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The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Grover Beach, California · EIN 776180529

The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Grover Beach, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,000 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. 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 $28,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$20,00020$1.0 million
2024$28,00028$1.0 million
2025$45,00045$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactDeena Silva
190 N Ninth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433
Phone or email(805) 489-1344
What to submitScholarship application, grade transcripts,and educational goals.
DeadlinesMarch 31
RestrictionsMust be south san luis obispo county resident and us citizenship required.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California45$45,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Kate A Lodge
Arroyo Grande, CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Symphony H Lozano
Oceano, CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
Colleg scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
College scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31.

How much does The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust give?

$45,000 in tax year 2025, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Deena Silva (Trustee) and J Dean Johnson (Trustee).

What does The Ralph & Marguerita Johnson Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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