OVERVIEW: The Johns Family Foundation supports human services, health, religion and Christian organizations in New Mexico.
FUNDING AREAS: Human services, health, religion, Christian organizations
IP TAKE: Christian groups in Albuquerque have the best opportunities with this funder, but it is still a low-key grantmaker that hand-selects its own grantee organizations.
PROFILE: Established in 1985, the Johns Family Foundation is a family foundation based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The foundation’s major donors are Kenneth E. Johns, Cynthia Johns, Julie Johns Taylor and Jeffrey Johns. It funds local efforts for human services, health, religion and Christian organizations.
The Johns Family Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, recent tax records indicate this this is primarily a funder of Christian ministries, religion and spiritual development related to the Christian faith. Most grants go towards ministry and community support to assist groups close to home in Albuquerque and that are in other geographic regions of interest to the family.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $100,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking largely focuses on New Mexico and the Albuquerque area in particular. However, the foundation also supports some nationwide groups and organizations with a broader geographic reach. Past local grantees include the New Mexico Christian Community Foundation, the Rock at Noon Day and Love, Inc.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and typically only supports pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 505-314-3415.
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