Grants awarded
Who does Walter S Johnson Foundation fund?
Walter S Johnson Foundation has awarded $27 million across 255 grants to 127 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $100,000, with most between $10,000 and $150,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $100,000 versus $75,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$27.1M
Typical grant
$100K
Grantees
127
Grants
255
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| S Special Project Fund Daf | $3.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
John Burton Advocates for Youth
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$1.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Foundation for California Community Colleges
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$1.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N Nevada System of Higher Education | $900K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O On the Movevoices | $800K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$800K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A American Bar Association Fund for Justice in Education | $720K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Ifoster | $650K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | — |
| C California College Pathways - Greater Horizons | $600K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation
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$600K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| A Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INC (fund for Education Success) | $500K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Nevada Reno | $450K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $400K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Foster Kinship
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$400K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $400K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$400K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| A Alliance for Children's Rights | $350K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$340K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| L Lutheran Social Services of Northern Ca | $325K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parents by Choice | $325K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | — |
| C California College Pathways Pooled Fund | $300K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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Aspiranet
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Mockingbird Society
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$300K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WA | |
| L Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | $300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Center for Law and Social Policy (clasp) | $300K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S School House Connection | $300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$280K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Pride Industries
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$280K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Ca Homeless Youth Project | $250K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children's Advocacy Alliance of NV | $250K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Ca Alliance of Caregivers | $240K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Youth Law Center | $240K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
National Center for Youth Law
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$225K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Children's Law Center of Ca | $225K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Truckee Meadow Community College Foundaton | $225K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$220K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Life Learning Academy
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Think of US
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
John Muir Land Trust Prev Muir Heritage Land Trust
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
A Home Within INC
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$200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U University of San Diego (through Childrens Advocacy Institute) | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J John Burton Advocates for Youth - California College Pathways Pooled Fund | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Raikes Foundationseattle Foundation Lb#1069 | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$190K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| L Legal Services Funders Network | $175K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Civicorps Schools | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Legal Aid Association of California
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$140K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Legal Aid Association of California (lsfn) | $110K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Bay Area Legal Aid
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Eddy House
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Seneca Family of Agencies
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| F First Star Academy | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Western Center on Law and Poverty (wclp) | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S San Joaquin County Office of Educational Foundation (greater Valley Conserv | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Uc Berkeley (child Welfare Indicators Project) | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Educational Results Partnership
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of California Berkeley (child Welfare Indicators Project) | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Youth Forward
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
The Urban Institute
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$90K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
National Foster Youth Institute
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$80K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
East Bay Community Law Center
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Olive Crest
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Alliance for Community Advocacy | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Public Works Alliance
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Educate Tomorrow Corp
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$75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
Boosted Diplomas
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$70K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Bronco Bench Foundation
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S San Francisco Recreation & Parks | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
The Open Window School
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| K Kid in the Corner INC | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| W Washoe County School District | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Haven Tennis Outreachyale University | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Contra Costa | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Osceola Magnet School | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Open Medicine Foundation INC
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Find Your Light Foundation
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Childcare Resources of Indian River INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Corvallis Homeless Shelter Coalition | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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