Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family is a private foundation, based in Highland Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $260K.
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family at a glance
In short: Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family gave $260K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $260K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $260,280
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $260,280
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $260,280
- Total assets
- $1,484,337
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 30 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $243K (2023) to $498K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $260K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule Various, IL | Charitable | $260,280 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,484,337 | $61,385 | $404,155 | $260,280 | 1 | $260,280 | — | $253,214 |
| 2024 | $1,826,552 | $270,255 | $386,874 | $249,250 | 1 | $249,250 | $132,631 | $234,729 |
| 2023 | $1,943,171 | $342,899 | $363,099 | $242,945 | 26 | $242,945 | $222,745 | $203,017 |
| 2022 | $2,160,371 | $413,848 | $376,962 | $251,050 | 1 | $296,947 | $89,152 | $215,494 |
| 2021 | $2,261,620 | $177,507 | $390,694 | $262,750 | 1 | — | $49,563 | $238,614 |
| 2020 | $2,519,625 | $449,248 | $336,882 | $252,780 | 1 | — | $266,888 | $195,132 |
| 2019 | $2,725,856 | $768,893 | $579,984 | $497,650 | 1 | — | $587,600 | $198,766 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family reported a distributable amount of $253K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family is led by Karen M. Millner, President, Secretary & Treasurer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen M. Millner
President, Secretary & Treasurer
Secretary & Treasurer → President, Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Millner
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$40K (2019) → $40K (2025)
Justin Millner
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$10K (2020) → $40K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Gordon H. Millner (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Justin Millner (Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family
How much does Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family give each year?
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family gave $260K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $249K across 1 grant.
How large is Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family?
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $260K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $253K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family operate?
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Utah.
What is Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family's EIN?
Gordon H & Karen M Millner Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3998692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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