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C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$70k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 41
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$624k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionArts & CultureEducationCivil RightsInternationalPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving41$70k7%
FY202341$66k20%
FY202236$49k8%
FY202138$51k18%
FY202034$49k26%
FY201940$66k33%
FY201839$50k23%
FY201741$57kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$176kEducation$67kHealth$36kHuman Services$35kInternational$30kCrime & Legal$23kHousing & Shelter$20kArts & Culture$19kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
CA
CO
MO
VA
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
HeartStone Pictures$22,000610%
Second Baptist Church$21,2508n/a
As Our Own Nfp$19,50080%
Biola University Inc$19,00060%
Elijah Rising$18,50081%
Bridges to Life$14,00080%
Star of Hope Mission$12,00080%
Matheia School$11,9993n/a
Logos Leaders Outreach$9,00061%
Free the Captives$9,00081%
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All grantees of C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
HeartStone Pictures$22,000610%
Second Baptist Church$21,2508n/a
As Our Own Nfp$19,50080%
Biola University Inc$19,00060%
Elijah Rising$18,50081%
Bridges to Life$14,00080%
Star of Hope Mission$12,00080%
Matheia School$11,9993n/a
Logos Leaders Outreach$9,00061%
Free the Captives$9,00081%
Global Media Outreach$8,00080%
Smile Train Inc$8,00080%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$8,00080%
Texas Children's Hospital$8,00080%
Reasons to Believe$8,00080%
Child Advocates Inc$8,00080%
Agape Development Ministries$7,00070%
Alliance Defending Freedom$6,00060%
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston$6,00060%
Warren Culwell Ministry Inc$5,00013%
Ananias House$4,00020%
Queen Anne Helpline$4,00080%
Buckner International$4,00080%
Mustard Seed Network$4,00020%
Young Life$4,00010%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$4,00020%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$4,0002n/a
Classical Theatre Company$3,50070%
El Ayudante Missions USA Inc$3,15010%
Fractured Atlas Inc$3,00010%
Hardin-Simmons University$3,00010%
The Pine Cove Foundation$2,50051%
Arrivederci Ald$2,00011%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$2,0001n/a
Allegro Organizational Solutions Inc$2,0002n/a
Catastrophic Theatre Inc$2,00040%
Houston Symphony Society$1,50030%
Houston Christian University$1,50020%
A D Players$1,50010%
Living Water International$1,50020%
Mildreds Umbrella Theater Company$1,50031%
Pine Cove Inc$1,5003n/a
Urban Justice Center$1,00010%
The Periwinkle Foundation$1,00010%
Houston Welcomes Refugees$1,00010%
Epic International Corporation$1,00010%
Gracewood Inc$1,00010%
Adventures in Missions Inc$1,0001n/a
Strategic Ministries Inc$1,00011%
Reliant Mission Inc$1,0001n/a
Alley Theatre$50010%
Houston Symphony Endowment$50010%
Sammamish Animal Sanctuary$50010%
Recover America$5001n/a
Texas 4000 for Cancer$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($158k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeartStone Pictures: $22,000 over 6y, 9.5% of budgetAs Our Own Nfp: $19,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBiola University Inc: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetElijah Rising: $18,500 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetBridges to Life: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetStar of Hope Mission: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLogos Leaders Outreach: $9,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetFree the Captives: $9,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetGlobal Media Outreach: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetReasons to Believe: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAgape Development Ministries: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance Defending Freedom: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWarren Culwell Ministry Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetAnanias House: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetQueen Anne Helpline: $4,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBuckner International: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMustard Seed Network: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClassical Theatre Company: $3,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetEl Ayudante Missions USA Inc: $3,150 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHardin-Simmons University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pine Cove Foundation: $2,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetArrivederci Ald: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCatastrophic Theatre Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Christian University: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA D Players: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Water International: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMildreds Umbrella Theater Company: $1,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUrban Justice Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Periwinkle Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Welcomes Refugees: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEpic International Corporation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGracewood Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStrategic Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAlley Theatre: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Symphony Endowment: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSammamish Animal Sanctuary: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTexas 4000 for Cancer: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX29.8× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Cross Foundation · Stoller Foundation · Houston Arts Alliance · GiveClear Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · More Than The Move Foundation DBA Hope Legacy Collective · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services · Servant Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation

How much does C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation give?
C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $70,200 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (38%), Education (15%), Health (8%).
Who are C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: HeartStone Pictures ($22k), Second Baptist Church ($21k), As Our Own Nfp ($20k).
Does C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Christian Community Foundation Inc, Shell USA Company Foundation.
Where is C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation based?
C Wayne and Patricia J Miller Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 93 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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