Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
EIN 834428102Total Given 2022–2024
$64.2M
23 grants · $21.4M avg/year
based on 3 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$300K
typical big bets · $150K–$2.3M
grant size
5%
transactional · 1/20 multi-year
repeat
$855.8M
Assets (2024)
20
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 332-7500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| 2022 | $20.0M | $474.7M | $492.1M | 1 |
| 2023 | $306K | $741.3M | $304.4M | 2 |
| 2024 | $43.9M | $855.8M | $129.2M | 20 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 23 grants on record
Minimum
$11K
25th Pctl
$150K
Median
$300K
Average
$2.8M
75th Pctl
$2.3M
Maximum
$20.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
4.3% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 11 states
$800K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (23 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $20,000,000 | PROFESSORSHIP OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRITATION, &CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT | 2022 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $15,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Success Academy | New York, NY | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $5,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Princeton, NJ | $2,525,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Grounds for Sculpture | Hamilton, NJ | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Mke 2024 Host Committee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $830,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Johnson Center for Child Health and Development | Austin, TX | $800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Unicef Usa | New York, NY | $300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Friends of Foundation Academies | Trenton, NJ | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Amigos of Costa Rica | West Chester, PA | $206,000 | FOR THE NOSARA CIVIC ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE CALLE MODELOPROJECT | 2023 |
| Aspen Music Festival | Aspen, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, VA | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | PROFESSORSHIP OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRITATION, &CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT | 2023 |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Client Earth | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Yonkers Partners in Education | Yonkers, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Doe Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Children'S Home Society of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $11,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |