Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson Foundation

Historical Funder

Cumming, Georgia · EIN 36-3739494 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$1.5M

Organizations funded31

Typical grant$25,097

Total assets$35.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	RYAN HOLMES
Address	3570 EVONVALE OVERLOOK, CUMMING GA 30041
Phone	3109038634
Form and materials	FOR FORMS SEE WWW.ALJFOUNDATION.ORG
Deadlines	GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1.
Restrictions	ORGANIZATION MUST: 1) FACILITATE PROVIDING THE HANDICAPPED WITH ANIMALS THAT ASSIST WITH DAILY LIVING OR 2) CONTRIBUTE TO OR FACILITATE NATURE AND/OR WILDLIFE PRESERVATION.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Environment28
Animal Welfare9
Disability Services2
Human Services2

Where it gives

93% of grants went outside Georgia.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Arizona Center for Nature	Phoenix, AZ	Nature conservation	$350,714
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind	Smithtown, NY	Handicap assistance	$150,000
Association of Zoos & Aquariums	Silver Spring, MD	Nature conservation	$140,000
Zoological Society of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Nature conservation	$115,550
Voice of Asian Elephants Society	Los Angeles, CA	Nature conservation	$60,000
Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo	Atlanta, GA	Nature conservation	$50,000
Turtle Survival Alliance	North Charleston, SC	Nature conservation	$50,000
Grand Canyon Conservancy	Grand Canyon, AZ	Nature conservation	$50,000
Sempervirens Fund	Los Altos, CA	Nature conservation	$49,828
Sunflower Star Laboratory	Moss Landing, CA	Nature conservation	$40,000
The Seeing Eye Inc	Morristown, NJ	Handicap assistance	$34,200
National Forest Foundation	Missoula, MT	Nature conservation	$30,240
Bat Conservation International	Austin, TX	Nature conservation	$30,000
Big Life Foundation USA	Ridgefield, WA	Nature conservation	$29,555
Cheetah Conservation Fund	Alexandria, VA	Nature conservation	$25,969
Chicago Zoological Society	Brookfield, IL	Nature conservation	$25,097
Morton Arboretum	Lisle, IL	Nature conservation	$25,000
Wildlife Conservation Network	San Francisco, CA	Nature conservation	$23,320
Peregrine Fund Inc	Boise, ID	Nature conservation	$23,000
Wild Rivers Conservancy	Osceola, WI	Nature conservation	$23,000
Seacology	Berkeley, CA	Nature conservation	$22,500
Desert Botanical Garden	Phoenix, AZ	Nature conservation	$22,364
Great Plains Conservation Foundatio	Jupiter, FL	Nature conservation	$21,450
Georgia Aquarium	Atlanta, GA	Nature conservation	$20,000
George Miksch Sutton Avian Research	Bartlesville, OK	Nature conservation	$13,000
Occupaws Guide Dog Association	Cross Plains, WI	Handicap assistance	$12,000
Pines and Prairies Land Trust	Bastrop, TX	Nature conservation	$10,920
Westmoreland Sanctuary	Mount Kisco, NY	Nature conservation	$10,100
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust	Lowell, MA	Nature conservation	$10,000
Deschutes Basin Land Trust	Bend, OR	Nature conservation	$10,000
Sea Turtle Recovery Inc	West Orange, NJ	Nature conservation	$9,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$1,486,807	31
2024	$1,330,469	37
2023	$1,387,505	39

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 5, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202622179349100602
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3739494
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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