The Johnson Foundation

Creating meaningful Change through thoughtful Grantmaking

Our Grants

The Johnson Foundation's grants process has provided important support to dozens of worthwhile organizations. Previous grantees include:

2024 Grants

  • Contemporary Arts Center- Free Admission

  • BLINK Interactive Light and Art Festival- OTR Mural Program

  • Findlay Market- Findlay Culinary Training Program

  • Adventure Crew- Free Community Program to Introduce Teens to Urban Parks

  • May We Help- Free Adaptive Devices to Support Accessibility for Individuals with Special Needs

  • Artworks- Nonpartisan “Get Out the Vote” Voter Engagement Project

2023 Grants

  • Cincinnati Public Library- Free Community Classes and Employment Training

  • Most Valuable Kids- Girls with Pearls Leadership Program for Underprivileged Youth

  • MORTAR Cincinnati- Training and support for urban entrepreneurs

  • 3CDC- Free Community Programming in Washington & Ziegler Parks

  • Cincinnati Public Radio- Support for “Cincinnati Edition” Community Affairs Program

(The above list represents only a small sampling of previous grantees, and is not exhaustive.)