Funding search · EIN 371432256 · Columbus, OH

W Paul Mills & Thora J Mills Memorial

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

207
grants reported
$243,300
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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.

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  • First Presbyterian Church2 grants · $13,000
  • Haven of Rest Ministries3 grants · $11,000
  • Vine Fellowship Church1 grant · $10,000
  • Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank3 grants · $10,000
  • Embracing Futures4 grants · $10,000
  • Grace House Akron4 grants · $8,000
  • Akron History Center2 grants · $6,000
  • The Salvation Army3 grants · $5,500
  • Stewarts Caring Place3 grants · $5,000
  • Battered Womens Shelter4 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$68,300
2022
$58,000
2023
$56,500
2024
$60,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 207 grants.

  • $10,000

    Vine Fellowship Church · Grant, AL · 2024

    General operating

  • $10,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Middleport, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Akron History Center · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Embracing Futures · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Haven of Rest Ministries · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Haven of Rest Ministries · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Grace House Akron · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Northeastern Educational Tv Ohio · Kent, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Haven of Rest Ministries · Columbus, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Embracing Futures · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Middleport, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Pegasus Farm Equestrian Center · Hartville, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Battered Womens Shelter · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Open M Foundation · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Pegasus Farm · Hartville, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Safety Forces Support Center · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Grace House Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Grace House Akron · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Interval Brotherhood Homes Corporation · Coventry Twp, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Julie Billiart School · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Stewarts Caring Place · Fairlawn, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Well Cdc · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Axess Family Services · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Good Neighbors · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Victim Assistance Program · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Access · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Embracing Futures · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Stewarts Caring Place · Fairlawn, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Well Community Development Corporation · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Access · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Axesspointe Community Health Center · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Embracing Futures · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Stewarts Caring Place · Fairlawn, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Access · Akron, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry · Green, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,200

    Victim Assistance Program · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,100

    Stan Hywet Hall Gardens · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron Community Service Center · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron Cooperative Farms · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron History Center · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron Zoological Park · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Autism Society of Greater Akron · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Casa Board Volunteer Association · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Child Guidance & Family Solutions · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Community Legal Aid Services · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Community Outreach Resources Exchange · Cuyahoga Fls, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio · Parma, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Dr Bobs Home · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Forever R Children · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Girl Scouts of North East Ohio · Macedonia, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Girls On the Run Northeast Ohio · Brecksville, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Great Trail Council · Columbus, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Greater Akron Fore Youth Development · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Greenleaf Family Center · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    International Soap Box Derby · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio · Canton, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Love Akron · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Ohioguidestone · Berea, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Portage Path Community · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Pregnancy Solutions & Services · Coventry Twp, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Rape Crisis Center · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    South Street Ministries · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Stan Hywet Hall Gardens · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Summit Artspace · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Summit Choral Society · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    The Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    The Griefcare Place · Stow, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Tuesday Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    United Disability Services · Akron, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Western Reserve Historical Society · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron Childrens Museum · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Axesspointe Community Health Center · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Battered Womens Shelter · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry · Green, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Community Legal Aid Services · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic · Peninsula, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Girl Scouts of North East Ohio · Macedonia, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Good Neighbors · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Goodwill Industries · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Open M Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Tuesday Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Western Reserve Historical Society · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Akron Zoological Park · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Autism Society of Greater Akron · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Battered Womens Shelter · Akron, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry · Green, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic · Peninsula, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Dr Bobs Home · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Family & Community Services · Ravenna, OH · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Girl Scouts of North East Ohio · Macedonia, OH · 2023

    General operating

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