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Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation

Accepts applications West Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 260702182

Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation is a private foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $97,000 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $96,000 the year before.

19% of its 2024 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$96,00025$2.1 million
2024$97,00027$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactPaul L Bourdeau Esq
Cummings Lockwood 75 Isham Rd 400, West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone or email(860) 313-4930
What to submitLetter
DeadlinesNone none

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$50,000
District of Columbia6$24,000
Connecticut1$10,000
Illinois1$5,000
Alabama1$2,000
California1$2,000
Florida1$2,000
Georgia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$10,000
Save the Children Federation Inc
Fairfield, CT
Current use for general charitable purposes$10,000
National Partnership for Women & Families Inc
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$8,000
Church of the Regeneration
Pine Plains, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$6,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$6,000
Mondoweiss (Center for Economic Research and Social Change)
Chicago, IL
Current use for general charitable purposes$5,000
ASPCA
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$4,000
Columbia University (Celiac Disease Center)
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$4,000
House of the Redeemer
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$4,000
United Palestinian Appeal
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$4,000
Excellence Plus Incorporated
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$3,000
Rising Ground (Leake & Watts Services)
Brooklyn, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$3,000
ALPHA-1 Foundation Inc
Coral Gables, FL
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Bard College (Prison Initiative)
Annandaleonhudson, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Charcot-Marie Tooth Association
Brookhaven, GA
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Children's Defense Fund
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Columbia Land Conservancy Inc
Chatham, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
National Audubon Society Inc (Constitution Marsh)
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
New York Institute for Special Education
Bronx, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Scenic Hudson Inc
Poughkeepsie, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc
Montgomery, AL
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
The Go Project
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
West Side Center for Community Life Inc
New York, NY
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000
World Cental Kitchen Inc
Washington, DC
Current use for general charitable purposes$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None none.

How much does Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation give?

$97,000 in tax year 2024, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Frances Reese Olivieri (Trustee) and Lowell D Johnston (Trustee).

What does Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, youth programs and human services.

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