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Edward C Johnson Fund: 42 grants to organizations, $16.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Edward C Johnson Fund, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 42 grants to organizations totaling $16,455,700 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $1,500,000 to Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc in Lincoln, MA for acquisition for preservation.
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- EIN
- 046108344
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $714,346,008
- Grants paid
- $16,455,700
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202523149349101747. It reported $16,455,700 in grants paid; 42 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | Boston, MA | Operations support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc | Brunswick, ME | Endowment | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | Discovery research (science) | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tinker Island Foundation | Boston, MA | General operating / annual support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $827,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc | Boston, MA | Endowment | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Program development / evaluation | Environment | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | Construction | Environment | $570,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Charlestown, MA | Construction | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc | New Bedford, MA | Program development / evaluation | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Ellsworth, ME | Data collection & storage | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | Program development / evaluation | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Arlington, VA | Property care; buildings; construction | Animal-related | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc | Brunswick, ME | Construction | $460,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Works Regional Land Trust | Ogunquit, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | Program development / evaluation | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Heritage Trust Inc | Deer Isle, ME | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut River Conservancy | Greenfield, MA | New construction | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | Property care; buildings; construction | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Atheneum | Nantucket, MA | Endowment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust for Places of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty | Swindon, UK | Endowment | $278,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Beech Cliff | Mount Desert, ME | Endowment | Recreation and sports | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Durham, NC | General operating / annual support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neponset River Watershed Association | Canton, MA | Planning | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Ocean School | Boston, MA | General operating / annual support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nashua River Watershed Association | Groton, MA | Construction | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | Land / building acquisition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old North Foundation of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Technology & equipment | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stowe Land Trust | Stowe, VT | Operations support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stowe Land Trust | Stowe, VT | Operations support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | Conway, NH | Land / building acquisition | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Bath, ME | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | Planning | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Lobkowicz Collections | Dover, MA | Property care; buildings; historic preservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | R&d / innovation / pilots | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc | New Bedford, MA | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | Property care; buildings; renovation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc | Essex, MA | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Installations (arts & culture) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | Acquisition for preservation | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $5,840,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,650,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,527,500 |
| Animal-related | $500,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $250,000 |
| Education | $250,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $7,327,500 |
| Maine | $4,105,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,795,000 |
| Virginia | $1,600,000 |
| Vermont | $400,000 |
| North Carolina | $350,000 |
| Tennessee | $300,000 |
| New Hampshire | $200,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.