Grants awarded
Who does Willard & Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation fund?
Willard & Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation has awarded $10 million across 350 grants to 152 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $5,000 and $30,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $7,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.1M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
152
Grants
350
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 St Lukes United Methodist Church | $885K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$492K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| C Cassies Place INC | $458K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | $395K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Goliad County Fair Association | $380K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$375K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$354K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
University of the South
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$302K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
The George W Bush Foundation
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$275K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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$245K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S St Luke's United Methodist Church | $205K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$195K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| E Edwin L Cox School of Business | $190K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Houston Botanic Garden
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$182K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S St Thomas High School | $180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Houston Methodist Hospital | $175K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| M Massachusetts General Hospital | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Star of Hope Mission | $150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Goliad Volunteer Fire Department | $150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Sewanee Fund | $150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Hillcrest School | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Tennessee | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Good Samaritan Foundation | $116K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Rise School of Houston | $110K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insitutute | $105K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Brookwood Community INC
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$100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of St Thomas | $100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| W West University Baptist Church | $100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Women of Pader Uganda
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$92K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Senior Life Midland INC
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| N Neuhaus Education Center | $89K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St John's School | $88K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Trinity School of Midland | $88K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The First Tee - West Texas | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The First Tee of West Texas | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$75K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
St Johns School
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S Salvation Army | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Concho Valley Home for Girls INC
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$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Catholic Diocese of Victoria-Texas | $55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| H Holy Family Catholic Church | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gifts of Hope | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| P Perkins School of Theology | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Orange Show | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Round Top-Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department | $45K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Connect Community | $44K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W West Texas Rehab Center | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Houston Parks Board
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$38K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S Salvation Army of San Angelo | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childrens Advocacy Center | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$32K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$31K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Texas Christian University
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Memorial Park Conservancy INC
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Texas School Venture Fund
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Menil Collection | $30K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Safe Place of the Permian Basin
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| R Roane State Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Kincaid School | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Avon Old Farm School | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach INC
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Caasar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Breakthrough Houston
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$22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| L Lifehouse | $21K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chapelwood United Methodist Church | $21K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Children's Advocacy Center | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army of San Angelo Texas | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Partner Relief & Development | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Menil Foundation INC
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| V Vecino Health Centers | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Campus Crusade for Christ | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Fields Edge
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Houston Zoo INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| M Mission Agape | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Buckner Children's Family Services | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Texas Children's Hospital
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$19K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Springspirit INC
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$17K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Lone Star Sanctuary for Animals INC
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W West Texas Rehabilitation Center | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Episcopal High School | $14K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| P Purdue University | $14K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Duke University
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$14K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC |
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