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C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Boonville, Indiana · EIN 351834676

C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boonville, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $553,691 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $85,000. 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 $496,279 the year before.

19% 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$463,41639$10.1 million
2024$496,27938$10.5 million
2025$553,69138$11.9 million

How to apply

ContactJohnson Foundation Inc
PO Box 791, Boonville, IN 47601
Phone or email(812) 217-0063
What to submitComplete name of orgainization, address, contact person and phone number submit request as to the amount of funds desired and the purpose the funds will be used for. Need to also attach a copy of the IRS determination letter stating the organization is a 501(c)(3).
DeadlinesDecember 31, to be considered for an award in the following calendar year
RestrictionsOnly 501(c)(3) organizations located within warrick county, Indiana and the five surrounding Indiana counties of warrick county, Indiana will be considered.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana36$542,691
Tennessee1$10,000
Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission First Inc
Newburgh, IN
Charitable contribution$85,000
Warrick County 4-H Clubs Inc
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$55,000
Santa Claus Campground Corp
Santa Claus, IN
Charitable contribution$50,000
Bread of Life Ministry Inc
Lynnville, IN
Charitable contribution$40,000
Youth First
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$30,000
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Scholarships$27,500
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
Scholarships$25,000
United Methodist Youth Home
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$23,650
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
Scholarships$23,603
Warrick County Museum
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$20,000
Studio Bee
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$17,500
Hemenway Memorial Pres Church
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$15,000
Boonville Jr League Baseball
Boonville, IN
Charitable contributions$10,000
Boonville Now Inc
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$10,000
Hope Central
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$10,000
Isaiah 117 House
Elizabeth, TN
Charitable contribution$10,000
Town of Newburgh
Newburgh, IN
Charitable contribution$10,000
Warrick Co Community Foundation
Boonville, IN
Scholarships$6,000
Albion Fellows Bacon Center
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Chemo Buddies Inc
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Evansville Assoc for the Blind
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Evansville Rescue Mission
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Friends of Warrick County Casa
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Holly's House Inc
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Individual
IN
Scholarships$5,000
North Spencer Comm Action Center
Dale, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children
Evansville, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Spencer County 4-H Clubs Inc
Chrisney, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Spencer County Casa
Rockport, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
The Way of Rockport
Rockport, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Trotter House
Jasper, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Trotter House of Spencer County
Rockport, IN
Charitable contribution$5,000
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Scholarships$5,000
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Scholarships$3,935
Dale Presbyterian Church
Dale, IN
Charitable contribution$3,000
Boonville Police Department
Boonville, IN
Charitable contribution$2,500
National Newspaper Assoc Foundation
Arlington, VA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Peoples Bancshares Pass Thru
Boonville, IN
Charitable contributions$3

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31, to be considered for an award in the following calendar year.

How much does C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc give?

$553,691 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Kenneth R Schaaf (President), Troy L Huffman (Treasurer) and Tony Aylsworth (Secretary).

What does C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and education.

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