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Johns Family Foundation

Accepts applications Grand Rapids, Michigan · EIN 383336846

Johns Family Foundation is a private foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $54,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 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 $53,000 the year before.

10% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$53,0009$958,888
2023$53,0009$1.0 million
2024$54,00010$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactJanet F Johns
2500 East Beltline Ave SE Ste G Box, 367, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone or email(616) 399-6371
What to submitWritten concise submissions

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Johns Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan6$22,000
Florida1$10,000
Illinois1$10,000
Indiana1$10,000
Georgia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Partners
Fishers, IN
Charitable$10,000
Wedgwood Christian Services
Grand Rapids, MI
Charitable$10,000
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Charitable$10,000
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Orlando, FL
Charitable$10,000
Calvary Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Charitable$5,000
Grand Rapids Symphony
Grand Rapids, MI
Charitable$2,000
Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
Charitable$2,000
Holland Home
Grand Rapids, MI
Charitable$2,000
Map International
Brunswick, GA
Charitable$2,000
Kent District Library
Comstock Park, MI
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Johns Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Johns Family Foundation give?

$54,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Johns Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Janet F Johns (President/Director) and Charles A Setterstrom (Director).

What does Johns Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, international and education.

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