ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lakeside, MT EIN: 35-1820737
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ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Lakeside, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $19K.

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,500
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,500
Total assets
$3,092
+46.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (53% 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 ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

St Thomas the Apostle School: $10KSt Thomas the Apostle School$10KAndando Foundation: $9KAndando Foundation$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Thomas the Apostle School ($10K). Together the top 2 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ElkhartJeffersonMaryhurstFort WayneDubuqueMiddlebury

How ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $40K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Thomas the Apostle School Elkhart, INGeneral operating support$10,000
Andando Foundation Jefferson, ORGeneral operating support$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$3,092$20,000$19,018$19,0002$19,018$155
2024$2,110$19,000$29,135$19,0002$19,135$129
2023$12,245$20,000$9,506$9,5002$19,506$108
2022$1,751$22,160$22,257$20,0002$22,257$138
2021$1,848$1,600$18,095$18,0003$18,095$876
2020$18,343$10,000$10,200$10,0001—$909
2019$18,543$40,000$40,000$40,0003—$913

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $155 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc is led by Douglas Sunde, President & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Douglas Sunde

    President & Director

    Trustee → Director, 2020

    Director → President & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin D Sunde

    Secretary & Director

    Trustee → Director, 2020

    Director → Secretary & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Anthony P Dibley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Irvin Kloska (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John Thomas (2019–2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc

How much does ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc give each year?

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.

How large is ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc?

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $155 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc?

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Lakeside, MT. It holds $3K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc operate?

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Iowa, Indiana, Oregon.

What is ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc's EIN?

ME and DJ Miller Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1820737. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)

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