Mills Foundation Inc
Mills Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Skillman, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations including a children’s healthcare provider, a land trust, and conservation organizations.
Mills Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Mills Foundation Inc gave $222K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), top state Massachusetts. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $222,000
- +45.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,875
- +63.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $2,995,599
- +2.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (2 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (25% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mills Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1010 Route 601, Skillman, NJ 08558
Phone: (919) 414-7758
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mills Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ($56K). Together the top 10 received $204K.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 82 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in multiple states. Massachusetts, Georgia, and New Jersey each accounted for 25% of grant dollars; Maryland accounted for 8%, and Washington, DC, for 5%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Mills Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 16 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2020) to $222K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $222K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Charitable Contribution | $56,000 |
| DR Greenway Land Trust Inc Princeton, NJ | Charitable Contribution | $56,000 |
| Manomet Conservation Services Plymouth, MA | Charitable Contribution | $50,000 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Bowie, MD | Charitable Contribution | $18,000 |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | Charitable Contribution | $6,000 |
| OneTree Planted Shelburne, VT | Charitable Contribution | $6,000 |
| Camp Keseem Philadelphia, PA | Charitable Contribution | $3,000 |
| Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia, PA | Charitable Contribution | $3,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Am Washingrton, DC | Charitable Contribution | $3,000 |
| Captains for Clean Water Fort Myers, FL | Charitable Contribution | $3,000 |
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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 | $2,995,599 | $341,341 | $264,207 | $222,000 | 16 | $240,087 | $317,221 | $246,263 |
| 2024 | $2,924,465 | $114,510 | $193,777 | $153,000 | 18 | $173,720 | $94,453 | $228,059 |
| 2023 | $2,694,467 | $565,491 | $245,791 | $173,526 | 15 | $217,382 | $55,723 | $181,962 |
| 2022 | $2,692,556 | $308,262 | $234,756 | $172,331 | 17 | $207,289 | $282,407 | $184,767 |
| 2021 | $2,618,908 | $225,185 | $255,015 | $193,400 | 16 | — | $196,356 | $202,862 |
| 2020 | $2,666,387 | $-1,990 | $204,189 | $145,000 | 11 | — | $33,704 | $177,013 |
| 2019 | $2,872,502 | $126,037 | $198,767 | $145,394 | 33 | — | $99,567 | $175,263 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mills Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $246K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose missions, as described by the grantees, include caring for and preserving land, improving children’s health, protecting marine ecosystems, and promoting social welfare and equality for LGBTQ+ people. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $222,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $56,000, with a median of $3,000.
The largest reported grants included $56,000 each to D&R Greenway Land Trust Inc in Princeton, New Jersey, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, and $50,000 to Manomet Conservation Services in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Other reported grants included $18,000 to the Epilepsy Foundation and $6,000 each to Smith College and OneTree Planted. Human Rights Campaign Inc also received $3,000 in 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth M Hardie as President, Bradford A Mills as Treasurer, Barbara M Henagan as Secretary, and Taybrook Mills and Michael Peterson as Trustees.
Mills Foundation Inc is led by Elizabeth M Hardie, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth M Hardie
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Peterson
Trustee
Secretary & Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Taybrook Mills
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradford A Mills
Treasurer
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara M Henagan
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Ross Mills (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joan Persichilli (2019–2023) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Mills-Hardie (2019) — President & Director
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 Mills Foundation Inc
How much does Mills Foundation Inc give each year?
Mills Foundation Inc gave $222K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $153K across 18 grants.
What is Mills Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Mills Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $13,875, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mills Foundation Inc that year got $3K on average.
Where does Mills Foundation Inc give grants?
Mills Foundation Inc's top state is Massachusetts, with 25% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Georgia (25%) and New Jersey (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (3 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).
Who are Mills Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Mills Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ($56,000), DR Greenway Land Trust Inc ($56,000) and Manomet Conservation Services ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mills Foundation Inc?
Mills Foundation Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $240K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $246K (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.
What does Mills Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose missions, as described by the grantees, include caring for and preserving land, improving children’s health, protecting marine ecosystems, and promoting social welfare and equality for LGBTQ+ people. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mills Foundation Inc?
The foundation states 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 Mills Foundation Inc's EIN?
Mills Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2622775. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Mills Foundation Inc 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Mills Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mills-foundation-inc-morg_4782e42b8a344f16b4489a380e9a8163
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