Historic Johnson Farm Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide cultural heritage experiences and educational opportunities for school children and the community. Preserving the past to enrich the future.
- Income
- $155,066
- Spending
- $101,766
- Reserves
- 48.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Highest pay
- $75,977, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $78,297 spent. Day Camps: Historic Johnson Farm held four weeks of day camps during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.121 campers grades K-8 participated, and middle and high school students served as volunteer leaders.Day camps are a favorite farm program for all, but they also are a big source of revenue.
- Field Trips: 1,942 students of all ages (and 371 adults) visited the farm on school field trips.They toured the farm house, visited the fiber artists, met the farm animals, and participatedin other activities such as a nature scavenger hunt and antique cars activity.
- Other Programs:(Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments continued on Schedule O)
- Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments continued.376 guests went on guided tours of the farm throughout the year. Over 900 visitors came to special events (Homeschool Day, Fun Farm Day Drive-Thru (pivoted due to Hurricane Helene), and the Mothers Day Market). Over 1,650 people visited the farm grounds. Farm volunteers put in over 3,205 hours of volunteer time. 1,321 of these hours were from middle and high school students!
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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