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Charles E & Carol J Miller Family

Its FY2025 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 FY2025(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2025
16
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 17
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$818k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Charles E & Carol J Miller Family funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyInternationalEducationArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving16$70k81%
FY202416$62k50%
FY202315$114k47%
FY202213$70k62%
FY202117$127k35%
FY20209$63k33%
FY201916$91k50%
FY201814$80k50%
86% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$181kHuman Services$112kEducation$96kYouth Development$89kReligion$37kPhilanthropy$25kArts & Culture$25kRecreation & Sports$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
VA
KS
AR
NC
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luz de Vida Formerly Corazon de Esperanza Inc$63,00073%
Collegiate Crossings Inc$62,00088%
Boulder Alano Club$50,00068%
Project Camp Inc$24,50050%
Calvary Baptist Church$23,0002n/a
Flatirons Academy$20,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$20,00020%
Critically Loved Inc$17,50055%
Developmental Disabilities Center$17,00020%
Courageous Kids Inc$14,50038%
Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of Charles E & Carol J Miller Family by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luz de Vida Formerly Corazon de Esperanza Inc$63,00073%
Collegiate Crossings Inc$62,00088%
Boulder Alano Club$50,00068%
Project Camp Inc$24,50050%
Calvary Baptist Church$23,0002n/a
Flatirons Academy$20,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$20,00020%
Critically Loved Inc$17,50055%
Developmental Disabilities Center$17,00020%
Courageous Kids Inc$14,50038%
Miracles Diaper Bank$14,5002n/a
Charity Global Inc$14,00020%
iEmpathize$14,00032%
Thrive Church$14,0002n/a
Made4me$13,00034%
Sawa-Someone a World Away$10,00017%
Hopecam Inc$10,00021%
Kids Soar$10,00013%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$10,00010%
Imagine Foundation$10,00021%
Rise Foundation Inc$10,00012%
Imagine$9,5002n/a
Flatirons Community Church$8,0001n/a
Lifes Better Together Inc$7,5001n/a
Animal Rescue of the Rockies$6,00011%
4those$6,00016%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$6,00020%
Hello Nurze$6,0001n/a
Attention Inc$6,00020%
Wow Children's Museum World of Wonder$5,00011%
Spark of Life Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Freedom Revived$5,00012%
Dental Aid$5,0001n/a
Wichita Women's Initiative Network Inc$5,00011%
Paradox Sports$5,00011%
Ability Found Corporation$5,00010%
Angel Flight Soars Inc$5,00010%
Spread the Joy Inc$5,00017%
Days For Girls International$4,00010%
Golden Pantry and Thrift Inc$3,50010%
The Innovation School$3,00011%
Alpha Phi Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Community Theatre of Greensboro Inc$2,50010%
Bridging the Gaps Dyslexia Center$2,50013%
New Hope Christian Schools Inc$2,00010%
Weld Elves$2,00021%
Denver Rescue Mission$2,00010%
Colorado Homeless Families Inc$2,00010%
Front Range Freedom Rescue Inc$2,0001n/a
The Tree House Inc$1,00010%
Denver Dumb Friends League$1,00010%
HomeAhead$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($190k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charles E & Carol J Miller Family supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLuz de Vida Formerly Corazon de Esperanza Inc: $63,000 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetCollegiate Crossings Inc: $62,000 over 8y, 7.7% of budgetBoulder Alano Club: $50,000 over 6y, 7.6% of budgetProject Camp Inc: $24,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFlatirons Academy: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCritically Loved Inc: $17,500 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetDevelopmental Disabilities Center: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCourageous Kids Inc: $14,500 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetCharity Global Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetiEmpathize: $14,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMade4me: $13,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetSawa-Someone a World Away: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetHopecam Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetKids Soar: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImagine Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetRise Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetAnimal Rescue of the Rockies: $6,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budget4those: $6,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAttention Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWow Children's Museum World of Wonder: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFreedom Revived: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWichita Women's Initiative Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetParadox Sports: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAbility Found Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAngel Flight Soars Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpread the Joy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetDays For Girls International: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGolden Pantry and Thrift Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Innovation School: $3,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAlpha Phi Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Theatre of Greensboro Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBridging the Gaps Dyslexia Center: $2,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetNew Hope Christian Schools Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWeld Elves: $2,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Homeless Families Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Tree House Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHomeAhead: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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 42.

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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.

Colorado Gives FoundationCO19.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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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How do I get to Charles E & Carol J Miller Family?

Find your warmest path to Charles E & Carol J Miller Family through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Charles E & Carol J Miller Family

How much does Charles E & Carol J Miller Family give?
Charles E & Carol J Miller Family reported 16 grants totaling $69,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Charles E & Carol J Miller Family fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (26%), Human Services (16%), Education (14%).
Who are Charles E & Carol J Miller Family's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Luz de Vida Formerly Corazon de Esperanza Inc ($63k), Collegiate Crossings Inc ($62k), Boulder Alano Club ($50k).
Does Charles E & Carol J Miller Family fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charles E & Carol J Miller Family 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 Charles E & Carol J Miller Family?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, The Longmont Community Foundation, AEC Trust.
Where is Charles E & Carol J Miller Family based?
Charles E & Carol J Miller Family is based in CO.

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 73 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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