Grants awarded
Who does Lester & Frances Johnson Foundation INC fund?
Lester & Frances Johnson Foundation INC has awarded $1.9 million across 127 grants to 71 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in animals. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $15,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$1.9M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
71
Grants
127
Years
2020–2025
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
River Food Pantry
|
$420K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| T Timothy's Ministry | $240K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Loaves & Fishes | $175K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The River Food Pantry | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Eastern Illinois Food Bank | $85K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Glen-Ed Pantry | $70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Saint Louis Area Food Bank | $55K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Courage Connection
|
$50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Gio's Garden INC
|
$42K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| C Christmas Shop with Heroes and Helpers | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America Three Fires Council | $40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Gateway Pet Guardians
|
$38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I International Institute of Metro St Louis | $35K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Middleton Outreach Ministry | $34K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Health by All Means | $30K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wayforward Food Pantry | $25K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $23K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boy Scout America Three Fires Council | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Tenth Life Cat Rescue
|
$18K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $16K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Heroes and Helpers | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Muncie Crime Stoppers | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S Saint Louis Area Food Pantry | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Black Earth Historical Society INC | $10K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| C Colorectal Cancer Alliance | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tenth Life Cat Rescue | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ASPCA | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Animal Rescue Corps INC
|
$10K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| E Elroy Area Food Pantry INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| B Blood Cancer United | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Shepard Lutheran Church Food Pantry | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Champaign County Humane Society INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Health by Motorbike INC | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WI | |
| F Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Louis Crisis Center | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jude Children's Hospital | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Inspiring Hope Ministries | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Food Pantry of Spring Green | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dolly's Dream Home Rabbit Rescue | $6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
World Bird Sanctuary
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| U Uw Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C California Community Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Unleashed | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tiny N Tall Rescue INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Safe Connections
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin INC
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| C City Sewing Room | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Animal Rescue | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Madison Dugout Club | $3K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Night Ministry | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Holly's House of Hope | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Contemporary Art Museum | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Black Earth Historical Society | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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