Missouri · Public charity
Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation
To improve societal conditions by granting funds for charitable, scientific, literary, education, or religious purposes.
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2018
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100% of Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2023
- $200k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 50% of the organizations Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 2 | $265k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $210k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside Waifs Inc | $440,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Operation Breakthrough Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Greater Kc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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About Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation
- How much does Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation give?
- Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $200,000, out of $3,557,729 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (71%), Animals (28%), International (2%).
- Who are Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Wayside Waifs Inc ($440k), Operation Breakthrough Inc ($25k), Humane Society of Greater Kc ($10k).
- Does Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation based?
- Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation is based in MO.
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