The Joseph and Catherine Johnson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Godfrey, IL · EIN 36-7228534 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Jos & Catherine Johnson Family Fdn
142grants reported
$2,900median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1smallest grant
$690Ktotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 142 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $281K 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
1230 Fox Lake Dr
Godfrey, IL 62035-3096
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Ikot Ekpene General & UnrestrictedDivine Bakery | Bellwood, IL | $80,000 |
| Diocese of Ikot Ekpene General & UnrestrictedDivine Bakery | Bellwood, IL | $80,000 |
| Diocese of Ikot Ekpene General & UnrestrictedDivine Bakery | Bellwood, IL | $50,000 |
| St Peter Catholic Church | Geneva, IL | $30,000 |
| St Peter Catholic Church | Geneva, IL | $25,000 |
| Luekemia and Lymphoma Society Lls General & UnrestrictedTeam in Training | Culver, IN | $15,000 |
| Sacred Heart South Missions Housing | Walls, MS | $10,000 |
| Water 1st International | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| The Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, TN | $8,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Assoc | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Water 1st International General & Unrestriced | Seattle, WA | $8,000 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Port Townsend, WA | $7,500 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $7,500 |
| Trout Unlimited | Washington, DC | $7,105 |
| Sacred Heart South Missions Housing | Walls, MS | $7,000 |
| Charity Water | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Paintsville, KY | $5,000 |
| Fly Fishers International | Livingston, MT | $5,000 |
| Luekemia Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $5,000 |
| Project Drawdown | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Trout Unlimited General & Unrestrictee | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Crane Trust | Wood River, NE | $5,000 |
| Kiss the Ground | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Pollinator Partnership | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Savory Institute | Boulder, CO | $5,000 |
| The Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | $5,000 |
| Trees for the Future | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Paintsville, KY | $5,000 |
| Luekemia Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $5,000 |
| Project Drawdown | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Native Fish Society | Oregon City, OR | $4,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $4,000 |
| Salesian Missions General & Unresticted | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Native Fish Society | Oregon City, OR | $4,000 |
| Boystown | Boys Town, NE | $3,000 |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Fl Fresh Future Farm | Charleston, SC | $3,000 |
| Healthy Gulf Share Our Strength | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $3,000 |
| Madonna Renewal Center | Freeport, IL | $3,000 |
| Mote Marine Aquarium | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 |
| The International Game Fish Assoc | Dania Beach, FL | $3,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $3,000 |
| The Organic Seed Alliance | Port Townsend, WA | $3,000 |
| Coral Restoration | Tavernier, FL | $3,000 |
| Treehouse Wildlife Center | Dow, IL | $3,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $3,000 |
| Madonna Renewal Center | Freeport, IL | $3,000 |
| Solar Cooker International | Sacramento, CA | $3,000 |
| The Organic Seed Alliance | Port Townsend, WA | $3,000 |
| Warrior Canine Connection | Boyds, MD | $3,000 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $3,000 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $3,000 |
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