Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation
The Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation is a private foundation filing Form 990-PF and based in Wilmington, Delaware. In filing year 2025, it reported 25 grants totaling $499,950, with grants supporting organizations and programs including health care, scholarships, and youth development.
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation at a glance
In short: Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation gave $500K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in California. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $499,950
- -38.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +38.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,998
- -55.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $4,710,403
- +12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (5 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi ($200K). Together the top 10 received $352K.
Organizations only. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($146,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
76 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 76 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Wilmington, Delaware. In filing year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 1% to recipients in New York, and less than 1% to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 11 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $56K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $24K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 196% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $171K (2023) to $810K (2024). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi Tehachapi, CA | Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Outpatient Clinic endowment fund | $200,000 |
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $146,000 |
| California State University Los Angeles, CA | James Garrett Memorial Scholarship fund | $27,500 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association Tehachapi, CA | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | 2026 Modoc County 4-H Milano Family Scholarship fund | $15,000 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | Kern County 4-H Greater Tehachapi Area 2025 Livestock projects: United 4-H, Stallion Springs 4-H,Four Season 4-H, and Tehachapi Mountain 4-H | $12,500 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | Greater Tehachapi 4-H Clubs for Presentation day and programming to Greater Tehachapi 4-H club scholarship fund | $11,500 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | 2025 Modoc County 4-H Milano Family Scholarship Endowment fund | $10,000 |
| The California 4-H Foundation Davis, CA | Kern County 4-H Scholarship Fund | $8,000 |
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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 | $4,710,403 | $1,093,177 | $583,998 | $499,950 | 25 | $529,953 | $1,049,232 | $270,808 |
| 2024 | $4,201,224 | $454,140 | $886,486 | $810,100 | 18 | $840,001 | $410,255 | $282,869 |
| 2023 | $4,633,570 | $245,561 | $247,260 | $170,750 | 10 | $199,226 | $200,527 | $267,139 |
| 2022 | $4,635,269 | $292,447 | $560,984 | $475,500 | 10 | $506,093 | $244,856 | $283,627 |
| 2021 | $4,903,806 | $707,998 | $513,076 | $430,600 | 13 | $462,622 | $663,484 | $317,470 |
| 2020 | $4,708,884 | $209,058 | $299,651 | $218,000 | 12 | — | $160,608 | $291,362 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation reported a distributable amount of $271K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for an outpatient clinic endowment, rodeo and other scholarships, and California 4-H activities and programs.
The California 4-H Foundation describes its mission as strengthening local 4-H efforts by raising funds for the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program statewide and in counties and cities across California. The foundation’s grants to the California 4-H Foundation included gifts designated for scholarships, livestock projects, club programming, and general and unrestricted purposes.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 25 grants totaling $499,950. Grant sizes ranged from $500 to $200,000, with a median grant of $8,000.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $200,000 to Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi for an outpatient clinic endowment fund; $75,000 and $50,000 to the an individual recipient State University Foundation for rodeo scholarship endowments and scholarships; $27,500 to California State University for the James Garrett Memorial Scholarship fund; and $25,000 to the California 4-H Foundation for general and unrestricted purposes. Other listed grants included $20,000 to the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association and $10,000 each to an individual recipient for Milano Family scholarships.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jessie Milano as director and vice president, and Mark R Milano as president, director, and secretary.
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation is led by Mark R Milano, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark R Milano
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessie Milano
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation
How much does Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation give each year?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation gave $500K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $810K across 18 grants.
What is Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's typical grant size?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $19,998, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation give grants?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tehachapi, CA (7 grants) and Davis, CA (6 grants).
Does Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 20% of Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's largest grantees?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi ($200,000), The California 4-H Foundation ($82,000 across 6 grants) and California State University ($27,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($146,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $530K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $271K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for an outpatient clinic endowment, rodeo and other scholarships, and California 4-H activities and programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's EIN?
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8004580. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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