The Dorothy L Johnston Foundation
Private foundation · Pasadena, CA · EIN 27-6390335 · reported 2023–2025
34grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$370smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Symphony Orchestra PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES & BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY | Pasadena, CA | $130,000 |
| Descanso Gardens TO FUND THE INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THE GARDENS AND THE NATURAL WORLD | LA Canada Flintridge, CA | $107,500 |
| Descanso Gardens TO FUND THE INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THE GARDENS AND THE NATURAL WORLD | LA Canada Flintridge, CA | $105,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association PROVIDE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TO THE COMMUNITY | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association PROVIDE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TO THE COMMUNITY | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 |
| Descanso Gardens TO FUND THE INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THE GARDENS AND THE NATURAL WORLD | LA Canada Flintridge, CA | $60,000 |
| Chandler School FOR EDUCATION | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio PROVIDE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TO THE COMMUNITY | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Usc Gould Inter Human Right Clinic HANDLE PRO BONO, REAL-LIFE CASES AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS THAT CONFRONT SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING HUMAN | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Usc Karl Swaidan Endowed Scholarship TO SUPPORT STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc School OF Dramatic Art FOSTER THE TALENTS OF ARTIST-SCHOLARS WHO ARE WILLING TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT IND | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc Gould School OF Law FOR EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc School OF Dramatic Art FOSTER THE TALENTS OF ARTIST-SCHOLARS WHO ARE WILLING TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT IND | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc Karl Swaidan Endowed Scholarshi TO SUPPORT STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS. | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc School OF Dramatic Art FOSTER THE TALENTS OF ARTIST-SCHOLARS WHO ARE WILLING TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT IND | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Usc Leventhal School OF Accounting FOR EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Flintridge Prepartory School SUPPORT PROGRAM | LA Canada Flintridge, CA | $25,000 |
| Huntington Library and Art ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN THE ARTS | San Marino, CA | $25,000 |
| Pasadena Symphony Orchestra PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES & BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Greater Sgv SUPPORT PROGRAM | Sierra Madre, CA | $15,000 |
| Loren L Zachary Scty for the Pref Arts TO FUTHUR THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE ART OF OPERATIC SINGING | Beverly Hills, CA | $15,000 |
| Parson's Nose Productions INTRODUCE THE CLASSICS TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES | South Pasasdena, CA | $15,000 |
| Parson's Nose Productions INTRODUCE THE CLASSICS TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES | South Pasadena, CA | $15,000 |
| Pasadena Symphony Orchestra PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES & BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 |
| Huntington Library and Art ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN THE ARTS | San Marino, CA | $15,000 |
| Parson's Nose Productions INTRODUCE THE CLASSICS TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES | South Pasasdena, CA | $15,000 |
| Loren L Zachary Scty for the Perf a TO FURTHER THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE ART OF OPERATIC SINGING | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Greater Sgv SUPPORT PROGRAM | Sierra Madre, CA | $10,000 |
| Loren L Zachary Scty for the Pref Arts TO FUTHUR THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE ART OF OPERATIC SINGING | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Center for Craft INCREASE ACCESS TO CRAFT BY EMPOWERING AND RESOURCING ARTISTS EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITIES. | Asheville, NC | $5,000 |
| Fund for Wild Nature TO SUPPORT THE EMERGING FINANCIAL NEEDS OF GRASSROOTS CONSERVATION GROUPS | Sebastopol, CA | $1,000 |
| Fund for Wild Nature TO SUPPORT THE EMERGING FINANCIAL NEEDS OF GRASSROOTS CONSERVATION GROUPS | Sebastopol, CA | $1,000 |
| The Music Center Founders SUPPORT PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Center for Craft INCREASE ACCESS TO CRAFT BY EMPOWERING AND RESOURCING ARTIST EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITIES | Asheville, NC | $370 |
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