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Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 886492441

Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.4 million in 37 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $480,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $376,350 the year before.

42% of its 2024 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$376,35022$17.9 million
2024$1.4 million37$18.5 million

How to apply

Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation 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 Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Florida33$1.3 million
Ohio1$60,000
Louisiana1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
Minnesota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Naples Children and Education
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$480,000
Naples Zoo Inc
Naples, FL
Safari Canyon Stage Fund$250,000
Naples Community Hospital Inc
Naples, FL
Nicu$100,000
Seacrest School Inc
Naples, FL
General & Unrestricted$74,000
The University of Toledo Foundation
Toledo, OH
College of Law Scholarship Fund$60,000
Better Together Strengthening Families Inc
Naples, FL
Holiday Bonus for top 10 Employees Fund$50,000
Naples Children and Education
Naples, FL
2024 Naples Winter Wine Festival - Fund a Need$50,000
Seacrest School Inc
Naples, FL
Lower School Remodel$50,000
Naples Children and Education
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$37,500
St Matthews House Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$30,000
Naples Zoo Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$25,000
Naples Children and Education
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$17,500
Collier Community Foundation Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$15,000
Better Together Strengthening Families Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$10,000
Collier Community Foundation Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$10,000
Collier Community Foundation Inc
Naples, FL
John Passidomo Donor Advised Fund$10,000
Collier Community Foundation Inc
Naples, FL
Women Rock Philanthropy Fund$10,000
Lee County Alliance of the Arts Inc
Fort Myers, FL
General & Unrestricted$10,000
St Matthews House Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$10,000
The Education Foundation of Collier County Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$10,000
Searching for Solutions Institute Inc
Fort Myers, FL
Charitable Event$8,000
Starability Foundation Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$8,000
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc
Plantation, FL
Charitable Event$5,000
Naples Botanical Garden Inc
Naples, FL
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Naples Community Hospital Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$5,000
Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida Inc
Fort Myers, FL
Film Class Fund$5,000
Seacrest School Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$5,000
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc
Fort Myers, FL
Useppa Butterfly Society$5,000
The Alliance for Floridas National Parks Trust Inc
Coral Gables, FL
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Meals of Hope Inc
Naples, FL
General & Unrestricted$3,000
PATH2FREEDOM Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$3,000
American Heart Association Inc
Eagan, MN
Charitable Event$1,000
Americas Children Development Program Inc
New Orleans, LA
Charitable Event$1,000
Hockomock Young Mens Christian Association Inc
N Attleboro, MA
Charitable Event$1,000
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center
Naples, FL
General & Unrestricted$1,000
The Education Foundation of Collier County Inc
Naples, FL
Classroom Grants Fund$500
Guadalupe Center Inc
Naples, FL
Charitable Event$270

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Whitney W Schadler (Trustee), Carolyn Smith (Trustee) and George A Wilson (Trustee).

What does Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and animals.

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