2,500 per year.
- Review Cycle
- No deadlines have been established, according to the 2024 filing.
- Deadline
- No deadlines have been established, according to the 2024 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Bryan Johnson
Mailing address: 2262 E County Rd 500 N, Orleans, IN 47452
Phone: (812) 865-3636
Email: b.johnson@riverviewfarmsinc.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Johnson Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wonder Valley ($198K). Together the top 10 received $221K.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 72 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Indiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Johnson Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $225K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $225K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wonder Valley Salem, IN | Religious Organizaton Camp | $198,290 |
| Thrive Columbus, IN | Assist Homeless | $5,000 |
| Orange County Community Foundation Paoli, IN | Community Improvement | $3,000 |
| Youth First Evansville, IN | Services for Youth | $3,000 |
| Stone Ridge Baptist Church Bloomington, IN | Religious Organization | $2,500 |
| Coats for Kids Paoli, IN | Coats for Kids | $2,000 |
| Paoli Community Food Pantry Paoli, IN | Food for Underpriviledged | $2,000 |
| Orleans Food Pantry Orleans, IN | Food for Underpriviledged | $2,000 |
| Orange County Cancer Patient Orleans, IN | Assist Ill Patients | $2,000 |
| Safe Haven Paoli, IN | Drug Treatment | $1,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $923,926 | $573,244 | $230,962 | $224,790 | 14 | $224,790 | $29,747 |
| 2024 | $554,902 | $43,906 | $32,465 | $26,600 | 18 | $26,600 | $18,740 |
| 2023 | $507,445 | $20,698 | $20,854 | $16,250 | 13 | $16,250 | $17,799 |
| 2022 | $463,188 | $103,306 | $19,028 | $15,272 | 18 | $15,272 | $11,603 |
| 2021 | $310,637 | $39,721 | $106,898 | $103,250 | 9 | $103,250 | $13,855 |
| 2020 | $347,265 | $839 | $14,758 | $11,300 | 14 | — | $12,401 |
| 2019 | $345,867 | $16,607 | $13,992 | $10,900 | 14 | — | $12,677 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes its direct charitable activity as providing assistance to nonprofit organizations and individuals. Its 2025 grants included support for a religious organization camp, community improvement, youth services, food assistance, and other causes.
Among its grantees, Orange County Community Foundation describes its mission as building a better community through endowment stewardship, grants, and other support for community needs and opportunities. Youth First says it strengthens youth and families through school-based prevention and early intervention programs addressing mental health, healthy behaviors, substance use prevention, and student success. Dubois County Community Foundation describes itself as organized for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including distributions to qualifying charitable organizations.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 14 grants totaling $224,790. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $198,290, with a median of $2,000.
The largest reported grants included $198,290 to Wonder Valley in Salem, Indiana, for a religious organization camp; $5,000 to Thrive in Columbus for assistance to homeless people; $3,000 each to Orange County Community Foundation in Paoli for community improvement and Youth First in Evansville for youth services; and $2,500 to Stone Ridge Baptist Church in Bloomington for a religious organization. Other listed awards included $2,000 each to Coats for Kids, Paoli Community Food Pantry, Orleans Food Pantry, and Orange County Cancer Patient; $1,500 to Safe Haven for drug treatment; and $1,000 each to Indiana Fallen Heroes Foundation and Becky’s Place.
The 2024 filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Douglas Johnson as president, Bryan Johnson as vice president, Suzanne Johnson as secretary/treasurer, and Aaron Johnson and Greg Hamilton as directors.
Johnson Family Foundation Inc is led by Douglas Johnson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Douglas Johnson
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Aaron Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Greg Hamilton
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bryan Johnson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Suzanne Johnson
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Johnson Family Foundation Inc
How much does Johnson Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc gave $225K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 18 grants.
What is Johnson Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $16,056, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Johnson Family Foundation Inc that year got $35K on average.
Where does Johnson Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Paoli, IN (4 grants) and Orleans, IN (3 grants).
Does Johnson Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Johnson Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Johnson Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Wonder Valley ($198,290), Thrive ($5,000) and Orange County Community Foundation ($3,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Johnson Family Foundation Inc?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc reported $924K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $573K.
What does Johnson Family Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes its direct charitable activity as providing assistance to nonprofit organizations and individuals. Its 2025 grants included support for a religious organization camp, community improvement, youth services, food assistance, and other causes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Johnson Family Foundation Inc?
The 2024 filing says to contact Bryan Johnson and submit a letter to the board listing the reason for the assistance requested. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Johnson Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Johnson Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0974173. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Johnson Family Foundation Inc funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Johnson Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/johnson-family-foundation-inc-morg_683db8cb27504b7f99875ac46c9e9d44
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