Funding search · EIN 203972275 · Chicago, IL
Mills 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.
- 58
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Pennsylvania1 grant · $500,000
- Starkey Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Northwestern University1 grant · $100,000
- Northwestern Memorial Healthcare1 grant · $100,000
- Noble Schools1 grant · $100,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago2 grants · $65,000
- The Ou Foudation1 grant · $25,000
- Lincoln Park Zoo1 grant · $25,000
- Misericoria Home1 grant · $25,000
- Zacharias Center1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General funding
- $100,000
Starkey Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2025
General support
- $100,000
Noble Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funding
- $100,000
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $100,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
General funding
- $35,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funding
- $30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $25,000
Misericoria Home · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $25,000
The Ou Foudation · Norman, OK · 2022
General funding
- $25,000
Zacharias Center · Gurnee, IL · 2022
General funding
- $20,000
Upscale Rummage · Libertyville, IL · 2024
General funding
- $15,000
United Way of Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2022
General funding
- $10,000
Lake Forest Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Elawa Farm Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General funding
- $10,000
Glenkirk Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General funding
- $7,500
Rjo - Chicago Childrens Choir · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $5,000
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General funding
- $5,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General funding
- $5,000
Classic Car Museum · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2023
General funding
- $5,000
Hshs St John'S Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2023
General funding
- $5,000
Faith Hope Charity School · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General funding
- $5,000
Jcfs Response for Teens · Skokie, IL · 2022
General funding
- $3,000
Ravinia Foundation · Higland Park, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,625
Childrens Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Cps Lives Nfp Dba Artists in Public Schools · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Friends of Northside College Preparatory High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Loyola University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,500
New York Road Runners · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Variety - the Children'S Charity of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funding
- $2,500
Active Heroes · Shepherdsville, KY · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Believe in Tomorrow · Catonsville, MD · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Brain Up Foundation · Frankfort, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Community Investment Corp · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Connections for Abused Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Cure Alzheimers Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Financial Health Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Glenwood Academy · Glenwood, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Global Food Banking Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Great Lakes Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Helping Hands for Single Moms · McKinney, TX · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
K-9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Make a Wish Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Special Olympics · Normal, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Start Early Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $2,500
Working Credit Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $1,500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $1,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2022
General funding
- $1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $1,000
The Fund Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
- $1,000
Vermont Food Bank · Barre, VT · 2022
General funding
- $1,000
Villages in Partnership · Allentown, NJ · 2022
General funding
- $550
New Trier Hockey Club · Winnekta, IL · 2023
General funding
- $500
1916 Redan Foundation Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General funding
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