Private foundation · EIN 26-2199413 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Barbara and Stephen Miller Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 84 grants paid, $128K total, median $1,000. 1% of grants stayed in Delaware.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
84
$128K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in DE
1%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 84 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indigent IndividualsWilmington, DEHardship assistance/short-term emergency assistance grants to indigent individuals who are not disqualified persons with respect to the fou…$45K
C McClainSchaumburg, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,020
A BackusSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
A BectonSt Ann, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
A FerrariLakewood, WAHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
A MaxwellSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
A MensahSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
A SalahuddinSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
A Scott-FosterSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
B BenionSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
B CarbonSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C BanksSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C BarrySt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C BeltonSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C BrownSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
C ColyerSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C McQueenTacoma, WAHardship assistance grant$1,000
C PriceSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
C TeasleySt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D AchilleBeach Park, ILHardship assistance grant$1,000
D CadeSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D CohenSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D HayesSant Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D HegginsSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D LittletonSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
D RodriguezWaukegan, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
D SavageSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
D SopshireSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
E BrossSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
E MansfieldChicago, ILHardship assistance grant$1,000
G HillSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
G LeeChicago, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
G SandsSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
H VyOfallon, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
J AshfordSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
J CarterChesterfield, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
J DavisSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
J DownsWaukegan, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
J DozierSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
J FergusonSpokane, WAHardship assistance grant$1,000
J PogueHigh Ridge, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
J SimonChicago, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
J WarringtonSpokane, WAHardship assistance grant$1,000
K BowersSt Louis, MOHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
K GarwoodSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
K GoodenEast Alton, ILHardship assistance grant$1,000
K LindseySt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
K MahoneSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
K SteppsSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
K WillisEast St Louis, ILHardship assistance grant$1,000
L Moore-GarciaGoldendale, WAHardship assistance grant$1,000
L ParsonSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
L SandersSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
L StevensonNaperville, ILHardship Assistance Grant$1,000
L TropFederal Way, WAHardship assistance grant$1,000
M JacksonSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
M Parker-BeySt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
M PhillipsSchaumburg, ILHardship assistance grant$1,000
M WareSt Louis, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000
N JordanFlorissant, MOHardship assistance grant$1,000

By state: Missouri 59 · Delaware 1 · Illinois 17 · Washington 7

About this foundation

Barbara and Stephen Miller Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2008. 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 Barbara and Stephen Miller Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Barbara and Stephen Miller Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $128K across 84 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Barbara and Stephen Miller Foundation give?

Missouri (59 grants), Delaware (1 grants), Illinois (17 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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