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John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Rosa, California · EIN 481296127

John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Rosa, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $18,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $47,500 the year before.

80% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$38,5007$960,252
2024$47,5006$1.1 million
2025$55,5007$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactSamuel Celovski
3832 Bluegrass Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone or email(707) 328-6609
What to submitLetter of request, pupose of grant, and any other pertinent information
RestrictionsChristian affiliated foreign missions or missionaries

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio2$22,000
California1$14,500
Texas1$11,000
Colorado2$4,000
Arizona1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children of Promise International
Dayton, OH
Support christian mission work$18,000
Individual
CA
Provide education to children$14,500
Pastors Tony and Shasta Miller
Plano, TX
Support central church$11,000
Ifg Church-Lighthouse Ministries
Dayton, OH
Support church and ministry$4,000
Pastor Jiju and Blessy Mathew
Chandler, AZ
Support aju mathew$4,000
Individual
CO
Support church and ministry$2,000
Eastern European Outrch Eva Mrsic
Pueblo, CO
Support ministry outreach$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation give?

$55,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Samuel Celovsky (Director).

What does John & Dorothy Johnson Missionary Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and youth programs.

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