Willard And Ruth Johnson

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 76-0386599

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$26.0M

+11.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.4M

+25.5% YoY

Grant Count

55

-27.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$44K

+73.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$26,013,386$23,334,033$23,754,017
Revenue$5,339,207$1,787,093$2,715,750
Expenses$2,659,855$2,207,079$2,270,400
Qualifying Distributions$2,422,500$1,930,750$2,000,250
Net Investment Income$5,098,862$1,552,420$2,471,882
Distributable Amount$1,710,479$1,568,475$1,579,258

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$606K$1M$2M$2M69 grants202077 grants202173 grants202276 grants202355 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

St Lukes United Methodis…$650KVanderbilt University$158KMassachusetts General Ho…$150KCassie's Place$138KThe University of The So…$100KMaryville College$75KCaesar Kleberg Wildlife …$55KCardigan Mountain School$54KAvon Old Farms School$50KBrookwood Community$50K

Grant Size Distribution

350 grants across all recorded years

290<$50K35$50–100K23$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN W JOHNSONPRESIDENT2
CHRISTOPHER B JOHNSONSECRETARY2
STEVEN J LINDLEYVICE PRESIDENT2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AddisonAustinAvonBellaireBellvilleBostonBrookshireCanaanChattanoogaDallasDurhamFort CollinsFort WorthGoliadHarrimanHighlandsHockleyHoustonKingsvilleKnoxville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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