Mills Family Charitable Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 36-7331361

Mills Family Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 18 grants totaling $139K.

Key facts about Mills Family Charitable Foundation

EIN
36-7331361
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$139,000
Grants made (2025)
18
Average grant
$7,722
Median grant
$4,500
New grantees (estimate)
22% first-time grantees (4 of 18, 2025)
Primary geography
Florida (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Mills Family Charitable Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Mills Family Charitable Foundation's 18 itemized 2025 grants were Florida (47%), Wisconsin (34%) and Michigan (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Naples, FL (6 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Mills Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

22%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 18 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $9K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 78% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$139K

+0.5% YoY

Grant Count

18

+12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-10.6% YoY

About Mills Family Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Mills Family Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 18 grants totaling $139K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 18 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

MilwaukeeNaplesWaukeshaEvanstonFort MyersMerrifieldRives JunctionSaint LouisStamfordStanfordWilliamstownBollingbrookChicagoOconomowocScottsdaleWauwatosaSouthfieldImmokaleeBaltimoreDetroit

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$35K$70K$104K$139K35 grants202033 grants202129 grants202230 grants202316 grants202418 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County Inc: $48KUnited Way of GreaterMilwaukee and Waukesha County…$48KGrace Place: $15KGrace Place$15KHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $15KHarry Chapin Food Bank ofSouthwest Florida Inc$15KChildren's Advocacy Center: $10KChildren's Advocacy Center$10KUnited Way of Collier County Inc: $10KUnited Way of Collier CountyInc$10KYouth Haven Inc: $10KYouth Haven Inc$10KCommunity Foundation of Collier County Inc: $6KCommunity Foundation ofCollier County Inc$6KCollier Resource Center: $5KCollier Resource Center$5KHabitat for Humanity of Collier County: $5KHabitat for Humanity ofCollier County$5KDoctors Without Borders USA: $4KDoctors Without Borders USA$4K

Grant Size Distribution

126 grants across all recorded years

126<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County Inc ($47,500), Grace Place ($15,000), Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc ($15,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTY INC Milwaukee, WIUNRESTRICTED$47,500
GRACE PLACE Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$15,000
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC Fort Myers, FLUNRESTRICTED$15,000
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$10,000
UNITED WAY OF COLLIER COUNTY INC Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$10,000
YOUTH HAVEN INC Rives Junction, MIUNRESTRICTED$10,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY INC Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$6,000
COLLIER RESOURCE CENTER Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$5,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER COUNTY Naples, FLUNRESTRICTED$5,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA Merrifield, VAUNRESTRICTED$4,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Douglas W MillsTrustee——
Virginia L MillsTrustee——

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mills Family Charitable Foundation?

Mills Family Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Naples, FL. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mills Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Mills Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What size grants does Mills Family Charitable Foundation award?

In 2025, Mills Family Charitable Foundation awarded 18 grants totaling $139K — an average of about $8K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Mills Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Mills Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7331361. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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