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The Mills Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$190k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2025
42
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$1.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Mills Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalRecreation & SportsArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving42$180k17%
FY202442$138k33%
FY202334$101k21%
FY202239$107k15%
FY202138$98k16%
FY202037$88k24%
FY201932$85k28%
FY201828$83k29%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$205kInternational$172kHealth$157kCivil Rights$110kArts & Culture$99kRecreation & Sports$73kEnvironment$51kHuman Services$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
UT
VA
MD
NM
NC
DC
MS
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 63 grantees
All grantees of The Mills Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Montgomery College Foundation$90,00090%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$65,00090%
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc$52,00090%
Washington Drama Society Inc$50,00090%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$45,00090%
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance$40,50061%
Wave Hill Incorporated$40,00080%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$40,00080%
Sidwell Friends School$35,0007n/a
The Afya Foundation of America Inc$28,00090%
Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis Inc$18,50080%
Washington Humane Society$17,50070%
Bread for the City Inc$17,50070%
Greater DC Diaper Bank$17,00080%
Westhab Inc$15,00060%
Kena Shriners$15,00052%
Carlos G Otis Health Care Center$14,50090%
North Carolina State University Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc$10,00090%
Glimmers Childhood Cancer Foundation$10,0001n/a
Riverdale Neighborhood House Inc$10,00050%
Greyston Foundation Inc$9,00060%
Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum$7,50060%
New York Live Arts Inc$7,50030%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$7,00070%
Delta Blues Foundation Inc$7,0006n/a
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence$5,0001n/a
Caritas of Austin$5,00050%
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,00020%
Down Home Ranch Inc$5,00050%
Alima USA Inc$5,00020%
Heal Palestine Inc$3,50020%
Arhoolie Foundation$3,00020%
The Survivor Fund$3,00011%
Extra-Ordinary Birthdays$2,50022%
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue$2,50010%
The Play Production Company Inc$2,50010%
Dress for Success Worldwide$2,50010%
National Ability Center$2,00020%
Cape Cod Children's Place Inc$2,00020%
Doorways for Women and Families Inc$2,00010%
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts$2,00020%
East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc$2,00020%
Feeding America$2,00020%
College Park Community Food Bank$2,00021%
Nyos Charter School Inc$2,00020%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$2,00020%
Good Work Austin$2,00020%
Martha's Table Inc$2,00020%
New Mexico Environmental Law Center$1,5001n/a
Dog Tag Inc$1,00010%
Miriam's Kitchen$1,00010%
Lower Cape Outreach Councilinc$1,0001n/a
Jubilee Housing Inc$1,00010%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County$1,00010%
Leep to College Foundation$1,0001n/a
National Black Child Development Institute$1,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc$1,0001n/a
Nurturing Foster Families Inc$1,00011%
Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Foundation$1,00011%
Immigrant Defenders Law Center$1,00010%
Opera Southwest$1,00010%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($206k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Mills Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMontgomery College Foundation: $90,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $65,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Action Fund Inc: $52,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Drama Society Inc: $50,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetVan Cortlandt Park Alliance: $40,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetWave Hill Incorporated: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Afya Foundation of America Inc: $28,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWashington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis Inc: $18,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWashington Humane Society: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBread for the City Inc: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGreater DC Diaper Bank: $17,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetWesthab Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKena Shriners: $15,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetCarlos G Otis Health Care Center: $14,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUntermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc: $10,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetRiverdale Neighborhood House Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGreyston Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum: $7,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Live Arts Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCaritas of Austin: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDown Home Ranch Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlima USA Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeal Palestine Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArhoolie Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Survivor Fund: $3,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetExtra-Ordinary Birthdays: $2,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetLucky Dog Animal Rescue: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Play Production Company Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDress for Success Worldwide: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Ability Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCape Cod Children's Place Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDoorways for Women and Families Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUsdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEast Coast Greenway Alliance Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCollege Park Community Food Bank: $2,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNyos Charter School Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Loaves & Fishes Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGood Work Austin: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMartha's Table Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDog Tag Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMiriam's Kitchen: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJubilee Housing Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 54.

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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 Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationDC15.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008 · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Pinkerton Foundation · United Way of the National Capital Area · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · America's Charities · Tides Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 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.

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About The Mills Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Mills Family Foundation Inc give?
The Mills Family Foundation Inc reported 43 grants totaling $190,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Mills Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (19%), International (16%), Health (15%).
Who are The Mills Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Montgomery College Foundation ($90k), The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc ($65k), Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc ($52k).
Does The Mills Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Mills Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Mills Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Jewish Communal Fund, Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008.
Where is The Mills Family Foundation Inc based?
The Mills Family Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 94 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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