Miller Family Foundation
Miller Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations, with the largest awards supporting organizations in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Miller Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Miller Family Foundation gave $14K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $623.818), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,724
- -25.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- -37.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $624
- +19.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $313
- Total assets
- $56,711
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Miller Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1706 Rittenhouse Square 801, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 359-7003
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Miller Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Support Center for Child Advodates ($5K). Together the top 10 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
143 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 143 grants of 143 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant-dollar distribution was Pennsylvania 51%, Florida 18%, Connecticut 10%, New York 6%, and Maryland 4%. The listed grants also included recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Miller Family Foundation gives
- 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 290% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 $5K (2020) to $22K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Support Center for Child Advodates Philadelphia, PA | To help fund the Operating Budget. | $4,500 |
| Kids Wish Network Palm Harbor, FL | To help fund the Operating Budget | $1,700 |
| Love 146 New Haven, CT | To help fund the Operating Budget. | $1,200 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | To help fund the Operating Budget | $799 |
| Covenant House Philadelphia, PA | To help fund the Operating Budget. | $750 |
| Susan G Komen for The Cure Philadelphia, PA | To help fund the Operating Budget. | $725 |
| NAMI Baltimore, MD | To help fund the Operating Budget | $600 |
| Family Outreach of Amherst Amherst, MA | To help fund the Operating Budget | $500 |
| Take a Breather Foundation Narberth, PA | To help fund the Operating Budget | $500 |
| Salesian Missions New Rochelle, NY | To help fund the Operating Budget | $475 |
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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 | $56,711 | $13,916 | $16,623 | $13,724 | 22 | $14,637 | $3,512 | $5,040 |
| 2024 | $59,418 | $18,300 | $21,171 | $18,338 | 35 | $19,238 | $5,894 | $4,945 |
| 2023 | $65,140 | $11,920 | $16,439 | $15,495 | 26 | $15,495 | $3,528 | $4,581 |
| 2022 | $69,659 | $19,637 | $26,312 | $21,560 | 48 | $23,360 | $3,708 | $4,634 |
| 2021 | $76,334 | $5,178 | $10,871 | $7,730 | 12 | $8,630 | $1,664 | $5,652 |
| 2020 | $82,027 | $44,535 | $7,655 | $4,700 | 3 | — | $16,301 | $3,354 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Miller Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K 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 foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including child advocacy, children’s wishes, services for veterans, cancer-related support, and cystic fibrosis. These are grantees’ activities, not stated foundation focus areas. For example, Kids Wish Network describes its mission as helping children with life-threatening conditions and life-altering situations; Wounded Warrior Project says it focuses on the well-being of post-9/11 veterans, active-duty service members, and their families; and Take a Breather Foundation says it raises funds to fulfill wishes for people with cystic fibrosis.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 22 grants totaling $13,724. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $4,500, with a median grant of $312. The largest grants included $4,500 to Support Center for Child Advodates, $1,700 to Kids Wish Network, $1,200 to Love 146, $799 to Wounded Warrior Project, $750 to Covenant House, and $725 to Susan G Komen for The Cure. The listed purposes for these grants were to help fund the recipients’ operating budgets.
Other 2025 grants included $600 to NAMI, $500 each to Family Outreach of Amherst and Take a Breather Foundation, $475 to Salesian Missions, $350 to Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation, and $275 to Tunnel to Towers. Unite for HER also received $225.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lawrence Miller and Dolores Miller as trustees.
Miller Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dolores Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lawrence Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Miller Family Foundation
How much does Miller Family Foundation give each year?
Miller Family Foundation gave $14K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 35 grants.
What is Miller Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Miller Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $313, and its average grant was $624, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Miller Family Foundation give grants?
Miller Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (18%) and Connecticut (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (3 grants) and Arlington, VA (2 grants).
Does Miller Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Miller Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Miller Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Miller Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Support Center for Child Advodates ($4,500), Kids Wish Network ($1,700) and Love 146 ($1,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Miller Family Foundation?
Miller Family Foundation reported $57K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Miller Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including child advocacy, children’s wishes, services for veterans, cancer-related support, and cystic fibrosis. These are grantees’ activities, not stated foundation focus areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Miller Family Foundation?
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Miller Family Foundation's EIN?
Miller Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7986423. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Miller Family 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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