The Miller Family Foundation Inc
The Miller Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Ellicott City, Maryland. Its 2025 grants supported charitable organizations, including a church, community organizations, and other nonprofits.
The Miller Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Miller Family Foundation Inc gave $179K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Maryland. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $178,500
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -30.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,750
- +103.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $2,386,346
- -3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Miller Family 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: 9058 Chevrolet Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21042-4018
Phone: (410) 461-8335
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Miller Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Lutheran Church ($105K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $176K.
Grant Size Distribution
154 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 151 grants of 154 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to organizations in Maryland. Recipients in New York and Virginia each received 4%; recipients in Pennsylvania and Kentucky each received 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Miller Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 8% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $91K (2019) to $179K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $179K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Lutheran Church Ellicott City, MD | Firm Foundations | $100,000 |
| Howard County Conservancy Woodstock, MD | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Community Fndn of Howard County Columbia, MD | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| US Flooding Lutheran Diaster Relief Merrifield, VA | Diaster Relief | $5,000 |
| Friends In Need Foundation New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| First Lutheran Church Ellicott City, MD | Christmas Baskets | $5,000 |
| A Home of Our Own Howard Inc Simpsonville, MD | Unrestricted | $4,000 |
| Trader Fndn for MD Burial Sites Gaithersburg, MD | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer Merrifield, VA | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
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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 | $2,386,346 | $118,442 | $201,696 | $178,500 | 14 | $178,500 | $106,537 | $166,569 |
| 2024 | $2,469,601 | $117,148 | $153,693 | $125,066 | 20 | $125,066 | $102,209 | $157,862 |
| 2023 | $2,506,147 | $106,739 | $114,793 | $99,152 | 41 | $99,152 | $87,980 | $133,233 |
| 2022 | $2,514,201 | $364,036 | $174,132 | $165,750 | 41 | $165,750 | $352,945 | $124,517 |
| 2021 | $2,328,745 | $497,558 | $162,491 | $148,905 | 38 | $148,905 | $88,915 | $139,608 |
| 2020 | $2,322,086 | $866,250 | $120,008 | $92,133 | 56 | — | $312,943 | $99,838 |
| 2019 | $1,621,080 | $1,059,445 | $94,846 | $91,100 | 44 | — | $716,984 | $70,365 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Miller Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $167K 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 show support for organizations including First Lutheran Church, the Howard County Conservancy, and the Community Foundation of Howard County. One grantee, A Home of Our Own Howard Inc, says its mission is “to provide furniture and household items at no cost to individuals and families transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing in Howard County, Maryland.”
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $178,500 through 14 grants. Awards ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median grant of $3,000. Notable grants included $100,000 to First Lutheran Church in Ellicott City, $25,000 each to the Howard County Conservancy and the Community Foundation of Howard County, and $5,000 each to US Flooding Lutheran Disaster Relief and Friends In Need Foundation. A Home of Our Own Howard Inc received $4,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Paul L Miller as president and Robert Palmer, Robert J Wieder, Franke Schwenk Miller, and Jay Zumbrun as directors.
The Miller Family Foundation Inc is led by Paul L. Miller, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul L. Miller
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Wieder
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Palmer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Franke Schwenk Miller
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Zumbrun
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 The Miller Family Foundation Inc
How much does The Miller Family Foundation Inc give each year?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc gave $179K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $125K across 20 grants.
What is The Miller Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $12,750, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Miller Family Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does The Miller Family Foundation Inc give grants?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ellicott City, MD (2 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Merrifield, VA (2 grants).
Does The Miller Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 71% of The Miller Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Miller Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include First Lutheran Church ($105,000 across 2 grants), Howard County Conservancy ($25,000) and Community Fndn of Howard County ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Miller Family Foundation Inc?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $179K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $167K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Miller Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations including First Lutheran Church, the Howard County Conservancy, and the Community Foundation of Howard County. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Miller Family 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 The Miller Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Miller Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1547070. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Miller Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 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 June 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Miller Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-miller-family-foundation-inc-morg_bd6aea4197d443699d6d44a9844211f6
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