Gesner-Johnson Foundation
Private foundation · Pennington, NJ · EIN 41-1890875 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Gesner Johnson Foundation
53grants reported
$45Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 53 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $90K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1532
Pennington, NJ 08534-0691
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 421 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Relief Western Washington | Kent, WA | $75,000 |
| Going Home II | Portland, OR | $68,000 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angelos, CA | $65,000 |
| Outdoor Outreach | San Diego, CA | $56,275 |
| Both Ends Believing | Plano, TX | $55,000 |
| World Relief Western Washington | Kent, WA | $50,400 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 |
| Hope Refuge Inc | Goleta, CA | $50,000 |
| Your Neighbor to Love Coalition | Nisswa, MN | $50,000 |
| Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Centered | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Lucky Duck Foundtion | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Alabaster Jar Project | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Pasadena Senior Center | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| Olive Crest | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Stepping Forward LA | Los Angelos, CA | $50,000 |
| Center for Community Solutions | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Feeding San Diego | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Bridges of Hope | Brainerd, MN | $50,000 |
| Seattle's Union Gospel UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPORT | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| United Way of Pierce | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 |
| Walden Family Services | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Five Acres | Atladena, CA | $50,000 |
| Urban Impact | Seattle, WA | $49,550 |
| Mamas Kitchen | San Diego, CA | $47,375 |
| Solutions for Change | Vista, CA | $45,000 |
| Urban Impact | Seattle, WA | $44,800 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPORT | San Diego, CA | $44,700 |
| Testimony Gospel Brand Ministries Inc | Rch Palos Vrd, CA | $40,000 |
| Journey House | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 |
| Girls Rising Above Child Exploitation (grace) | San Diego, CA | $39,000 |
| Dads UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPORT | Seattle, WA | $37,500 |
| Operation Hope North | Vista, CA | $36,410 |
| Innovations Htc | Olympia, WA | $35,000 |
| Cura Smiles Inc | San Diego, CA | $33,530 |
| Our Arts Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $31,689 |
| United Way of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 |
| Seed House Project | Glendale, CA | $30,000 |
| Agros International | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 |
| Olive Crest GRANT FOR ASSISTANCE ON | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 |
| Studio Ace | Oceanside, CA | $22,000 |
| Rise Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $21,300 |
| Antioch Adoptions GRANT FOR UPGRADING | Redmond, WA | $20,000 |
| Journey House | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 |
| Urban Impact | Seattle, WA | $18,000 |
| Friends in Deed (the Fid Group) | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 |
| Impact Latin America | Seattle, WA | $13,350 |
| Community Resource | Encinitas, CA | $11,000 |
| Steward AG Foundation | Isleton, CA | $10,000 |
| Young & Healthy | Pasadena, CA | $6,200 |
| Agros International | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
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