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The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2021
5
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$875k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Philanthropy$979kEducation$340kReligion$321kRecreation & Sports$36kArts & Culture$33kCommunity Improvement$13kHuman Services$9kHealth$5kOther$0
02FY2021 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k2 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.1M
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BARBARA AND ABRAHAM MILLER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND$875,110
THE PARK SYNAGOGUE$250,000
JEWSIH MOTORCYCLIST ALLIANCE$25,000
CASE WESTERN RESERVE$7,500
CLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION$500
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 (FY20–20, $250) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $250 → 17%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.
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$471k · 8 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
17

Total granted

$471k
$253k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-21%
+4%

Still filing today

63%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $908k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • PS
    PARK SYNAGOGUE
    2× · 2020–2021 · $263k
  • TL
    THE LILLIAN AND BETTY RATNER SCHOOL
    3× · 2017–2019 · $93k
  • AE
    ANSHE EMETH BETH TEFILO CONGREGATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $56k

Funded once

  • TR
    THE RATNER SCHOOL
    one grant, 2020 · $200k · revenue +4%
  • DC
    DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2020 · $13k · revenue +2%
  • JM
    JEWISH MOTORCYCLISTS ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
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
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

The mission of the hebrew academy is to imbue all students with a love of god, torah and eretz yisroel and to prepare them to achieve excellence in torah and general knowledge based on successful cooperation among family, judaic and…

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2
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
3
Fuchs Mizrachi Schools

The mission of fuchs mizrachi school is to educate each child in the orthodox jewish religious zionist tradition, imbued with the love of g-d, torah, people and the land of israel.

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4
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
Philanthropy
5
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust

The museum of jewish heritage - a living memorial to the holocaust is new york's contribution to the global responsibility to never forget. see schedule o for additional information.

Arts & Culture
6
Madav Ix Foundation

Further the charitable, educational and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland (federation).

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7
Commission On Cemetery Preservation

Further the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland including the preservation of jewish cemeteries

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8
The Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies Educational Foundation

To carry out the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland by promoting high quality jewish life-long learning opportunities regarding the study of judaism spiritually, historically, culturally,…

Education
9
The Musical Arts Association

The Cleveland Orchestra inspires and enriches lives by creating extraordinary musical experiences at the highest level of artistic excellence.

Arts & Culture
10
Ostara

To further the charitable, educational and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland ("federation").

Community Improvement
11
J David & Rebecca Heller Family Foundation

Further the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland ("federation").

Religion
12
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School

Abraham joshua heschel day school cultivates students' natural sense of wonder into an exceptionally rich education that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and compassion. in partnership with our families, we inspire our students to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Menorah Park Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BARBARA AND ABRAHAM MILLER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND: $875,110 · OtherBARBARA AND ABRAHAM MILLER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUNDPARK SYNAGOGUE: $263,000 · OtherPARK SYNAGOGUETHE LILLIAN AND BETTY RATNER SCHOOL: $92,984 · OtherTHE LILLIAN AND BETTY RATNER SCHOOLANSHE EMETH BETH TEFILO CONGREGATION: $55,930 · Other+18 more: $90,550 · Other+18 moreTHE RATNER SCHOOL: $200,000 · EducationTHE RATNER SCHO…NOTRE DAME COLLEGE: $30,000 · EducationNOTRE DAME COLL…+1 more: $5,000 · EducationJEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND: $75,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyThe Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: $17,500 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 · Arts & CultureDOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ALLIANCE: $12,500 · Community ImprovementGROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL: $2,500 · ReligionJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,800 · International
Other$1,377,574Education$235,000Philanthropy$85,500Arts & Culture$22,500Community Improvement$12,500Religion$2,500International$1,800

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE RATNER SCHOOL: $200,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNOTRE DAME COLLEGE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $18,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: $17,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ALLIANCE: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORT AMERICA INC: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHAKER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCENTER FOR ARTS-INSPIRED LEARNING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHERSHEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENORAH PARK FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHEAST OHIO CURLING CLUB: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND HILLEL FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHAKER LAKES REGIONAL NATURE CENTER DBA NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES: $250 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.

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 Albert B & Audrey…Jewish Federation of …The Cleveland Foundat…The Horowitz Ratner F…The Miller Family Fou…Marla & Joseph Shafra…James and Susan Ratne…Samuel H & Maria Mill…Ronald and Deborah Ra…The Lozick Family Fou…Dominion Energy Chari…The Esther and Hyman …
The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family FoundationOH24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · The Cleveland Foundation · The Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation · The Miller Family Foundation · Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation · James and Susan Ratner Family Foundation · Samuel H & Maria Miller Foundation · Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust

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 The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 33 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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