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Miller Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$342k
Granted FY2024still arriving
31
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$350kInternational$242kPhilanthropy$143kYouth Development$138kCivil Rights$45kHuman Services$23kEducation$19kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k26 grants · $79k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $218k
$3,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$6.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRINITY CHURCH OF THE VAIL VALLEY-VAIL BAPTIST CHURCH$150,000
PURE CHARITY-E3 PARNTERS$67,800
YOUNG LIFE$25,000
WORLD HOPE MINISTRIES$10,000
BROTHER BILL'S HELPING HAND$10,000
ASCEND VAIL$7,500
FRONTIERS$7,500
Individual grant recipient$6,426
THE CRU FOUNDATION$5,500
AFAAYO MINISTRIES$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
HOPE INTERNATIONAL$5,000
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHEA ADDI$3,574
CAFE 1040$3,500
SEAL FAMILY FOUNDATION$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNBOUND GLOBAL: $2k → 16%UNBOUND GLOBAL: $1k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IA
IN
PA
CA
CO
MO
AZ
KS
AR
TN
OK
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 15% of Miller Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 31% of the giving stays in TX; by stated purpose, 23%.

Miller Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 19% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$741k · 26 repeat orgs$262k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
17

Total granted

$741k
$69k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+9%

Still filing today

38%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $193k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionInternationalYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHealthCivil RightsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • YL
    YOUNG LIFE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $135k · revenue +62%
  • FL
    FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $45k · revenue +98%
  • HOPE INTERNATIONAL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $20k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • LR
    LA ROCA MINISTRIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +86%
  • GD
    GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP USA INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • T4
    The 4 Eagle Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $8k · revenue -17%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Global City Missions Initiative Incorporated

Global City Mission Initiative is dedicated to cross-cultural evanglism, disciplemaking, church planting among diverse diaspora populations in strategic cities reaching out evangelistically to start multiply churches, training believers to…

Religion
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
A Jesus Mission

A Jesus Mission creates unique opportunities for individuals or teams to serves as Christian missionaires around the world through traditional evangelism, discipleship training, and outreach.

Religion
4
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
5
Raise Up Global Ministries

Raise Up Global Ministries is committed to educating Christian leaders in communities around the world. The three programs of Raise Up equip the global church by 1 Developing biblically based interactive materials and 2 Training…

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6
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
7
Serving Beyond Borders

Serving and pastoring overseas workers on their own turf and equipping nationals by training and empowering them in their work of advancing the gospel.

Human Services
8
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
9
Churches in Missions Inc

Mobilization of churches in America by taking pastors and laymen on vision and service trips overseas in fulfillment of Jesus command to go ye into all the world, making disciples...

Human Services
10
Christian Harvest International Min

To provide strategic teaching about prayer, prophecy, and intercession in the US and abroad. Books, manuals, and audio teachings are also used to equip Christians in strategic level spiritual prayer and warfare.

Religion
11
Missions Development International

MDI provides ministry leaders with high-caliber mentoring and innovative content to unleash their God-given potential.

International
12
Uncharted Ministries

Uncharted ministries informs, inspires and challenges the christian church to serve the people of the middle east and in uncharted lands.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is The Peter-Murray Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

27 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. 27 of the 57 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/27
Grantees still filing
18/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PURE CHARITY-E3 PARNTERS: $294,300 · OtherPURE CHARITY-E3 PARNTERSTRINITY CHURCH OF THE VAIL VALLEY-VAIL BAPTIST CHURCH: $150,000 · OtherTRINITY CHURCH OF THE VAIL VALLEY-VAIL BAPTIST CHURCHVEHICLE MINISTRY: $40,900 · OtherVEHICLE MINISTRYWATERMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH: $30,000 · OtherAFAAYO MINISTRIES: $30,000 · OtherTHE CRU FOUNDATION: $25,700 · Other+33 more: $147,815 · Other+33 moreYOUNG LIFE: $135,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFE+1 more: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE: $45,000 · Civil RightsHOPE INTERNATIONAL: $19,500 · InternationalGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP USA INC: $10,000 · InternationalHOPEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC: $4,600 · InternationalCompassion International Incorporated: $3,500 · International+1 more: $650 · InternationalMIO Frontiers: $19,500 · ReligionAscend Vail Inc: $7,500 · ReligionTreasure Mountain Bible Camp: $3,500 · ReligionJESUS SAID GO: $3,000 · ReligionTHE KANAKUK INSTITUTE: $1,750 · Religion+2 more: $1,650 · ReligionAxia International: $14,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · PhilanthropyLA ROCA MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$718,715Youth Development$138,000Civil Rights$45,000International$38,250Religion$36,900Philanthropy$16,000Housing & Shelter$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYOUNG LIFE: $135,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE INTERNATIONAL: $19,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAxia International: $14,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBROTHER BILLS HELPING HAND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe 4 Eagle Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAscend Vail Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHOPEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC: $4,600 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCAFE 1040 INC: $4,165 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTreasure Mountain Bible Camp: $3,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJESUS SAID GO: $3,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnbound: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY STREET: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PETER-MURRAY FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetRwanda Children: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHURCH HEALTH CENTER OF MEMPHIS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE KANAKUK INSTITUTE: $1,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMISSION WACO MISSION WORLD INC: $1,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANANIAS HOUSE: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds HOPE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds MIO Frontiers ↗
  • Who funds Axia International ↗
  • Who funds LA ROCA MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP USA INC ↗
  • Who funds BROTHER BILLS HELPING HAND ↗
  • Who funds The 4 Eagle Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Ascend Vail Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOPEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds CAFE 1040 INC ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds Treasure Mountain Bible Camp ↗
  • Who funds JESUS SAID GO ↗
  • Who funds SEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Unbound ↗
  • Who funds MERCY STREET ↗
  • Who funds THE PETER-MURRAY FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Christian Community F…Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…Community Foundation …The Dallas FoundationCommunities Foundatio…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Raymond James Charita…Renaissance Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO19.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · The Dallas Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Miller Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Miller Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 57 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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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home