The Bernard J & Mary T. Johnson Family

EIN 954712836 Private Foundation

Pasadena, CA 91101 |(626) 795-4076

Total Given 2017–2025
$5.1M
235 grants · $569K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$16K
typical small grants · $10K–$28K
grant size
63%
deep partner · 52/83 multi-year
repeat
$17.3M
Assets (2025)
83
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person ELIZABETH A WRAY
Phone (626) 795-4076
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply LETTER TO FOUNDATION
Restrictions NONE
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $430K $9.9M $244K 30
2018 $457K $10.8M $452K 35
2019 $500K $11.4M $1.2M 33
2021 $596K $16.4M $2.0M 29
2022 $720K $15.1M $1.3M 31
2023 $871K $16.3M $-91K 31
2024 $730K $18.5M $1.5M 21
2025 $817K $17.3M $308K 25

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 235 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$16K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$28K
Maximum
$160K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (235 total)

Purpose
Trust for Public Land LOS Angeles, CA $160,000 TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE PARKS AND PROTECT PUBLIC LAND. 2024
The Impact Forum Foundation Encino, CA $122,236 IMPROVING LIVES BY SHARING THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE IN MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES. 2025
The Impact Forum Foundation Encino, CA $104,334 IMPROVING LIVES BY SHARING THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE IN MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES. 2024
Institute for Justice Arlington, VA $90,000 PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CLIENTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA 2023
State Theater for the Arts Red Bluff, CA $85,000 RESTORATION PROJECT OF A THEATER ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 2022
Trust for Public Land LOS Angeles, CA $80,000 TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE PARKS AND PROTECT PUBLIC LAND. 2023
Institute for Justice Arlington, VA $77,500 PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CLIENTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA 2022
Stand With Us LOS Angeles, CA $60,000 SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD 2023
Institute for Justice Arlington, VA $60,000 PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CLIENTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA 2025
State Theater for the Arts Red Bluff, CA $56,200 RESTORATION PROJECT OF A THEATER ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 2023
Institute for Justice Arlington, VA $50,000 PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CLIENTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA 2021
Stand With Us LOS Angeles, CA $50,000 SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD 2022
Stand With Us LOS Angeles, CA $50,000 SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD 2024
Stand With Us LOS Angeles, CA $50,000 SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD 2025
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $50,000 MAKING DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL 2019
John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Baltimore, MD $50,000 BRAIN CANCER WORK AND RESEARCH 2019
Abbey of New Clairvaux VINA, CA $46,903 RESTORATION PROJECT BY TRAPPIST MONKS -RESURRECTING A CLIENT MONASTIC BUILDING. 2025
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $45,000 PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, EPIDEMICS, DISASTERS, OR EXCLUSION FROM HEALTH CARE 2021
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $43,000 MAKING DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL 2024
Tehama Together Red Bluff, CA $40,000 PROVIDES TEHAMA COUNTY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH FOOD GIFT VOUCHERS AND FOOD SHARE PROGRAMS 2021
The Kern Project Corte Madera, CA $40,000 TO SAVE DOGS AND CATS OF KERN COUNTY, CA THROUGH RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND REHOMING. 2022
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $40,000 MAKING DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL 2023
The Kern Project Corte Madera, CA $40,000 TO SAVE DOGS AND CATS OF KERN COUNTY, CA THROUGH RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND REHOMING. 2023
Institute for Justice Arlington, VA $40,000 PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CLIENTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA 2024
State Theater for the Arts Red Bluff, CA $40,000 RESTORATION PROJECT OF A THEATER ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 2024

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