Special Project Fund Daf
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$588KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.
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Walter S Johnson Foundation C/O Whittier Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-7003595 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
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- Contact
- Ashley Fontanetta
- Phone
- (626) 403-3288
- Deadlines
- 12 weeks before the board meeting that the proposal is to be considered.
- Application materials
- The foundation requests that applicants submit a narrative proposal which describes the need to be addressed; the method of operation, goals & anticipated results of the project; background & description of the sponsoring agency; the total project budget, other sources of funding & amount requested; copy of federal ruling letter granting tax exemption & public charity status. The foundation has four grantmaking cycles per year. Deadline for receipt of full proposal is approximately 12 weeks before the board meeting at which the proposal is to be considered. Applicants are urged to call or submit a brief initial inquiry several weeks before the application deadline to allow adequate time for the development of a full proposal.
- Restrictions
- Areas of interest-the foundation seeks to assist disadvantaged and transition-aged foster youth to become successful adults by promoting positive change to the policies and systems that serve them and supporting high impact and promising practices. The priority areas are, provision of supporting services and promotion of success in college and career. Grant range - not more than 1/3 of an organization's budget. Limitations - the foundation does not make grants to individuals, religious organizations for sectarian purposes, scholarships, memorial campaigns, endowment drives, capital or construction projects, or deficit funding. Geographical areas served - northern california and washoe and clark counties, nevada.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ASHLEY FONTANETTA
- Address
- 505 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1200 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94111
- Phone
- 6264033288
- Deadlines
- 12 WEEKS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING THAT THE PROPOSAL IS TO BE CONSIDERED.
- Application materials
- THE FOUNDATION REQUESTS THAT APPLICANTS SUBMIT A NARRATIVE PROPOSAL WHICH DESCRIBES THE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED; THE METHOD OF OPERATION, GOALS & ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT; BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION OF THE SPONSORING AGENCY; THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET, OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING & AMOUNT REQUESTED; COPY OF FEDERAL RULING LETTER GRANTING TAX EXEMPTION & PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE FOUNDATION HAS FOUR GRANTMAKING CYCLES PER YEAR. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF FULL PROPOSAL IS APPROXIMATELY 12 WEEKS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE PROPOSAL IS TO BE CONSIDERED. APPLICANTS ARE URGED TO CALL OR SUBMIT A BRIEF INITIAL INQUIRY SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULL PROPOSAL.
- Restrictions
- AREAS OF INTEREST-THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ASSIST DISADVANTAGED AND TRANSITION-AGED FOSTER YOUTH TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS BY PROMOTING POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS THAT SERVE THEM AND SUPPORTING HIGH IMPACT AND PROMISING PRACTICES. THE PRIORITY AREAS ARE, PROVISION OF SUPPORTING SERVICES AND PROMOTION OF SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CAREER. GRANT RANGE - NOT MORE THAN 1/3 OF AN ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET. LIMITATIONS - THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR SECTARIAN PURPOSES, SCHOLARSHIPS, MEMORIAL CAMPAIGNS, ENDOWMENT DRIVES, CAPITAL OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, OR DEFICIT FUNDING. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS SERVED - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WASHOE AND CLARK COUNTIES, NEVADA.
Reported organization name: WALTER S JOHNSON FOUNDATION C/O WHITTIER TRUST
Where Walter S Johnson Foundation C/O Whittier Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
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$300KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.
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$300KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.
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WASHINGTON DC, DC
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.
Lutheran Social Services of Northern CA
CONCORD, CA
$225KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.
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Figures are aggregated from Walter S Johnson Foundation C/O Whittier Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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