Funding search · EIN 137131926 · Boston, MA

Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation

Name: Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

196
grants reported: $10.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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The Theater Offensive5 grants · $440,000
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center5 grants · $415,000
Justice at Work4 grants · $280,000
Essex County Community Organization4 grants · $260,000
Join for Justice4 grants · $260,000
City Life Vida Urbana4 grants · $260,000
Political Research Associates5 grants · $255,000
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization4 grants · $245,000
Boston Tenant Coalition4 grants · $225,000
La Colaborativa4 grants · $210,000

Giving over time

$2.6M

2021

$2.9M

2022

$2.8M

2023

$2.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 196 grants.

$170,000
The Theater Offensive · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support and capital campaign
$120,000
The Theater Offensive · Boston, MA · 2021
Capital campaign contribution year #2 of 3
$100,000
Tsne Missionworks · Boston, MA · 2024
Democracy hubs and general operations
$100,000
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Tsne Missionworks · Boston, MA · 2023
Holistic unified blocs of solidariy (hubs)
$100,000
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$90,000
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2021
General operating support
$80,000
Central Square Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating support
$80,000
Justice at Work · Boston, MA · 2024
Justice at work
$80,000
Central Square Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Central square theater 2024-2025
$75,000
Fjc a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Kirva
$75,000
Ma Communities Action Network (McAn) · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$75,000
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating request
$75,000
Fjc a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Kirva
$75,000
Massachusetts Communities Action Network McAn · Boston, MA · 2023
Powerful translocal organizing for racial and economic justice
$75,000
Central Square Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Central square theater 2023-2024 & the c3 coalition
$75,000
Massachusetts Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Powerful translocal organizing for racial and economic justice
$75,000
Massachusetts Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2021
Mcan delivering on equity effort
$70,000
The Neighborhood Developers · Chelsea, MA · 2024
2026 chelsea and revere leadership development and housing
$70,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
J street education fund
$70,000
Justice at Work · Boston, MA · 2023
Justice at work
$70,000
Justice at Work · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$70,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2022
Block, build & transform: the fight for an inclusive democracy
$65,000
City Life Vida Urbana · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Boston housing organizing project
$65,000
Essex County Community Organization · Lynn, MA · 2024
Movement innovation in a time of democratic crisis
$65,000
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General operating support
$65,000
Join for Justice · Quincy, MA · 2024
General operating grant
$65,000
City Life Vida Urbana · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Boston housing organizing project
$65,000
Essex County Community Organization · Lynn, MA · 2023
North shore organizing hub
$65,000
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General operating support
$65,000
Join for Justice · Quincy, MA · 2023
General operating support
$65,000
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition · Boston, MA · 2023
Mira coalition
$65,000
Resist · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Community movement commons capital project
$65,000
City Life Vida Urbana · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Boston housing organizing project
$65,000
Essex County Community Organization · Lynn, MA · 2022
North shore organizing hub
$65,000
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General operating support
$65,000
Join for Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$65,000
Ma Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition · Boston, MA · 2022
Building power together
$65,000
City Life Vida Urbana · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
Boston housing organizing project
$65,000
Essex County Community Organization · Lynn, MA · 2021
Building a multiracial movement for justice on the north shore
$65,000
Join for Justice · Boston, MA · 2021
General operating support
$60,000
Asian American Resource Workshop · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Aarw general operating support
$60,000
Boston Tenant Coalition · Boston, MA · 2024
Housing equity initiative
$60,000
Brockton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2024
Brockton interfaith community
$60,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$60,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2024
Jcc harlem - general operating support
$60,000
Northeastern University Fbo Bari · Boston, MA · 2024
Community partnership programming for civic research
$60,000
Sage · New York, NY · 2024
Sagetrans
$60,000
Asian American Resource Workshop · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General support
$60,000
Boston Tenant Coalition · Boston, MA · 2023
Housing equity initiative
$60,000
Brockton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2023
Brockton interfaith community
$60,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
$60,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$60,000
The Neighborhood Developers · Chelsea, MA · 2023
2025 chelsea and revere leadership development and anti-displacement
$60,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Lawyers for Civil Rights · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2022
Jcc harlem community initiatives
$60,000
Mass Coalition Occupational Safetyhealth · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Build back better, build back safer: ensuring a just recovery for immigrant & young workers
$60,000
Justice at Work · Boston, MA · 2021
General operating support
$60,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2021
General operating support
$60,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2021
Fueling the fight for a just and inclusive society
$56,516
Northeastern University Office of Research Admin · Boston, MA · 2023
Furthering civic research in greater boston
$55,972
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2021
Advancing civic research agendas
$55,963
Northeastern University Office of Research Admin · Boston, MA · 2022
Furthering civic research agendas
$55,000
Boston Tenant Coalition · Boston, MA · 2022
Housing equity initiative
$55,000
Lawyers for Civil Rights · Boston, MA · 2021
Immigrant empowerment through legal literacy, advocacy, & technical assistance
$50,000
Brazilian Worker Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Centro Presente · East Boston, MA · 2024
Immigrant organizing for social change
$50,000
Chinese Progressive Assoc · Boston, MA · 2024
Cpa boston general operating support
$50,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental justice assistance network
$50,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2024
Environmental justice in chelsea and east boston
$50,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2024
From crisis to power: building community leadership and equity
$50,000
Ma Chapter of Now Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Massachusetts menstrual equity coalition
$50,000
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Homebuyers union
$50,000
Neighbor To Neighbor Ma · Worcester, MA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Resilient Coders · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Ai-powered personalized learning for resilient coders
$50,000
Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
Uniting legal and community organizing for immigrant justice
$50,000
The Theater Offensive · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
All Our Kids · South Hadley, MA · 2023
Foster care and resilience support hub
$50,000
Brazilian Worker Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Centro Presente · East Boston, MA · 2023
Immigrant organizing for social change
$50,000
Chinese Progressive Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Chinese progressive association
$50,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Environmental justice assistance network
$50,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Expanding the base, building community power
$50,000
Health Law Advocates · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical-legal partnership for immigrants
$50,000
Hillel House at Umass Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2023
Umass hillel strategic plan
$50,000
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Organizing and advocacy in chelsea
$50,000
Ma Chapter of Now Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Massachusetts menstrual equity coalition
$50,000
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Homebuyers union
$50,000
Neighbor To Neighbor Ma · Worcester, MA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Nonviolence International · Washington, DC · 2023
Center for jewish nonviolence
$50,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2023
Christian zionism work
$50,000
Resilient Coders · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Ai-powered personalized learning for resilient coders
$50,000
Right To the City Alliance · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Right to the city boston
$50,000
Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
Uniting legal and community organizing for immigrant justice
$50,000
T'Ruah the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights · New York, NY · 2023
Organizing moral leaders: t'ruah massachusetts rabbinic and cantorial cluster
$50,000
The Theater Offensive · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Third Sector New England-Ma Voter Table · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support

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