Funding search · EIN 364233458 · Glenview, IL
The John a Miller Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 80
- grants reported
- $2.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- University of Denver1 grant · $1.1M
- University of Denver2 grants · $518,671
- Prostate Cancer Foundation3 grants · $300,000
- Hoover Institution - Development Office2 grants · $200,000
- Eisenhower Health Foundation2 grants · $100,661
- Jewish United Fund2 grants · $100,000
- Jewish United Fund1 grant · $50,500
- Stand Together First2 grants · $50,000
- Eisenhower Health Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Stand Together First1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 80 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.1M
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $265,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $253,671
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $102,431
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,938
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Hoover Institution - Development Office · Standford, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Hoover Institution - Development Office · Standford, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $96,631
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,501
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $50,160
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Stand Together First · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Stand Together First · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Stand Together First · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Winnetka Parent Teacher Organization · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Ravinia Festival Assocation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Health Network Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival Assocation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival Assocation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Enchanted Backpack · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Holiday Home Camp · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,900
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,100
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Yerkes Future Foundation · Williams Bay, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Enchanted Backpack · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Lake Geneva Garden Club · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $1,643
Lake Shore Country Club · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,110
Fight for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,042
Cast Water Safety Foundation · Forest Park, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Illinois Executive Mansion Association · Springfield, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Lake Geneva Water Safety Commission · Williams Bay, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Geneva Area Foundation · Lake Geneva, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Lake Geneva Water Safety Patrol · Williams Bay, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Northwestern University Women'S Board Scholarship · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Lake Geneva Water Safety Patrol · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Northshore University Healthsystem · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $515
Craft Emergency Relief Fund · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $515
Giordano Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $515
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Lake Geneva, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $500
North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Cerf · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Lake Geneva, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $500
North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Northwestern University - Shirley Ryan Life Long L · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Geneva Area Foundation · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitbale
- $500
Ukrainian Congress Committee of American · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Designs for Dignity · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $200
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $150
Geneva Lake Association · Lake Geneva, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $150
Geneva Lake Association · Lake Geneva, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $120
Evergreen Children Founda · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $100
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Charitbale
- $100
Lake Geneva Lions Club · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $63
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Charitable
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