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Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$351k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
3%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$6.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 3% of the organizations Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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 ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionEducationEmploymentHealthOther
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 arriving38$351k8%
FY202433$337k3%
FY202340$390k13%
FY202242$374k31%
FY202138$360k26%
FY202032$348k50%
FY201941$342k34%
FY201837$392k49%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$940kEducation$374kFood & Nutrition$357kArts & Culture$340kCommunity Improvement$285kYouth Development$206kEmployment$199kHealth$195kOther$0

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carnegie Institute$200,00060%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$99,60860%
Hazelwood Initiative Inc$90,00061%
412 Food Rescue Inc$85,00070%
Casa San Jose$85,00065%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$79,50090%
Grow Pittsburgh$77,31592%
Human Services Center Corporation$70,00071%
East End Cooperative Ministry$70,00060%
Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Inc$70,00070%
Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation$67,00082%
The Crossroads Foundation$60,00071%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$59,50060%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$59,00070%
The Watson Institute$55,00070%
Christian Immigration Advocacy Cent$55,00056%
Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry Inc$50,00061%
Rankin Christian Center$50,00050%
Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh$50,00061%
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh$47,99670%
The Neighborhood Academy$42,50060%
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania$40,00040%
The Latino Community Center Inc$40,00041%
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh$40,00040%
New Century Careers$37,50031%
Hello Neighbor$35,00041%
Heritage Community Initiatives$35,00040%
Angels Place Inc$35,00060%
Family Guidance Inc$33,00041%
Familylinks Inc$31,00040%
Family Promise of Southwestern Pennsylvania$30,000212%
The Pittsburgh Project$30,00043%
Computer Reach$30,00042%
The Bradley Center Inc$30,00040%
Outreach Teen and Family Services Inc$30,00042%
Extra Mile Education Foundation$29,00050%
Carnegie Library of Homestead$27,50030%
Fishes & Loaves Cooperative Ministries$25,00029%
Life'Swork of Western Pennsylvania$25,00030%
Sisters Place Inc$25,00031%
Woodlands Foundation Inc$23,58950%
Focus on Renewal Sto-Rox Neighborhood Corporation$23,25030%
Propel Charter School-McKeesport$22,50220%
Hosanna House Inc$22,31730%
Urban Impact Foundation$22,00030%
Community Kitchen Pittsburgh$21,00021%
Reading Ready Pittsburgh$20,00033%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$20,00020%
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf$20,00020%
Glade Run Foundation$20,00021%
Literacy Pittsburgh$20,00020%
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh$17,50035%
North Hills Community Outreach Inc$15,00010%
Just Harvest Education Fund$15,00021%
Providence Connections Inc$15,00020%
Coraopolis Community Development Corporation$15,00022%
East Liberty Family Health Care Center Inc$15,00010%
Propel Schools Foundation$15,00011%
Prime Stage$13,00024%
Mars Home for Youth Foundation$10,21911%
North Side Christian Health Center$10,12710%
Trwib Inc$10,00010%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$10,00020%
Travelers Aid Society of Pittsburgh$10,00010%
The Mission Continues$10,00020%
Chatham Baroque Inc$10,00013%
Pittsburgh Youth Leadership$10,00016%
Saltworks Theatre Company$10,00022%
Fineview Citizens Council$10,00023%
Asset Inc$10,00010%
Burger King Cancer Caring Center$10,00013%
Greater Valley Community Services Inc$10,00011%
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation$10,00010%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$10,00010%
Glade Run Lutheran Services$10,00010%
Family House Inc$10,00020%
First Step Recovery Homes Inc$10,0001n/a
Pittsburgh Conservation Corps$9,78411%
Spina Bifida Association of the Delaware Valley$8,000115%
Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community$8,0001n/a
Storehouse for Teachers D/B/A the Education Partnership$7,5001n/a
Lutheran Seniorlife Foundation$7,09511%
Gift of Adoption Fund Inc$7,00010%
Growing Up Greene$6,00015%
Global Minds Initiative Inc$5,00011%
The Community at Holy Family Manor$5,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Charties of Northeastern Pensylvania Inc$5,00011%
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras$5,0001n/a
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden$5,00010%
Womanspace East Inc$5,00010%
Pittsburgh Opera Inc$5,00010%
Wesley Spectrum Services$5,00010%
Shady Lane$5,00010%
Pine Valley Bible Conference$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($458k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCarnegie Institute: $200,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $99,608 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHazelwood Initiative Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budget412 Food Rescue Inc: $85,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCasa San Jose: $85,000 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $79,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGrow Pittsburgh: $77,315 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetHuman Services Center Corporation: $70,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetEast End Cooperative Ministry: $70,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetEmmaus Community of Pittsburgh Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWilkinsburg Community Development Corporation: $67,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetThe Crossroads Foundation: $60,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $59,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $59,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Watson Institute: $55,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Immigration Advocacy Cent: $55,000 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetAnchorpoint Counseling Ministry Inc: $50,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetRankin Christian Center: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetReading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh: $50,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetThe Children's Home of Pittsburgh: $47,996 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Neighborhood Academy: $42,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetGoodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Latino Community Center Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew Century Careers: $37,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetHello Neighbor: $35,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetHeritage Community Initiatives: $35,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAngels Place Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFamily Guidance Inc: $33,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFamilylinks Inc: $31,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Southwestern Pennsylvania: $30,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetThe Pittsburgh Project: $30,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetComputer Reach: $30,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetThe Bradley Center Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOutreach Teen and Family Services Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetExtra Mile Education Foundation: $29,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCarnegie Library of Homestead: $27,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFishes & Loaves Cooperative Ministries: $25,000 over 2y, 9.0% of budgetLife'Swork of Western Pennsylvania: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSisters Place Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetWoodlands Foundation Inc: $23,589 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFocus on Renewal Sto-Rox Neighborhood Corporation: $23,250 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPropel Charter School-McKeesport: $22,502 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHosanna House Inc: $22,317 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUrban Impact Foundation: $22,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Kitchen Pittsburgh: $21,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetReading Ready Pittsburgh: $20,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% 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 89.

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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.

The Pittsburgh FoundationPA112.2× affinity72 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Grable Foundation · The Jack Buncher Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Massey Charitable Trust · McCune Foundation Pnc Bank Na · Allegheny Foundation · The Buhl 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 Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat

How much does Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat give?
Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat reported 38 grants totaling $350,948 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (29%), Education (12%), Food & Nutrition (11%).
Who are Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Carnegie Institute ($200k), Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ($100k), Hazelwood Initiative Inc ($90k).
Does Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, Hillman Family Foundations, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Where is Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat based?
Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat is based in PA.

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 118 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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