McMillen Family Foundation Grant

The McMillen Family Foundation Grant aims to support non-profit organizations in Southern California focused on treatment, prevention, and education regarding alcohol and drug dependency. Prioritizing nonprofits with proven track records, the Foundation provides funding for activities beyond government support, with grants up to $50,000 for new applicants. The Foundation also offers technical assistance and collaboration opportunities to enhance the impact of its grantees in the community.

We will give priority in funding to those nonprofits with a proven track record that share our values and produce tangible and measurable results consistent with our mission.
The mission of the McMillen Family Foundation is to provide assistance to eligible groups in Southern California which are dedicated to helping people of all ages who have been impacted, directly or indirectly, by alcohol and/or drugs and to provide community outreach and education to prevent alcohol and/or drug addiction before it starts.
The McMillen Family Foundation is a grant-making Foundation which serves non-profit organizations in Southern California that assist people affected by drug and alcohol dependency through treatment, prevention, and education.
Additionally, the McMillen Family Foundation supports its grantees with technical assistance, a grantee conference, trainings, and a web-portal solely to encourage and aid in collaboration amongst one another, and to provide beneficial news for those providing services.

Eligibility

The applicant organization or subsidiary must identify treatment, prevention, education, and/or recovery from alcohol and other drug problems as its primary mission.Applicants must be a non-profit organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service and operate programs in at least one of the following counties: Orange, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura.The applicant organization must have an annual operating budget of less than $10 million or, if a subsidiary of a larger organization, the subsidiary applicant must have a budget of less than $10 million.Grants can be requested to support program activities or services not funded by government contracts, facility improvements, capital acquisition, program staff development, program equipment, and other purposes directly related to providing alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and/or recovery services.A new applicant may apply for up to $50,000. Returning grantees may request grant awards each year but should not expect the Foundation to be its primary support for a single program on a continuing basis. Only one grant award is made to an organization within a 12-month period.

Ineligibility

Generally, the Foundation does not approve grant requests for general operating support.