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Private foundation (trust)EIN 226029397Est. 1949-07

THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

PRINCETON, NJ 08540

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$13.4B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$622.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

3,093

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$201K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$125–$12.2M

Typical

Deadlines

No deadlines, except when foundation i…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$15.1M

General outreach & support: share research results, support policy and communications efforts that create a future where health is not a privilege but a right.

Program 2

$12.0M

Healthy communities: work toward a future where every community is a place where all people can flourish and reach their best possible health and wellbeing.

Program 3

$9.5M

Healthy children and families: programs that ensure parents and caregivers have the resources needed to foster healthy development and raise thriving children.

Program 4

$28.1M

Other activities: fund and share evidence-based, nonpartisan reports that inform health and health equity policies at all levels of government and in communities.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$855.3M

Total Expenses

$966.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$849.2M

Distributable Amount

$642.0M

Min. Investment Return

$650.3M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

3,093 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $125 through median $40K to maximum $12.2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
$16.6M
7 grants
COMMUNITY CATALYST
$15.0M
5 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$12.8M
13 grants
POLICYLINK
$8.6M
6 grants
THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND
$8.1M
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE
$7.4M
1 grant
FAMILY VALUES WORK A MULTI STATE CONSORTIUM INC
$7.2M
4 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$6.8M
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
394
grants
$1–5M
100
grants
$5M+
6
grants

Geographic Focus

37 states

District of Columbia
$122.0M
27% of total
California
$65.8M
15% of total
New York
$36.4M
8% of total
Massachusetts
$35.2M
8% of total
New Jersey
$31.6M
7% of total
Maryland
$23.6M
5% of total
Wisconsin
$18.1M
4% of total
Georgia
$16.3M
4% of total
Illinois
$15.5M
3% of total
Minnesota
$13.8M
3% of total

+27 more states

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