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The James Milton and Sallie R Johnson Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-5592026 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.8M
Grants reported
65
Typical grant
$12K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Sumner Johnson Rives
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Restrictions
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
Contact
SUMNER JOHNSON RIVES
Address
PO BOX 530965 BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35253
Phone
2052228858
Deadlines
N/A
Application materials
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Reported organization name: THE JAMES MILTON AND SALLIE R JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202536$1.9M
202429$867K

Where The James Milton and Sallie R Johnson Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

United Way of Central Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, AL

$1MTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Support of programs

Wolford College

SPARTANBURG, SC

$134.2KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Support of programs

Birmingham Museum of Art

NEW YORK CITY, NY

$120.1KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Support of programs

Art Fund Inc

NEW YORK CITY, NY

$117.4KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating

Alabama Aerospace and Aviation Highschool

BIRMINGHAM, AL

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The James Milton and Sallie R Johnson Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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