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Janson Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 916251624

Janson Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $102,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 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 $95,300 the year before.

86% 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
2022$94,00024$2.3 million
2023$95,30015$2.7 million
2024$102,00021$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactJanson Sch Fnd Diederik Bron Chai
401 Union St FL 24, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone or email(360) 840-8834
What to submitRequest application
DeadlinesON OR BEFORE APRIL 15th OF THE APPLICATION YEAR
RestrictionsScholarship applicants must be residents of skagit county, wa. Relatives of emmanual baptist church trustees or janson scholarship committee members are ineligible.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Janson Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Washington16$74,000
Oregon2$11,500
Arizona1$5,500
Iowa1$5,500
Idaho1$5,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Scholarships$10,000
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
Scholarships$6,000
Youthnet
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$6,000
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR
Scholarships$6,000
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Scholarships$5,500
Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Scholarships$5,500
Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ
Scholarships$5,500
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
Scholarships$5,500
George Fox University
Newberg, OR
Scholarships$5,500
Foothills Christian School
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$5,000
Anacortes Family Center
Anacortes, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Camp Korey
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Children of the Valley
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Washington Vocational
Everett, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Skagit Valley YMCA
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Skagit Council on Aging
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Skagit Valley Neighbors in Need
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Community Action of Skagit County
Mount Vernon, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Page Ahead Childrens Literacy Program
Seattle, WA
Unrestricted general$4,000
Foster Hearts
Bellingham, WA
Unrestricted general$3,000
Family Promise of Skagit Valley
Sedro Woolley, WA
Unrestricted general$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Janson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15th OF THE APPLICATION YEAR.

How much does Janson Foundation give?

$102,000 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Janson Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bank of America N A (Trustee), Ted Carney (Grant Board MBR), Herb Geeslin (Grant Board MBR) and Diederik Bron Chairman (Scholarship Committee Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Janson Foundation fund?

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

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