Private foundation
LA JOLLA, CAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $942,453 | $240,500 | $201,985 | $2,944,871 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 29% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROMISES 2 KIDSMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN DIEGO, CA | to respond to the needs of foster children and provide support to children removed from their home due to abuse and neglect. | $5,000 | 2016 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Q Johnson | President | 4.00 | $0 |
| Natalie Gumina | Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,944,871 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $278,934 | $217,837 | $181,885 | $2,569,723 | $2,569,723 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $311,242 | $228,254 | $188,725 | $2,508,626 | $2,508,626 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $772,157 | $238,632 | $203,275 | $2,425,638 | $2,425,638 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $555,597 | $148,527 | $138,250 | $1,892,113 | $1,892,113 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $109,023 | $134,135 | $129,210 | $1,485,043 | $1,485,043 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $14,172 | $112,288 | $108,390 | $1,510,155 | $1,510,155 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | −$44,931 | $152,483 | $145,399 | $1,608,271 | $1,608,271 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $87,562 | $157,302 | $151,639 | $1,805,685 | $1,805,685 |
| MIRACLE BABIESSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT MIRACLE BABIES. | $5,000 | 2016 |
| EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICESNATIONAL CITY, CA | TO SUPPORT TRANSITONAL HOUSING FACILITY | $5,000 | 2022 |
| CARLSBAD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCARLSBAD, CA | TO SUPPORT CARLSBAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION. | $5,000 | 2017 |
| SCRIPPS RANCH FOOTBALL BOOSTERS INCSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT SCIPPS RANCH FOOTBALL BOOSTER CLUB. | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MOUNTAIN SHADOWS FOUNDATIONSAN MARCOS, CA | TO SUPPORT THE MOUNTAIN SHADOWS FOUNDATION. | $5,000 | 2018 |
| BALBOA PARK CONSERVANCYSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT THE BALBOA PARK CONSERVANCY. | $5,000 | 2018 |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF VISTAVISTA, CA | TO SUPPORT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VISTA. | $5,000 | 2018 |
| DIVERSIFIED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INCARLSBAD, CA | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS OF THE DIVERSIFIED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATIONLA JOLLA, CA | TO SUPPORT SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION | $5,000 | 2024 |
| OPTIMIST CLUB OF VISTAVISTA, CA | TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. | $5,000 | 2022 |
| CROHN'S COLITIS FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT THE CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION. | $5,000 | 2017 |
| SAN ELIJO HILLS WOMEN'S CLUBVISTA, CA | TO SUPPORT THE SAN ELIJO HILLS WOMEN'S GROUP | $5,000 | 2019 |
| WALDEN FAMILY SERVICESMatched to this organization because 11 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES. | $5,000 | 2019 |
| THE GUITAR CENTER MUSIC FOUNDATIONWESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA | TO SUPPORT THE ROCK & ROLL ART CELEBRATION AT THE NRG MUSIC CONNECTION EVENT | $5,000 | 2023 |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF VISTAVISTA, CA | TO SUPPORT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VISTA. | $5,000 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSSS ROCKWOOD, MI | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS | $5,000 | 2024 |
| SEANY FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT THE SEANY FOUNDATION. | $5,000 | 2018 |
| CENTRO CULTURAL DE LA REZASAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT CENTRO CULTURAL DE LA REZA | $5,000 | 2017 |
| SALLIE A HUNT FOUNDATIONOCEANSIDE, CA | TO SUPPORT THE SALLIE A. HUNT FOUNDATION | $5,000 | 2019 |
| ONCOLOGY KIDSSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS OF ONCOLOGY & KIDS, INC. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| ALPHA PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESSSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT ALPHA PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESS FOUNDATION. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| NATIVITY PREP ACADEMYSAN DIEGO, CA | TO SUPPORT GRADUATE SUPPORT PROGRAM. | $5,000 | 2024 |
| EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICESNATIONAL CITY, CA | TO SUPPORT TRANSITONAL HOUSING FACILITY | $5,000 | 2024 |
| SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSIONSAN DIEGO, CA | TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO. | $5,000 | 2024 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202503169349102395
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441719349100419
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202322239349101002
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211749349100211
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101329349102720
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202031919349100628
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201931299349102008
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201821319349101617
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201733179349102418
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.