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Helps children, families, and communities facing hardship. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $577K in revenue, $524K in expenses, and $233K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2005
Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Charlotte, NC
Website
jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$577KFY2025
Expenses
$524K
Net assets
$233K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-2387645 Public foundation / grantmaker Charlotte, NC Founded 2005
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps children, families, and communities facing hardship.
Leadership
Jennifer Mayer · Executive Director · $82K
Money in and out
$577K revenue, $524K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$577K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$524K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$233K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $53K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +99% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +131% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$577K
FY2025▲ +50%
Expenses
$524K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$418K
FY2025▲ +126%
Total liabilities
$185K
FY2025▲ ×47
Total revenue
$577K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$524K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$233K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$53K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$418K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJimmie Johnson Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-2387645
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jjimmiejohnsonfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,394Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Mayer’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Mayer$82,394$81,953$74,522$72,862$36,171
Alicia Morris Rudd$76,500$53,713
Jenny Mayer$73,611
Amanda Prothero Left in 2020$31,422

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $338K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The foundation currently focuses on funding k-12 public education, primarily through the jimmie johnson foundation champions grant program. Champions grants are awarded to schools located in north carolina to help address their critical needs. In 2025, the foundation gave 195,847 in grant awards to 9 awardees.

$338Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$313K · 54%
Contributions & grants$257K · 45%
Investment income$6K · 1%
Other revenue54%$313K
Contributions & grants45%$257K
Investment income1%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$577K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.20
Program services65%$338K
Management & general15%$79K
Fundraising20%$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$365K
Total assetsLn 16$418K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$185K
Total net assetsLn 32$233K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $365K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $524K · Less non-cash grants $213K · Cash operating expenses/yr $312K
14.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $338K · Total expenses $524K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $79K · Total expenses $524K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $107K · Total expenses $524K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $86K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $209K
$0.41 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $257K · Total revenue $577K
45%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $577K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $577K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $577K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $524K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $577K · Prior year $384K
+50%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $865K · FY2025 $577K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $233K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $577K · Expenses $524K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $418K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $233K · Total assets $418K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $418K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Mayer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $524K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $102K · Total expenses $524K
20%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 41%
Revenue growth 50%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Gibson GivesFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$45K
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Grants paid · 59 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025
Governors' Village Stem AcademyNC · FY2025$35,000
Ridge Road Middle SchoolNC · FY2025$34,003
Villa Heights ElementaryNC · FY2025$32,000
Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyNC · FY2025$27,921
Berewick Elementary SchoolNC · FY2025$24,160
Turning Point Academy High SchoolNC · FY2025$15,785
Harper Middle College High SchoolNC · FY2025$14,978
Hendrick Family FoundationNC · FY2025$10,000
South Charlotte Middle SchoolFY2024$34,366
Merry Oaks International AcademyNC · FY2024$31,073
Clear Creek ElementaryNC · FY2024$28,704
Highland Mill MontessoriFY2024$23,636
Reid Park AcademyNC · FY2024$23,481
Highland Creek Elementary SchoolNC · FY2024$15,247
Charlotte-Mecklenberg SchoolsFY2023$35,000
DonorschooseorgNY · FY2023$30,000
Hendrick Family FoundationNC · FY2023$12,000
Western Harnett Middle SchoolFY2022$35,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$577K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$94K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$907K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$478K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$865K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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