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Johnson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lake Oswego, Oregon · EIN 936310704

Johnson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lake Oswego, Oregon. In tax year 2025 it gave $151,226 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $72,226. 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 $145,200 the year before.

7% of its 2025 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
2023$160,20028$3.7 million
2024$145,20018$4.0 million
2025$151,22614$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactDavid J Johnson
1136 Northshore Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Phone or email(503) 793-7007
What to submitLetter with pertinent information

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Johnson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon12$78,000
Washington1$72,226
Hawaii1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Family Services
Seattle, WA
General operating support$72,226
Literary Arts Inc
Portland, OR
General operating support$50,000
Portland Art Museum
Portland, OR
General operating support$7,500
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR
General operating support$5,000
Library Foundation
Portland, OR
General operating support$3,000
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland, OR
General operating support$2,500
Parkinson's Resources of Oregon
Lake Oswego, OR
General operating support$2,500
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
General operating support$2,500
Friends of Tryon Creek Park
Lake Oswego, OR
General operating support$1,500
Good Samaritan Foundation Devers Eye Institute
Portland, OR
General operating support$1,000
Hawaii Community Foundation (Kukio Community Fund)
Honolulu, HI
General operating support$1,000
Ohsu Foundation
Portland, OR
General operating support$1,000
Sunstone Montessori
Portland, OR
General operating support$1,000
Riverdale School District Foundation
Lake Oswego, OR
General operating support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Johnson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Johnson Family Foundation give?

$151,226 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Johnson Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists David J Johnson (Pres/Secr/Treas/Director), Anne Marie Johnson (Executive Director/Vice Pre/Director) and Kim Moyer (Vice President/Director).

What does Johnson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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