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Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2024
31
Organizations funded FY2023
39%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$19,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$364,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$32M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 39% of the organizations Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $588k 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
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterEducationFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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 arriving44$2.0M50%
FY202331$1.5M39%
FY202223$220k43%
FY202128$250k54%
FY202023$103k48%
FY201920$104k50%
FY201819$44k53%
FY201718$72kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.6MHealth$1.5MHuman Services$263kReligion$174kFood & Nutrition$151kArts & Culture$135kHousing & Shelter$97kCommunity Improvement$68kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
IA
CA
CO
KY
NM
KS
TN
DC
AL
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
TIRR Foundation$451,45078%
Houston Christian University$443,00080%
Baylor College of Medicine$212,75020%
Children at Heart Ministries Inc$91,00031%
Holy Spirit Episcopal School$48,0004n/a
The Fay School$47,52550%
Roadrunner Food Bank Inc$47,00040%
Baylor University$39,23040%
The Brookwood Community Inc$36,25070%
The Houston Food Bank$34,00020%
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All grantees of Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
TIRR Foundation$451,45078%
Houston Christian University$443,00080%
Baylor College of Medicine$212,75020%
Children at Heart Ministries Inc$91,00031%
Holy Spirit Episcopal School$48,0004n/a
The Fay School$47,52550%
Roadrunner Food Bank Inc$47,00040%
Baylor University$39,23040%
The Brookwood Community Inc$36,25070%
The Houston Food Bank$34,00020%
Houston Christian High School$30,0002n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$26,00010%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$25,00020%
Memorial Assistance Ministries$25,00010%
Children at Heart Foundation Inc$20,58620%
Memorial Park Conservancy Inc$20,00010%
Joy Junction Inc$20,0001n/a
Pnm Tnmp Foundation$20,000124%
Southern Outdoor Dreams$19,00034%
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc$15,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Champion Valley Inc$15,00012%
Ecclesia Houston$14,5004n/a
Texas Baptist Children's Home Inc$14,00020%
Watermelon Mountain Ranch Inc$12,50011%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$12,00020%
Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque Inc$10,00010%
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance$10,00010%
Gracewood Inc$10,00011%
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity$10,00010%
Citizens For Animal Protection Inc$10,00010%
Paws and Stripes Inc$10,00011%
Work Texas Training Center$10,00011%
Barrett Foundation$10,00010%
Arca Foundation$10,00011%
Nabor House Community$6,50011%
Be Blessed$6,0001n/a
Raising Men Lawn Care Inc$5,00012%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$4,00010%
The Council on Recovery$3,00020%
Hanley Foundation$2,50010%
Jack The Bike Man Inc$2,00010%
BakerRipley$1,00010%
Columbus Christian Womens Organization$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 64 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTIRR Foundation: $451,450 over 7y, 8.3% of budgetHouston Christian University: $443,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $212,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren at Heart Ministries Inc: $91,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetThe Fay School: $47,525 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRoadrunner Food Bank Inc: $47,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor University: $39,230 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $36,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $34,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren at Heart Foundation Inc: $20,586 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMemorial Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPnm Tnmp Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetSouthern Outdoor Dreams: $19,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetAnimal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Champion Valley Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTexas Baptist Children's Home Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWatermelon Mountain Ranch Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetExplora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Mexico Wilderness Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGracewood Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGreater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCitizens For Animal Protection Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPaws and Stripes Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWork Texas Training Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBarrett Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetArca Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNabor House Community: $6,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRaising Men Lawn Care Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Council on Recovery: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHanley Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJack The Bike Man Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBakerRipley: $1,000 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 38.

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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.

Albuquerque Community FoundationNM23.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Albuquerque Community Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Strake Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Corio Foundation · Larry and Anna B Harris Foundation · Pnm Tnmp Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · United Way Worldwide · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Enterprise Holdings Foundation

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 Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation

How much does Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation give?
Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation reported 45 grants totaling $2,000,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (38%), Health (35%), Human Services (6%).
Who are Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: TIRR Foundation ($451k), Houston Christian University ($443k), Baylor College of Medicine ($213k).
Does Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Albuquerque Community Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Strake Foundation.
Where is Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation based?
Don & Colletta McMillian 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 108 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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