Edward C Johnson Fund | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-6108344

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, Edward C Johnson Fund has awarded 162 grants totaling $149,268,170 to organizations in Massachusetts, Maine and 8 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $25,000 to $6,882,509, with a median award of $264,453.5.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$149,268,170
Total Assets
$714,346,008
Median Grant (all grants)
$264,453.5

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
42
Median Grant
$264,100
% Median Grant Growth
+11% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 57%

24 of 42 recipients (57%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

Grants are geographically diversified with 38% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 12 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (59%), New Bedford (7%), Cambridge (5%).

Funding Trajectory
+3441%

Strong 3441% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (67%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Edward C Johnson Fund's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Episcopal Diocese Of North Carolina $100,000 Raleigh, NC, US Property Care; Buildings; Renovation 2024
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $278,200 Swindon, Foreign, UK Endowment 2024
Camp Beech Cliff $250,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2024
Smithsonian Institution $100,000 Washington, DC, US Installations (Arts & Culture) 2024
Trust For Public Land $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Island Heritage Trust Inc $350,000 Deer Isle, ME, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $100,000 Damariscotta, ME, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Neponset River Watershed Association $250,000 Canton, MA, US Planning 2024
Great Works Regional Land Trust $400,000 Ogunquit, ME, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Stowe Land Trust $200,000 Stowe, VT, US Operations Support 2024
Stowe Land Trust $200,000 Stowe, VT, US Operations Support 2024
Brigham And Women's Hospital Inc $650,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2024
Coastal Mountains Land Trust $150,000 Camden, ME, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Trout Unlimited Inc $500,000 Arlington, VA, US Property Care; Buildings; Construction 2024
Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc $100,000 Essex, MA, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $1,500,000 Lincoln, MA, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Nature Conservancy Inc $200,000 Arlington, VA, US Land / Building Acquisition 2024
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc $500,000 New Bedford, MA, US Program Development / Evaluation 2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,000 Durham, NC, US General Operating / Annual Support 2024
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc $100,000 New Bedford, MA, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Frenchman Bay Conservancy $150,000 Hancock, ME, US Planning 2024
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust $170,000 Bath, ME, US Acquisition For Preservation 2024
Maine Coast Heritage Trust $575,000 Topsham, ME, US Program Development / Evaluation 2024
Ducks Unlimited $300,000 Memphis, TN, US Property Care; Buildings; Construction 2024
Connecticut River Conservancy $300,000 Greenfield, MA, US New Construction 2024
Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc $460,000 Brunswick, ME, US Construction 2024
Old North Foundation Of Boston Inc $200,000 Boston, MA, US Technology & Equipment 2024
Tinker Island Foundation $827,500 Boston, MA, US General Operating / Annual Support 2024
American Rivers Inc $125,000 Washington, DC, US R&d / Innovation / Pilots 2024
National Park Foundation $1,000,000 Washington, DC, US Discovery Research (Science) 2024
Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc $1,000,000 Brunswick, ME, US Endowment 2024
Appalachian Mountain Club $500,000 Charlestown, MA, US Construction 2024
Nature Conservancy Inc $500,000 Arlington, VA, US Program Development / Evaluation 2024
Nature Conservancy Inc $400,000 Arlington, VA, US Program Development / Evaluation 2024
Maine Community Foundation Inc $500,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Data Collection & Storage 2024
American Rivers Inc $570,000 Washington, DC, US Construction 2024
Nashua River Watershed Association $200,000 Groton, MA, US Construction 2024
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust $200,000 Conway, NH, US Land / Building Acquisition 2024
Nantucket Atheneum $300,000 Nantucket, MA, US Endowment 2024
World Ocean School $250,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating / Annual Support 2024
Friends Of The Lobkowicz Collections $150,000 Dover, MA, US Property Care; Buildings; Historic Preservation 2024
Revolutionary Spaces Inc $1,500,000 Boston, MA, US Operations Support 2024
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $250,500 Swindon, Foreign, UK Endowment 2023
Camp Beech Cliff $250,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Operating Support 2023
Smithsonian Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Installations (Arts & Culture) 2023
Trust For Public Land $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,402,909 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2023
Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc $50,000 Blue Hill, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $600,000 Lincoln, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc $1,000,000 Boston, MA, US Property Care; Buildings; Renovation 2023
Stowe Land Trust $110,000 Stowe, VT, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Trustees Of Reservations $1,300,000 Boston, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Esplanade Association Inc $90,000 Boston, MA, US Strategic Planning 2023
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc $100,000 Rangeley, ME, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust $100,000 Conway, NH, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $400,000 Damariscotta, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Royal River Conservation Trust $200,000 Yarmouth, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Midcoast Conservancy $200,000 Edgecomb, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc $40,000 Blue Hill, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,000 Durham, NC, US General Operating / Annual Support 2023
Mount Desert Land And Garden Preserve $500,000 Seal Harbor, ME, US Campaign / Fundraising 2023
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $300,000 Damariscotta, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Opacum Land Trust $85,000 Brimfield, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Kestrel Land Trust Inc $500,000 Amherst, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $2,500,000 Lincoln, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Tinker Island Foundation $1,000,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating / Annual Support 2023
Louisburg Foundation $475,000 Boston, MA, US Operating 2023
Stowe Land Trust $100,000 Stowe, VT, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Tr $40,000 Bucksport, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Maine Coast Heritage Trust $95,000 Topsham, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Manomet Inc $225,000 Manomet, MA, US Data Collection & Storage 2023
Maine Mountain Collaborative $100,000 Portland, ME, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated $750,000 Washington, DC, US Program Development / Evaluation 2023
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc $495,000 New Bedford, MA, US Program Development / Evaluation 2023
Essex County Greenbelt Association $50,000 Essex, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Georges River Land Trust $63,000 Rockland, ME, US Land For Preservation 2023
Barnstable Land Trust Inc $250,000 West Barnstable, MA, US Land For Preservation 2023
Friends Of Acadia $1,500,000 Bar Harbor, ME, US New Construction 2023
Nature Conservancy Inc $200,000 Arlington, VA, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Northeast Wilderness Trust $1,250,000 Montpelier, VT, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
The Conservation Fund $175,000 Arlington, VA, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Trust For Public Land $300,000 San Francisco, CA, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Northeast Wilderness Trust $50,000 Montpelier, VT, US Land / Building Acquisition 2023
Maine Community Foundation Inc (Aka Mount Desert Island High School) $25,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Education 2023
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $345,070 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2023
Mount Desert Island Hospital $3,000,000 Bar Harbor, ME, US Campaign / Fundraising 2023
Camp Beech Cliff $5,000,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
San Francisco Zen Center $5,000,000 San Francisco, CA, US Endowment 2022
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences $2,500,000 Cambridge, MA, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,500,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,000,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $2,500,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Harbor House Community Service Center $2,500,000 Southwest Harbor, ME, US Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $250,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Society For The Preservation Of New England Antiquities Inc $25,000 Boston, MA, US Property Care; Collections/archives 2022
Island Housing Trust $200,000 Mount Desert, ME, US New Construction 2022
Trust For Public Land $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Land For Preservation 2022
Episcopal Diocese Of North Carolina $250,000 Raleigh, NC, US Property Care; Buildings; Renovation 2022
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,000 Durham, NC, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $224,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Camp Beech Cliff $250,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
Louisburg Foundation $287,500 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $2,200,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Camp Beech Cliff $5,000,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
San Francisco Zen Center $5,000,000 San Francisco, CA, US Endowment 2022
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences $2,500,000 Cambridge, MA, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,500,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,000,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $2,500,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Harbor House Community Service Center $2,500,000 Southwest Harbor, ME, US Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $250,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Society For The Preservation Of New England Antiquities Inc $25,000 Boston, MA, US Property Care; Collections/archives 2022
Island Housing Trust $200,000 Mount Desert, ME, US New Construction 2022
Trust For Public Land $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Land For Preservation 2022
Episcopal Diocese Of North Carolina $250,000 Raleigh, NC, US Property Care; Buildings; Renovation 2022
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,000 Durham, NC, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $224,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Camp Beech Cliff $250,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
Louisburg Foundation $287,500 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $2,200,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Camp Beech Cliff $5,000,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
San Francisco Zen Center $5,000,000 San Francisco, CA, US Endowment 2022
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences $2,500,000 Cambridge, MA, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,500,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations $1,000,000 Ellsworth, ME, US Endowment 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $2,500,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Harbor House Community Service Center $2,500,000 Southwest Harbor, ME, US Endowment 2022
Mass General Brigham Incorporated $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Endowment 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $250,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Society For The Preservation Of New England Antiquities Inc $25,000 Boston, MA, US Property Care; Collections/archives 2022
Island Housing Trust $200,000 Mount Desert, ME, US New Construction 2022
Trust For Public Land $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Land For Preservation 2022
Episcopal Diocese Of North Carolina $250,000 Raleigh, NC, US Property Care; Buildings; Renovation 2022
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,000 Durham, NC, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $224,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2022
Camp Beech Cliff $250,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2022
Louisburg Foundation $287,500 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Tinker Island Foundation $2,200,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating/annual Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $2,500,000 Boston, MA, US Land Acquisition 2021
Brewster Conservation Trust $450,000 Brewster, MA, US Land Acquisition 2021
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc $200,000 New Bedford, MA, US Land Acquisition 2021
Camp Beech Cliff $1,500,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Endowment 2021
Camp Beech Cliff $200,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Program Support 2021
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc $500,000 Boston, MA, US Public Spaces And Art 2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $245,000 Boston, MA, US Operating Support 2021
Historic New England $2,677,775 Boston, MA, US Land Acquisition 2021
Island Housing Trust $200,000 Mount Desert, ME, US Construction 2021
Maine Coast Heritage Trust $6,882,509 Topsham, ME, US Land Acquisition 2021
Massachusetts General Hospital $500,000 Boston, MA, US Program Development 2021
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $241,500 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2021
Northeast Wilderness Trust $250,000 Montpelier, VT, US Land Acquisition 2021
Old Sturbridge Village $200,000 Sturbridge, MA, US Operating Support 2021
St Lawrence University $2,500,000 Canton, NY, US Endowment 2021
The Trustees Of Reservations $4,000,000 Boston, MA, US Construction 2021
Walnut Hill School For The Arts $175,000 Natick, MA, US Equipment 2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $250,707 Durham, NC, US Operating Support 2020
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty $214,000 Swindon, WILTSHIRE, UK Endowment 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Edward C Johnson Fund as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 04-6108344
Website N/A
Address 7 WATER STREET Boston, MA 02109-0000

Key People (7)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Edward C Johnson Fund's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Maura Marx
Director And Vp Abigail P Johnson
Director And Vp Elizabeth L Johnson
Director Edward C Johnson Iv
Secretary Christopher J Mckown

Forms 990-PF

IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.

Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.