Enoch G And Axel B Johnson Trust
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting religious and faith-based initiatives. Its mission centers around providing financial assistance to organizations that align with its values, particularly in the realm of church support. In the latest reporting period, the foundation made a significant grant to First Lutheran Church for general operating purposes. The foundation appears to prioritize faith-based organizations, reflecting a commitment to supporting community and religious activities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small faith-based congregation or religious nonprofit with an existing relationship or local visibility in the Ottumwa/IA area that could be preselected by the foundation or its trustee.
Good Fit
- • Is a church or explicitly faith-based organization (the lone observed grantee was a church).
- • Requests general operating support rather than a narrowly framed program grant.
- • Has an existing relationship or introduction to the trustee or those who preselect grantees.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year was limited to a single out-of-state location (a grant to Ottumwa, IA), showing a very narrow geographic footprint in the available data.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made one grant to one recipient, so the observed recipient set is very small; multi-year variety cannot be assessed from a single-year history.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is unavailable, and the foundation filing explicitly indicates grants are to preselected recipients with no public application route; this combination suggests unsolicited new applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
