The Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation is a nonprofit, private
foundation that was incorporated in the State of Colorado in 1948.
Since its inception, the Foundation has made more than $140 million
in grants to support important efforts of nonprofit organizations.

The Foundation directs its philanthropic resources primarily to tax-exempt Colorado organizations that:

Please use the links from this page to learn more about the Foundation and our grant application process. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the office directly.

		In Honor and Memory of Founding Trustee and Chair Emeritus Mrs. Barbara Johnson Hartley August 5, 1920 - June 27, 2009

     For 27 years, Mrs. Hartley served as chair of the Helen K. and Arthur E.     

     Johnson Foundation, named for her parents from whom she learned the 

     importance of giving to her community. She was a founding Trustee of the 

     Foundation in 1948 and was associated with all of the Foundation's gifts, 

     totaling more than $130 million.  She was a generous and thoughtful lady.