Funding search · EIN 811175024 · Waterloo, IA

Van G Miller Family Charitable

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

88
grants reported
$6.7M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Waterloo Leisure Services3 grants · $1.0M
  • Hawkeye Community College3 grants · $1.0M
  • Uni Foundation4 grants · $970,000
  • Allen Foundation4 grants · $450,000
  • Cedar Falls Schools Foundation2 grants · $400,000
  • Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity3 grants · $395,000
  • Ywca4 grants · $385,000
  • Salvation Army4 grants · $326,144
  • Northeast Iowa Food Bank3 grants · $255,000
  • River Hills Schools1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.6M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.6M
2024
$2.1M
2025

Grant history

All 88 reported grants, largest first.

  • $600,000

    Hawkeye Community College · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Educational

  • $400,000

    Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025

    Educational

  • $400,000

    Waterloo Leisure Services · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Pool renovation

  • $300,000

    Allen Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Health

  • $300,000

    Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Educational

  • $300,000

    Waterloo Leisure Services · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Pool renovation

  • $300,000

    Waterloo Leisure Services · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Pool renovation

  • $300,000

    Cedar Falls Schools Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Facilities

  • $275,000

    Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Youth

  • $225,000

    Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support for housing programs

  • $200,000

    Hawkeye Community College · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Educational

  • $200,000

    Hawkeye Community College · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Educational

  • $150,920

    Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    People in need

  • $150,000

    Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Support food programs

  • $150,000

    River Hills Schools · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025

    Educational support

  • $150,000

    Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Facilities

  • $150,000

    Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Educational

  • $145,000

    Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Support for housing programs

  • $120,000

    Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Educational

  • $100,000

    Americans for Independent Living · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support veterans

  • $100,000

    Cedar Falls Schools Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Facilities

  • $76,564

    Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    People in need

  • $75,000

    Allen Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Health

  • $70,000

    Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support food programs

  • $70,000

    Beau'S Beautiful Blessings · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Helping intellectually disabled kids

  • $64,000

    North Star Community Services · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Aiding individuals with disabilities

  • $60,000

    Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Youth programs

  • $59,960

    Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    People in need

  • $55,000

    North Star Community Services · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Aiding individuals with disabilities

  • $50,000

    Irish Fest · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Support

  • $50,000

    House of Hope · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support women

  • $50,000

    Irish Fest · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support

  • $50,000

    Allen Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Health

  • $50,000

    Cedar Valley Irish Cultural Assoc · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Irish fellowship in community

  • $50,000

    Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Youth

  • $50,000

    Cedar Valley Irish Cultural Assoc · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Irish fellowship in community

  • $50,000

    Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Youth

  • $38,700

    Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    People in need

  • $36,000

    Waterloo Public Library · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Governmental services

  • $35,000

    Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support food programs

  • $30,000

    Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2023

    Educational support

  • $25,000

    Americans for Independent Living · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Support veterans

  • $25,000

    Jesup Community Recreation Dept · Jesup, IA · 2025

    Governmental services

  • $25,000

    Try Pie · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Youth development

  • $25,000

    Allen Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Health

  • $25,000

    Dunkerton Community Schools · Dunkerton, IA · 2024

    School support

  • $25,000

    Family & Children'S Council · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support families

  • $25,000

    Americans for Independent Living · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support veterans

  • $25,000

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2023

    Individuals with special needs

  • $25,000

    Family & Children'S Council · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support families

  • $25,000

    Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support for housing programs

  • $25,000

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2022

    Individuals with special needs

  • $25,000

    City of Jesup · Jesup, IA · 2022

    Splash pad

  • $25,000

    National Wrestling Hall of Fame · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Educational programming

  • $25,000

    Retrieving Freedom · Waverly, IA · 2022

    Training service dogs for veterans

  • $20,000

    Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025

    Mentoring

  • $20,000

    Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Mentoring

  • $20,000

    Waterloo Community Schools Fdn · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support education

  • $16,000

    Cedar Valley Bridges Out of Poverty · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Individual development & support

  • $15,000

    Waterloo Junior Golf Association · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Junior golf program

  • $15,000

    Cedar Valley Youth Sports Assoc · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Support youth sports programs

  • $10,000

    Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2025

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Lutheran Services of Iowa · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Religious support

  • $10,000

    Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2025

    Koats 4 kids

  • $10,000

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2024

    Individuals with special needs

  • $10,000

    Cedar Valley Angels · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Support for foster care system

  • $10,000

    Lutheran Services of Iowa · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Religious support

  • $10,000

    Waterloo Community Schools Fdn · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Support education

  • $10,000

    Waterloo Junior Golf Association · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Junior golf program

  • $10,000

    Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Youth

  • $10,000

    Cedar Valley Angels · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Support for foster care system

  • $10,000

    Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Mentoring

  • $10,000

    Waterloo Junior Golf Association · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Junior golf program

  • $10,000

    Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Mentoring

  • $10,000

    Main Street Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Community promotion

  • $10,000

    Waterloo Junior Golf Association · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Junior golf program

  • $7,500

    National Wrestling Hall of Fame · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Educational programming

  • $5,000

    Orchard Hill Church · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025

    Religious support

  • $5,000

    Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2024

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    Orchard Hill Church · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Religious support

  • $5,000

    Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Koats 4 kids

  • $5,000

    Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Koats 4 kids

  • $5,000

    Cedar Valley Angels · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Support for foster care system

  • $5,000

    Northeast Iowa Community Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Regional services

  • $5,000

    Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2022

    Koats 4 kids

  • $3,000

    Junior League · Waterloo, IA · 2024

    Empowering kids

  • $2,000

    Gray Warriors · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Support individuals fighting cancer

  • $1,500

    Gray Warriors · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Support individuals fighting cancer

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.