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Private foundation (trust)EIN 276390335Est. 2010-06

THE DOROTHY L JOHNSTON FOUNDATION

PASADENA, CA 91101

Total Assets

$9.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$302K

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$370–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The dorothy l. Johnston foundation was formed for charitable purposes limited to and including charitable, literary, or educational purposes within the meaning of irc sec. 501(c)(3); the charitable purposes are to emphasize (but not necessarily exclusively) the performing arts, whether it be writing, acting, supporting new playwright efforts, musical productions, musical endeavors of artists, or other live performances. See part xv, schedule a for current year contributions.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$558K

Total Expenses

$465K

Qualifying Distributions

$346K

Distributable Amount

$462K

Min. Investment Return

$468K

Undistributed Income

$450K

Payout rate 75%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.75%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $370 through median $20K to maximum $75K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $441K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

61 grants

FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$303K
3 grants
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATIO
$260K
4 grants
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW
$215K
4 grants
DESCANSO GARDENS
$188K
5 grants
CHANDLER SCHOOL
$150K
3 grants
USC JACK BARCAL ENDOWED CHAIR FUND
$100K
1 grant
USC SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART
$90K
3 grants
PARSON'S NOSE PRODUCTIONS
$90K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
29
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

California
$1.9M
99% of total
Illinois
$7K
0% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total
Washington
$3K
0% of total

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