· Private foundation
Gordon and Gayle Miller Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k5 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $95k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ASPIRE RURAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| MARLETTE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | $100,000 |
| WATER QUALITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| SANILAC COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| CARLETON COLLEGE (ALUMNI FUND) | $20,000 |
| SOUTH HAVEN AREA RECREATIONAL AUTHORITY | $20,000 |
| CULLIGAN CARES | $10,000 |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | $5,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 87% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
13 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WQWATER QUALITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION9× · 2017–2025 · $175k · revenue +428%
- AHAmerican Heart Association Inc8× · 2018–2025 · $24k · revenue +26%
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC7× · 2019–2025 · $22k · revenue +76%
Funded once
- SASALVATION ARMYone grant, 2020 · $7k
- MGMAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLone grant, 2023 · $5k
- ANAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branchesgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +46%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The american college of radiology (acr) is organized to advance radiology science, practice and access, improve quality and safety, provide continuing education for radiology and allied professionals, and achieve better outcomes through…
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2025 was a turbulent year for the medical and health research community, but our commitment to advocating for science never wavered. from pushing back against funding threats to elevating researchers' voices and equipping advocates, we…
The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.
Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…
The american college of surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.
The american neuromuscular foundation was established to improve the quality of care for people with disorders of skeletal muscle, neuromuscular function, and central and peripheral nervous systems through the promotion of research and…
The sarnoff cardiovascular research foundation is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of physician-leaders in cardiovascular medicine by funding and supporting medical students and physicians engaged in transformative research.
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Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds WATER QUALITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SANILAC COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Gordon and Gayle Miller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gordon and Gayle Miller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
How this is measured
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