Private foundation · EIN 31-1153159 · Dayton, Ohio

Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (April 15th of each year) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 69 grants paid, $437K total, median $5,000. 42% of grants stayed in Ohio. Stated restrictions: Support of charitable, eleemosanary, educational & literary organizations

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
69
$437K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in OH
42%
of grants
Deadline
See below
April 15th of each year
Assets
$6.0M

How to apply

Why are the funds needed? How funded in the past? Contact: Kathy Alpeter, Po Box 744, Dayton, Oh, 9379567849 Deadlines: April 15th of each year Restrictions: Support of charitable, eleemosanary, educational & literary organizations

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 69 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAScholarship fund$30K
Healthnet FoundationPepper Pike, OHOperating expense$25K
Miami Valley MealsDayton, OHOperating expenses$20K
University of Dayton - Memorial FunDayton, OHOperating exp$18K
New Life FurnitureCincinnati, OHOperating expenses$16K
Bascom Palmer Pediatric Eye InstMiami, FLOperating expenses$15K
Big Dog Ranch RescueLoxahatchee Grove, FLOperating expenses$10K
Catholic Social ServicesDayton, OHOperating expenses$10K
Clear Lake ConservancyFremont, INOperating expenses$10K
Diocese of VeniceVenice, FLOperating expenses$10K
KindDayton, OHOperating exp$10K
Lemon Bay Conservancy IncEnglewood, FLOperating expenses$10K
Lund of VermontSouth Burlington, VTOperating expenses$10K
Melanoma Research FoundationWashington, DCOperating expenses$10K
Mission of Mary CooperativeDayton, OHOperating expenses$10K
National Overian Cancer CoalitionDallas, TXOperating expenses$10K
Sinclair FoundationDayton, OHOperating expenses$10K
St Huberts Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJOpersting expenses$10K
The Island SchoolBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$10K
University of Dayton Annual FundDayton, OHOperating exp$10K
YMCA of GreenvilleGreenville, SCOperating expenses$10K
Boca Grande PreschoolBoca Grande, FLOperating exp$8,000
Boca Grande Health ClinicBoca Grande, FLOperating expense$6,000
Barrier Island Parks SocietyBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Big Brothers Big SistersNewark, NJOperating expenses$5,000
Boca Grande Sea Turtle AssociationRotonda, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Bonefish Tarpoon TrustMiami, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Care Center of LovelandLoveland, OHOperating expenses$5,000
Careyes FoundationLos Angeles, CAOperating expenses$5,000
Catholic CharitiesVenice, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Emerge Recovery and Trade InitiativXenia, OHOperating expenses$5,000
Epilepsy Alliance of OhioCincinnati, OHOperating expenses$5,000
FIRST Responders BridgeWesterville, OHOperating expenses$5,000
Gem City DiaperTrotwood, OHOperating expenses$5,000
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami ValleyDayton, OHOperating exp$5,000
Greater Dayton Right to LifeDayton, OHOperating exp$5,000
Johann Fust LibraryBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Miami Valley Leadership FoundationDayton, OHOperating expenses$5,000
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Muse MachineDayton, OHOperating expenses$5,000
National MS Society Bike MSLeawood, KSOperating expenses$5,000
Newark Catholic Hs FoundNewark, OHOperating exp$5,000
Our Lady of MercyBoca Grande, FLOperating exp$5,000
St Judes Childrens Research HospMemphis, TNOperating expenses$5,000
Twig CaresVenice, FLOperating expenses$5,000
Village of Minster- Life SquadMinster, OHOperating expenses$5,000
GiciaBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$3,000
One More SoulDayton, OHOperating exp$3,000
The Dayton FoundationDayton, OHOperating expenses$3,000
Boca Grande Womens ClubBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$2,000
Dayton Early College DecaDayton, OHOperating$2,000
Fort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Wayne, INOperating exp$2,000
Friends of Los NinosPlano, TXOperating expenses$2,000
Retirement Fund for the ReligiousWashington, DCOperating exp$2,000
CiseCincinnati, OHOperating expenses$1,500
Gasparilla Maritime MuseumBoca Grande, FLOperating exp$1,500
Mission Partners GuatamalaMount St Josephs, OHOperating exp$1,500
Alzheimers AssociationDayton, OHOperating expenses$1,000
Boca Grande Firefighters AssocBoca Grande, FLOperating exp$1,000
Boca Grande Historical SocietyBoca Grande, FLOperating expenses$1,000

By state: Ohio 29 · Florida 22 · Pennsylvania 1 · New Jersey 2 · Indiana 3 · Texas 2

About this foundation

Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dayton, Ohio, administered in care of Gerald M Miller, tax-exempt since 1986. 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 Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Why are the funds needed? How funded in the past? Deadlines: April 15th of each year.

How much does Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $437K across 69 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Gerald M & Carole a Miller Family Foundation give?

Ohio (29 grants), Florida (22 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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