· Private foundation
Miles Charitable Trust
Its FY2019 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, FY2018 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2019
- Under $10k1 grant · $8k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $215k
- $50k–250k9 grants · $651k
- $250k+1 grant · $250k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $250,000 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION | $151,177 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | $90,000 |
| LEWIS CLARK ANIMAL SHELTER INC | $85,000 |
| K9S 4 MOBILITY | $75,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | $50,000 |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP | $50,000 |
| JACK O'CONNOR HUNTING AND EDUCATION CENTER INC | $50,000 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | $50,000 |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INC | $50,000 |
| PHEASANTS FOREVER INC | $40,000 |
| NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM | $35,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $25,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE | $25,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | $25,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-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.
5 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2019, 0 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $808k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RMROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION2× · 2018–2019 · $166k
- OPOWEN P MILES MUSEUM2× · 2018–2019 · $125k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA2× · 2018–2019 · $75k
Funded once
- HFHABITAT FOR HUMANITY METROone grant, 2018 · $100k
- RMRonald McDonald House Globalgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +82%
- VOVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF COLORADOone grant, 2018 · $50k
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.
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…
We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…
University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…
The northcoast marine mammal centers (nmmc) mission is to promote the long-term health of marine mammals along approximately two hundred miles of remote coastline in humboldt and del norte counties in northern california. the nmmc does…
The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…
Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…
Northwestern memorial healthcare is an integrated healthcare system, consisting of multiple hospitals (including northwestern memorial hospital, an academic medical center) and networks of physicians and healthcare professionals, where the…
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 30 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 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds K9'S 4 MOBILITY INC ↗
- Who funds Ronald McDonald House Global ↗
- Who funds Ducks Unlimited Inc ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds PROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING INC ↗
- Who funds THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE PHI KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ↗
- Who funds NORTHWEST CHILDRENS HOME ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Miles Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Miles Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
- Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc: 46% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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