Funding Amount

US $2,500 - US $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • In the South Bay region of southern California in the following fields

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • To be eligible for a grant, the applying organization must provide evidence of:

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: In general, the Foundation will not make contributions to:
  • Not eligible: Individuals .Fundraising events
  • Not eligible: .Organizations with religious affiliations, unless the program is open to the entire community without regard to religious beliefs
  • Not eligible: .Organizations and programs designed to influence legislation or elect public officials
  • Not eligible: .Endowment campaigns or annual fund drives
  • Not eligible: .Fraternal organizations
  • Not eligible: .Organizations outside of southern California.

Overview

The Julius Sumner Miller Foundation Grant supports projects that enhance science education, particularly in physics, and improve health care for the elderly in southern California's South Bay region. The Foundation prioritizes programs that address critical needs, provide measurable impacts, and are non-discriminatory. Grants are awarded annually, with multi-year options available based on project goals and outcomes. Eligible organizations must hold IRS 501(c)(3) status and cannot be private foundations.

The Julius Sumner Miller Foundation is dedicated to benefiting society by supporting programs that foster science, especially physics, and aid health care for the elderly that improves their quality of life.
Toward this mission, the Foundation is primarily interested in awarding strategically significant project grants to public charities in the South Bay region of southern California in the following fields:
Science Education (especially physics) and/orHealth Care (specifically in-home & domestic services)
This program for which support is requested should offer a significant response to a demonstrated need in the area of education or health care. Please note that the Foundation seeks programs that, in addition to providing valuable services, have a strategy to measure the positive impact that the proposed service(s) will provide.
The Foundation makes a single, annual grant to a given applicant or program; however, multi-year grants may be considered, depending on the goals of the project and the results attained. Grant amounts vary according to the type of project and the needs of the awardee.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant, the applying organization must provide evidence of:

Current Tax-Exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under Section 501(c)(3) and That it is not a Private Foundation under IRS Section 509.Grants are made only to organizations that are nondiscriminatory on the basis of age, disability, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender and sexual preference.

Ineligibility

In general, the Foundation will not make contributions to:

Individuals .Fundraising events
.Organizations with religious affiliations, unless the program is open to the entire community without regard to religious beliefs
.Organizations and programs designed to influence legislation or elect public officials
.Fraternal organizations
.Organizations outside of southern California.

What Julius Sumner Miller Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
4
Total given
$30K
Median grant
$7,500
Range
$5,000–$10K
  • By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Carson, CA; San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA.

Example grants

  • Salvation Army · Carson, CA

    For elder care

    $10K

  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA

    Physics & science

    $10K

  • Posse Foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    Physics and science

    $5,000

  • Maps Charities · Sherman Oaks, CA

    For elder care

    $5,000

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • STEM education
  • Science teachers
  • Healthcare
  • Seniors
  • Nonprofits

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