James Milton and Sallie R Johnsonfoundation
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL · EIN 20-5592026 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The James Milton and Sallie R Johnson
86grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$3.4Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 86 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $44K 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 530965
Birmingham, AL 35253-0965
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Central Alabama SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $1,045,000 |
| Wolford College SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Spartanburg, SC | $134,225 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | New York City, NY | $120,122 |
| Wolford College GA SCHOLARSHIP | Spartanburg, SC | $118,115 |
| Art Fund Inc | New York City, NY | $117,358 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham, AL | $113,940 |
| Community Foodbank of Central Alabama SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 |
| Woodlawn Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 |
| Alabama Aerospace and Aviation Highschool | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 |
| Empower Community School SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Bessemer, AL | $83,333 |
| Empower Community School | Bessemer, AL | $83,333 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham, AL | $75,683 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham, AL | $75,683 |
| Modern Classrooms Project SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Modern Classrooms Project | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Wolford College GA SCHOLARSHIP | Spartanburg, SC | $65,625 |
| Birmingham Education Foundation (sail Program) SAIL PROGRAM | Birmingham, AL | $50,015 |
| Birmingham Education Foundation (sail Program) SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 |
| Birmingham Education Foundation (sail Program) SAIL PROGRAM | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 |
| Birmingham Zoo | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 |
| Birmingham Zoo | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 |
| Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 |
| O'Neal Library Capital Campaign SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Mountain Brook, AL | $30,000 |
| Foundations Early Learning Center | Fairfield, AL | $30,000 |
| Foundations Early Learning Center SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Fairfield, AL | $25,000 |
| Stair SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 |
| The Lovelady Center SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 |
| Red Mountain Theatre | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 |
| The Lovelady Center | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 |
| Stair of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $22,500 |
| Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 |
| Mountain Brook City Hall | Mountain Brook, AL | $20,000 |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Grace Klein Community Inc SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Hoover, AL | $15,000 |
| Preschool Partners SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Red Mountain Theatre SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| YWCA of Central Alabama SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| College Choice Foundation | Homewood, AL | $15,000 |
| Grace Klien Community | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Preschool Partners | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Preschool Partners | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Wimberly House Ministries Inc | Waynesboro, GA | $12,000 |
| I3 Academy | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 |
| Founders Place SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Vulcan Park and Museum SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Wimberly House Ministries Inc SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Waynesboro, GA | $10,000 |
| Youth Leadership Forum SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Tocqueville Society - United Way of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Tocqueville Society - United Way of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Gardendale, AL | $10,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $10,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $6,000 |
| YWCA of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $6,000 |
| Crisis Center SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Msu Foundation SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Starkville, MS | $5,000 |
| Smile-A-Mile SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| St John's Episcopal Church SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Founders Place | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Rooted Ministry | Homewood, AL | $5,000 |
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