· Private foundation
The George and Carol Milne Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k25 grants · $20k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $88k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MYSTIC AQUARIUM | $60,000 |
| OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | $48,160 |
| SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY | $20,000 |
| WILLIAMS SCHOOL | $20,000 |
| GILEAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | $5,000 |
| BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC | $5,000 |
| BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER | $1,500 |
| THE PROVIDENCE CENTER | $1,000 |
| PROJECT OCEANOLOGY | $750 |
| GAYLORD HOSPITAL | $750 |
| OUR LADY'S INN | $500 |
| HORIZONS | $500 |
| WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AT YALE | $500 |
| OSWEGATCHIE HILLS NATURE PRESERVE | $500 |
| GICIA | $500 |
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 (FY20–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +16% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.
44 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- GHGaylord Hospital INC5× · 2020–2024 · $739k · revenue +11%
- BGBOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC INC6× · 2019–2024 · $30k · revenue +342%
- TPTHE PROVIDENCE CENTER INC5× · 2019–2024 · $4k · revenue +49%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $13k
- CFCAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INCone grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -46%
- UOUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTone grant, 2022 · $3k
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.
It is the mission of the seacoast science center to spark curiosity, enhance understanding, and inspire conservation of our blue planet. the center's programming and exhibits encourage visitors and other program participants to recognize…
The governors island corporation, doing business as the trust for governors island, is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created by the city of new york and charged with the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations of 150…
Aipc works to preserve and improve the environment, economy and quality of life on aquidneck island to ensure that the island remains a great place to live, work, play and thrive.
The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…
The maritime aquarium at norwalk seeks to ignite a connection to long island sound and the ocean to enrich the lives of all people and inspire action to protect our blue planet.
Our mission is to ensure that the people of greater boston benefit from a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive waterfront, harbor, and islands; these spaces are equitable, accessible, and adapted to climate change; and to ensure our public,…
To create memorable guest experiences which promote actions to help save species, habitats, and the communities who share those same landscapes
Our mission is to spark people's curiosity to explore, steward, and find peace and joy in nature. in service to this, norman bird sanctuary inspires, builds, and engages a community of stewards who preserve, protect, enjoy, and learn from…
The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…
To cultivate and develop an expansive collection of trees, gardens, and plants for all to explore, enjoy and study; and to provide through education and stewardship, a greener, healthier, more beautiful environment.
In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…
The norwalk seaport association, inc. offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the norwalk islands. the sheffield island lighthouse and the light keeper's cottage provide a unique historical and educational venue which…
How this is measured
33 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. 33 of the 55 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 Gaylord Hospital INC ↗
- Who funds SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETYINC ↗
- Who funds THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds HORIZONS INC ↗
- Who funds BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC INC ↗
- Who funds THE PROVIDENCE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds HIGH HOPES THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC ↗
- Who funds ROSIE'S PLACE INC ↗
- Who funds THE CALLIOPE JOY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC ↗
- Who funds HOPE IN FOCUS INC ↗
- Who funds OUR LADYS INN ↗
- Who funds Interdistrict Committee For Project Oceanology ↗
- Who funds Wellesley College ↗
- Who funds NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds ROYAL PALM PLAYERS INC ↗
- Who funds Garde Arts Center Inc ↗
- Who funds DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC ↗
- Who funds GASPARILLA ISL CONSER & IMPROVE ASSN ↗
- Who funds BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc ↗
- Who funds SAVE THE RIVER - SAVE THE HILLS INC ↗
- Who funds THE ISLAND SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds DENISON PEQUOTSEPOS NATURE CENTER ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Chelsea Groton Foundation · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Sullivan Family Foundation Foundation · The Joanne E Masin Foundation · Linda & Barry Allen Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Carbonari Family Foundation · Sweet Peas Foundation · Howe Family Foundation · Ia Lenoir Charitable Tr · The Edward and Mary Lord Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The George and Carol Milne Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The George and Carol Milne Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- New England Forestry Foundation Inc: 88% of income from government
- Horizons Inc: 39% of income from government
- Save the River - Save the Hills Inc: 32% of income from government
- Safe Futures Inc: 15% of income from government
- Interdistrict Committee for Project Oceanology: 11% of income from government
- Garde Arts Center Inc: 10% of income from government
- Gaylord Hospital Inc: 6% of income from government
- Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 0% of income from government
- High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc: 0% of income from government
- Connecticut College: 0% of income from government
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
- Rosie's Place Inc: 0% of income from government
- The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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