Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Radnor, PA EIN: 30-6178411

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Radnor, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $111K. Net investment income was $98K.

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust gave $111K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$111,000
+11.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,333
+11.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,000
Total assets
$1,228,781
-1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (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 Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Ardella's House Inc: $14KArdella's House Inc$14KMaternal and Child Health Consortium: $14KMaternal and Child HealthConsortium$14KSafe Harbor of Chester County: $14KSafe Harbor of Chester County$14KThe City School: $14KThe City School$14KHistoric Fairhill Inc: $13KHistoric Fairhill Inc$13KThe Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: $11KThe Academy of NaturalSciences of Drexel University$11KWest Philadelphia Alliance for Children: $11KWest Philadelphia Alliance forChildren$11KCommunity Volunteers in Medicine: $10KCommunity Volunteers inMedicine$10KThe Simple Way: $10KThe Simple Way$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ardella's House Inc ($14K). Together the top 9 received $111K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PhiladelphiaWest Chester

How Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 113% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 7 grants2021 10 grants2022 10 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2019) to $175K (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $111K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ardella's House Inc Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating Support$14,000
Maternal and Child Health Consortium West Chester, PAGeneral Operating Support$14,000
Safe Harbor of Chester County West Chester, PAGeneral Operating Support$14,000
The City School Philadelphia, PAAcademic Support Program$14,000
Historic Fairhill Inc Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating Support$13,000
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating Support$11,000
West Philadelphia Alliance for Children Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating Support$11,000
Community Volunteers in Medicine West Chester, PAGeneral Operating Support$10,000
The Simple Way Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating Support$10,000
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,228,781$114,345$134,573$111,0009$118,466$98,238$104,982
2024$1,249,009$98,159$122,063$100,0009$107,082$83,178$99,936
2023$1,272,913$64,907$123,507$100,00010$107,123$48,523$93,518
2022$1,331,513$50,921$119,400$99,50010$105,426$36,947$96,017
2021$1,399,992$74,657$84,531$65,0007$69,989$60,115$101,392
2020$1,409,866$1,180,857$185,416$175,0006—$37,333$49,553
2019$414,425$43,596$42,440$30,0006—$36,309$35,137

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $105K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alicia P. Miller

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney P. Crosby

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean E. H. Preston

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Crosby Jr.

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John P. Kelly

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine E. Preston

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael C. Miller

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelley S. Preston

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Seymour S. Preston Iii Dec'd (2020) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Seymour S. Preston III (2019) — Co-Trustee

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 Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust

How much does Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust give each year?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust gave $111K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 9 grants.

What is Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $13,000, and its average grant was $12,333, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust give grants?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (6 grants) and West Chester, PA (3 grants).

Does Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 89% of Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Ardella's House Inc ($14,000), Maternal and Child Health Consortium ($14,000) and Safe Harbor of Chester County ($14,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $118K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $105K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN?

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6178411. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

The Patricia Kind Family Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

The Patricia Kind Family Foundation funds direct-service, capacity-building, and collaborative work addressing poverty and racial and economic injustice, especially through Philadelphia organizations with budgets of $1 million or less. Most grants are $10,000–$25,000 per year for three years, and eligible organizations must serve people only in Philadelphia County. It accepts online applications; 2026 applications are closed, and 2027 dates have not been set.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$22.7M

Grants

176

Total Given

$3.6M

The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family

Radnor, PA

The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation funds direct services and advocacy to prevent hunger and food insecurity, including food access, distribution, and related programs, in the five-county Philadelphia region and Indian River County, Florida. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $250,000 in 2024, with a $15,000 median; first-time applicants, if funded, typically receive about $10,000. It accepts applications through its online system.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$33.5M

Grants

143

Total Given

$2.7M

Bread and Roses Community Fund

Philadelphia, PA

Bread & Roses funds grassroots community organizing for social, racial, and economic justice, prioritizing systemic change over direct services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,500 to $71,500, with a median of $15,000, for eligible groups in the Philadelphia region and Camden County, New Jersey; the profile describes application rounds but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Assets

$16.7M

Grants

53

Total Given

$960K

The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Aka

Wilmington, DE

The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation funds educational and leadership opportunities, including college access, K–12 youth development, economic self-sufficiency, and organizational capacity building, mainly in Greater Philadelphia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $74 to $170,000, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited full proposals; full proposals are by invitation, and applicants should contact BLBB Charitable about letters of intent.

Assets

$42.8M

Grants

207

Total Given

$1.6M

Donald & Elizabeth Parsons Charitab

Chester Springs, PA

The foundation supports Catholic education and religious organizations, as well as community services and needs, patient services, and scholarships, with 2025 grants going to Pennsylvania organizations. Grants typically ranged from $2,000 to $10,000, with a median of $4,000; it provides a grant request form and states there are no deadlines or award restrictions.

Assets

$2.5M

Grants

20

Total Given

$111K

The Becket Family Foundation

Malvern, PA

The Becket Family Foundation supports a broad range of charitable work, including animal welfare, conservation, education, housing, and workforce development, with a strong share of recent funding going to Pennsylvania and additional grants in other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $35,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests by letter describing the organization’s charitable purpose; no deadline is stated.

Assets

$9.2M

Grants

88

Total Given

$464K

More similar funders

More Funders in Pennsylvania

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Millrace Foundation Charitable Trust down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?