Mills Family Charitable Foundation

NORTHBROOK, IL EIN: 30-6000363

Mills Family Charitable Foundation is a private family foundation established in 2001 and based in Northbrook, Illinois. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization supporting various charitable causes across multiple states.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$324K

-55.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$531K

+97.8% YoY

Grant Count

27

-3.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+105.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

Grant Types

** The foundation makes both restricted and unrestricted grants to nonprofit organizations

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Illinois
  • Florida
  • New York
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Virginia

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

ArlingtonArlington HeightsBaltimoreBethesdaBoca RatonChicagoClarksburgCoconut CreekDeerfieldDeerfield BeachDenverEvanstonEvanstoneGlencoeGurneeHighland ParkHonoluluJupiterLake BluffLake Forest

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Total Assets: $323,836 (as of most recent filing)

Total Giving: $530,750 (2024)

EIN: 30-6000363

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$183K$365K$548K$730K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$323,836$726,112$998,305
Revenue$140,363$18,759$663,978
Expenses$542,639$290,952$520,320
Qualifying Distributions$533,640$271,015$501,065
Net Investment Income$122,510$10,514$654,104
Distributable Amount$81,324$94,462$98,338

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$139K$279K$418K$558K56 grants201931 grants202031 grants202128 grants202228 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ZACHARIAS CENTER$104KJEWISH UNITED FUND OF ME…$75KJOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMI…$50KNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY …$50KOUR PLACE OF NEW TRIER$50KSGA YOUTH AND FAMILY SER…$50KHIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY …$30KJOHN HOWARD ASSOCIATION$30KALOHA MEDICAL MISSION$15KAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE …$10K

Grant Size Distribution

145 grants across all recorded years

130<$50K11$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JONATHAN M MILLSTRUSTEE3

Contact Information

Location: 2460 Dundee Road, Suite 1247, Northbrook, IL 60062

Telephone: 847-949-3000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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