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Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979

Preselected recipients only Walnut Creek, California · EIN 776235354

Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 is a private foundation in Walnut Creek, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $128,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $175,000 the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$292,0007$3.6 million
2024$175,00010$3.9 million
2025$128,00014$3.9 million

How to apply

Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California8$70,500
Indiana2$20,000
Wisconsin2$17,500
Arkansas1$10,000
Illinois1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Easy K Ranch
Sage, AR
General fund$10,000
New Entra Casa
San Diego, CA
General fund$10,000
Rancho Santa Fe Library
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
General fund$10,000
Sisters of St Francis Assisi
St Francis, WI
General fund$10,000
Temple Adat Shalom
Poway, CA
General fund$10,000
Church of Nativity
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
General fund$10,000
Bishop Noll Institute
Hammond, IN
General fund$10,000
Munster Community Hospital
Munster, IN
General fund$10,000
Good Shepherd Manor Foundation
Momence, IL
General fund$10,000
Father Joe's Villages
San Diego, CA
General fund$8,000
Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
General fund$7,500
Scripps Memorial Hospital
La Jolla, CA
General fund$7,500
St Colletta of Wisconsin
Jefferson, WI
General fund$7,500
Usd School of Nursing
San Diego, CA
General fund$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 give?

$128,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979?

Its 2025 filing lists Brandon Spivack (Trustee).

What does Johnson Family Trust C DTD 3281979 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and education.

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