Private foundation · EIN 23-2591890 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 52 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $2,500. 56% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: Contributions are to be made for charitable, educational, scientific, or literary purposes at the manager's discretion.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
52
$1.8M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in PA
56%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$33M

How to apply

Letter form, including amount requested and intended use. Contact: Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation, 211 North Tulpehocken Road, Reading, Pa, 6103735320 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Contributions are to be made for charitable, educational, scientific, or literary purposes at the manager's discretion.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

52 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dana Farber Cancer InstBrookline, MAAnnual fund$508K
The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CAAnnual fund$450K
Alfred UniversityAlfred, NYAnnual fund, earth cloud, etc.$175K
Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PAAnnual fund$113K
Goggle Works Center for the ArtsReading, PACapital campaign, annual fund$100K
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (cerf)Urbana, ILAnnual fund$90K
The Highlands at WyomissingWyomissing, PACapital campaign$50K
Kutztown University Foundation IncKutztown, PAScholarship fund$50K
United Way of Berks CountyReading, PAAnnual fund$50K
Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MAAnnual fund$35K
Reading Symphony OrchestraReading, PAAnnual fund$25K
Opportunity HouseReading, PAAnnual fund$25K
Planned Parenthood of Ne PaTrexlertown, PAAnnual fund$15K
Egan Maritime FoundationNantucket, MAAnnual fund$15K
Centro HispanoReading, PAAnnual fund$11K
Haystack Mountain School of CraftsDeer Isle, MECapital campaign, annual fund, scholarship fund$10K
American Craft CouncilNew York, NYAnnual fund$10K
Caron FoundationWernersville, PAAnnual fund, capital campaign$10K
Berks Business Education CoalitionWyomissing, PAAnnual fund$10K
Hawk Mountain Council BsaReading, PACapital campaign$5,500
Helping HarvestReading, PAAnnual fund$5,000
Spotlight PaHarrisburg, PAAnnual fund$5,000
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAAnnual fund$5,000
Mass AudubanLincoln, MAAnnual fund$4,000
Archie Bray FoundationHelena, MTAnnual fund$2,500
Museum of Art & DesignNew York, NYAnnual fund$2,500
Nantucket Land CouncilNantucket, MAAnnual fund$2,500
Reading Music FoundationReading, PAAnnual fund$2,500
Maria Mitchell AssociationNantucket, MAAnnual fund$2,500
Nantucket Boys and Girls ClubNantucket, MAAnnual fund$2,500
Habitat for HumanityTemple, PAAnnual fund$2,000
Dana Farber Jimmy FundBrookline, MAAnnual fund$2,000
The Clay StudioPhiladelphia, PAAnnual fund$2,000
Watershed CenterNewcastle, MEAnnual fund$2,000
Berks EncoreReading, PAAnnual fund$2,000
Pa Free Enterprise WeekErie, PAAnnual fund$1,500
Berks History CenterReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
The Nantucket AntheneumNantucket, MAAnnual fund$1,000
Berks NatureReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
Berks Community Health CenterReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
Berks Art CouncilReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
Our House NantucketNantucket, MAAnnual fund$1,000
Reading Public Library FoundationReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks CountyReading, PAAnnual fund$1,000
Nantucket Historical AssociationNantucket, MAAnnual fund$1,000
Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MAAnnual fund$1,000
Penland School of CraftsPenland, NCAnnual fund$1,000
Clay on MainOley, PAAnnual fund$500
Nantucket Shellfish Association IncNantucket, MAAnnual fund$500
Berks Youth ChorusReading, PAAnnual fund$500
Greenfields Fire CompanyReading, PAAnnual fund$250
Friends of Chamber MusicReading, PAAnnual fund$250

By state: Massachusetts 14 · Pennsylvania 29 · California 1 · New York 3 · Illinois 1 · Maine 2

About this foundation

Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Reading, Pennsylvania, tax-exempt since 1990. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter form, including amount requested and intended use. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.8M across 52 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (14 grants), Pennsylvania (29 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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