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A D Johnson Foundation

Accepts applications Glenview, Illinois · EIN 366124270

A D Johnson Foundation is a private foundation in Glenview, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $100,000 the year before.

33% 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$100,0009$986,396
2024$100,00012$989,131
2025$100,00012$991,133

How to apply

ContactCommittee on Charities Ad Johnson F
1701 E Lake Ave-Ste 240, Glenview, IL 60025
Phone or email(847) 724-3464
What to submitNo specific form is required, but information submitted should be sufficient to show that applicant qualifies. See answer 2D below.
RestrictionsRestrictions contained in the foundation's articles of incorporation. See exhibit attached.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What A D Johnson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$65,000
Colorado2$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
Education-general fund$25,000
Rise Up Foundation
McHenry, IL
Community project funding-children and families$12,500
Joyful Noise Christian Pre-School
McHenry, IL
Education-general fund$10,000
McHenry Riverwalk Foundation
McHenry, IL
Civic development-general fund$10,000
Community House Winnetka
Wilmette, IL
Community center - general fund$10,000
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
Denver, CO
Advocacy and education - refugees and immigrants -general fund$10,000
Macyn's Jars
Woodstock, IL
Providing toys to hospitalized children-general fund$5,000
Performing Arts at Metropolis
Arlington Heights, IL
Cultural arts-general fund$5,000
The Hap Foundation
Glenview, IL
Medical-terminally ill$5,000
Downers Grove Area Fish Inc
Downers Grove, IL
Food pantry and community services - general fund$5,000
Gigi's Playhouse
McHenry, IL
Cultural arts-general fund$1,500
Lakemoor Scholarship Fund
Lakemoor, IL
Education-general fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does A D Johnson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does A D Johnson Foundation give?

$100,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs A D Johnson Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kenneth F Theisen (Sec/Gen Counsel/Director), Keith R Johnson (President/Director) and Deborah J Seymour (Director).

What does A D Johnson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and community development.

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