Funding search · EIN 820576089 · Houston, TX
Steven and Sheila Miller 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.
- 50
- grants reported
- $450,400
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,750
- 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.
- Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation3 grants · $115,000
- Rice University- Baker Institute4 grants · $92,500
- Colonial Williamsburg2 grants · $60,000
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation2 grants · $41,000
- Triangle Education Foundation4 grants · $40,000
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston2 grants · $36,500
- Mfah2 grants · $12,500
- St John'S School1 grant · $10,000
- Community Foundation of Wnc (Wade Hampton Fund)2 grants · $7,000
- Houston Zoo3 grants · $5,400
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $55,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Medical
- $55,000
Rice University- Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
Education
- $50,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Medical
- $31,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Education
- $30,000
Colonial Williamsburg · Williamsburg, VA · 2025
Education
- $30,000
Colonial Williamsburg · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Education
- $20,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Arts
- $17,500
Rice University- Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
Education
- $16,500
Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Arts
- $15,000
Rice University- Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
- $10,000
St John'S School · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Triangle Education Foundation · Plainfield, IN · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Triangle Education Foundation · Plainfield, IN · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Triangle Education Foundation · Plainfield, IN · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Medical
- $10,000
Triangle Education Foundation · Plainfield, IN · 2022
Education
- $6,500
Mfah · Houston, TX · 2024
Arts
- $6,000
Mfah · Houston, TX · 2025
Arts
- $5,000
Houston Christian High School · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
- $5,000
Rice University- Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
- $5,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chmpaign, IL · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Community Foundation of Wnc (Wade Hampton Fund) · Asheville, NC · 2022
Social outreach
- $3,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Cedar Creek Club Charitabl · Asheville, NC · 2025
Social outreach
- $3,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022
Education
- $2,500
George & Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Wade Hampton Fund · Asheville, NC · 2025
Social outreach
- $2,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Cedar Creek Club Charitabl · Asheville, NC · 2024
Social outreach
- $2,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Wade Hampton Fund · Asheville, NC · 2024
Social outreach
- $2,000
Community Foundation of Wnc (Wade Hampton Fund) · Asheville, NC · 2023
Social outreach
- $1,200
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
- $1,200
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2025
Social outreach
- $1,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2024
Social outreach
- $1,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2022
Social outreach
- $1,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation · Highlands, NC · 2022
Medical
- $500
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2025
Social/education
- $500
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2024
Social / education
- $500
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2023
Social / education
- $500
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2022
Social / education
- $500
Loving Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Community
- $500
Smoky Mountain High - Varsity Golf · Sylva, NC · 2022
Education
- $350
Kappa Delta Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Social outreach
- $300
Community Care Clinic · Houston, TX · 2025
Medical
- $300
Community Care Clinic · Houston, TX · 2024
Medical
- $300
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2023
Social outreach
- $300
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2023
Medical
- $250
Community Care Clinic · Boone, NC · 2022
Medical
- $100
Make-a-Wish · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Medical
- $100
Kappa Delta Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
Social outreach
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