Mills Family Foundation
Mills Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beavercreek, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $302K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $9K.
Mills Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mills Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -86.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -59.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $301,588
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Mills Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greene County Community Foundation ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Mills Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 292% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 34% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $655K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County Community Foundation Xenia, OH | Donation | $5,000 |
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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 | $301,588 | $9,280 | $6,915 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $9,280 | $14,665 |
| 2024 | $299,223 | $12,436 | $38,771 | $37,000 | 3 | $37,000 | $12,436 | $15,211 |
| 2023 | $325,558 | $5,337 | $16,477 | $13,000 | 2 | $13,000 | $5,337 | $16,234 |
| 2022 | $336,698 | $338,376 | $2,883 | $1,276 | 2 | $1,276 | — | $1,387 |
| 2021 | $1,205 | $653,441 | $659,741 | $655,441 | 3 | $655,441 | — | $2,895 |
| 2020 | $7,505 | $26,353 | $25,338 | $14,000 | 3 | — | $3 | $271 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mills Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mills Family Foundation is led by Janel Mills Barnett, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janel Mills Barnett
President
Trustee & President - → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerad M. Barnett
Treasurer
Trustee & Treasurer → Trustee & Treasurer -, 2021
Trustee & Treasurer - → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Warwar
Secretary
Trustee & Secretary → Trustee & Secretary -, 2021
Trustee & Secretary - → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Greene
Secretary
Trustee, Secretary & Treasurer - → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Mills Spencer
Vice President
Trustee & Vice President - → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Robert W. Mills Jr. (2020) — Trustee & President · Filing note: Deceased
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 Mills Family Foundation
How much does Mills Family Foundation give each year?
Mills Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 3 grants.
How large is Mills Family Foundation?
Mills Family Foundation reported $302K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Mills Family Foundation operate?
Mills Family Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Mills Family Foundation's EIN?
Mills Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1436437. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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