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The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Bowling Green, Kentucky · EIN 431781682

The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $390,085 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $96,840 and the largest $195,651. 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 $120,321 the year before.

100% 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$120,3212$32,843
2024$390,0854$857,830

How to apply

ContactJohn F Bright
PO Box 51746, Bowling Green, KY 42102
Phone or email(334) 321-2321
What to submitWritten request naming the charity and its proposed use of the requested contribution
DeadlinesRequest must be submitted by november 1st to be considered for the year ending december 31st

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama4$390,085

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lee Scott Academy
Auburn, AL
General use$195,651
Auburn University Financial Management Association
Auburn, AL
General use$104,310
Auburn University Foundation
Auburn, AL
General use$89,369
Tigers Unlimited Foundation
Auburn, AL
General use$755

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Request must be submitted by november 1st to be considered for the year ending december 31st.

How much does The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation give?

$390,085 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $96,840.

Who runs The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Deborah J Bright (President) and John F Bright (Vice-President).

What does The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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