Gerald M & Carole a Miller
Dayton, OH · EIN 31-1153159. Reported 234 grants totalling $1,204,200 to 111 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gerald M & Carole a Miller did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $71,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Grande Health Clinic | Boca Grande, FL | $87,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthnet Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Dayton - Memorial Fun | Dayton, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Patricks Church | Parsons, KS | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Housing | Dayton, OH | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clothes That Work | Dayton, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grant US Hope | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newark Catholic Hs Found | Newark, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kind | Dayton, OH | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission of Mary Cooperative | Dayton, OH | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bascom Palmer Pediatric Eye Inst | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brigids Path | Kettering, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Dayton Right to Life | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mercy | Boca Grande, FL | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clear Lake Conservancy | Fremont, IN | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aullwood Audubon | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Careyes Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Venice | Venice, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Venice- Florida Disaster | Venice, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami Valley Meals | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Venice, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One More Soul | Dayton, OH | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Secret Smiles | Dayton, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Island School | Boca Grande, FL | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley | Dayton, OH | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Dayton Annual Fund | Dayton, OH | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victorian at Riverside | Covington, KY | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Responders Bridge | Westerville, OH | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asheville Greenworks | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asheville School | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue | Loxahatchee Grove, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boca Grande Disaster Fund | Boca Grande, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of W Nc | Ashville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diocese Ft Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gicia | Boca Grande, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeward Bound | Adheville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Josephinum Academy | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society Bike Ms | Leawood, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Overian Cancer Coalition | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Book Fair Foundation | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marianists | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dayton Foundation | Dayton, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St John Catholic Church | Darien, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boca Grande Preschool | Boca Grande, FL | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Project | Dayton, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crayons to Classroom | Dayton, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Focus on Youth | West Chester, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic | Ft Wayne, IN | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Boca Grande | Boca Grande, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johann Fust Library | Boca Grande, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Scholarship to Pr | Dayton, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pregnancy Center West | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Archdiocese of Venice | Venice, FL | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wee Creations Preschool & Daycare | Fremont, IN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boca Grande Historical Society | Boca Grande, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cise | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gasparilla Maritime Museum | Boca Grande, FL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bishops Faith Appeal | Venice, FL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Camp Association | Tuxedo, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angola YMCA of Steuben County | Angola, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrier Island Parks Society | Boca Grande, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Bridges | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Christmas Appeal | Venice, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Youth Organization | Brecksville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dayton Metro Library | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dayton YMCA | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dcdc | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Fremont Public Library | Fremont, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenmary Home Missioners | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Neighbor House | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hands That Give Hope | Piqua, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ispace | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Partners Guatamala | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rehab Center for Neurological Devel | Piqua, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Retirement Fund for the Religious | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Patricks School | Parsons, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Therapuetic Riding Institute | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dayton Early Colleg Deca | Dayton, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Albert the Great | Kettering, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul Chapel | Angola, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villanova University Minority Fund | Villanova, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alter High School | Kettering, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boca Grande Firefighters Assoc | Boca Grande, FL | $2,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johann Fust School | Boca Grande, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Huberts Animal Shelter | Madison, NJ | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bike Ms | Parsons, KS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chaminade College Prep School | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dayton Early Colleg Daca | Dayton, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freedom Ride | Orlanda, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Los Ninos | Plano, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Los Ninos Honduras | Plano, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse of Collier | Naples, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary Develop | Dayton, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Club of Boca Grande | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Club of Boca Grande | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caringbridge | Eagan, MN | $1,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth's New Life Center | Dayton, OH | $1,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cnewa | New York, NY | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Association | Dayton, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Center for Dyslexia | Englewood, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity High School | Garfield Heights, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Venice | Venice, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
55 of 111 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 84 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | $245,000 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 58 | $270,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $296,600 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $392,600 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
51% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gerald M & Carole a Miller's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 744, Dayton, OH, 45401. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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