James F & Marion L Miller Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 03-0373895. Reported 965 grants totalling $49.9M to 403 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$49.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
403organizations funded
64%of grantees funded again the next year
$225.5Massets, latest filing
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. James F & Marion L Miller Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,400 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $2,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 403 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Institute | Portland, OR | $6,350,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $3,833,334 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | $3,400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $3,050,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Opera | Portland, OR | $1,500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Center Stage | Portland, OR | $1,250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $1,150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | Portland, OR | $880,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundations for a Better Oregon | Portland, OR | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Opera Association | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Unlimited of Oregon | Medford, OR | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teaching Preschool Partners | Portland, OR | $450,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Britt Music & Arts Festival | Medford, OR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reap | Portland, OR | $380,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Artists Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eugene Symphony | Eugene, OR | $361,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Children's Theatre | Portland, OR | $360,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (omsi) | Portland, OR | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Youth | Grants Pass, OR | $350,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts | Eugene, OR | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eugene Ballet Company | Eugene, OR | $306,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literary Arts Inc | Portland, OR | $305,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| College Possible | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latino Network | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Broadway Rose Theatre | Tigard, OR | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| White Bird | Portland, OR | $288,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Playhouse | Portland, OR | $256,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adelante Mujeres | Forest Grove, OR | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albina Vision Trust | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kairospdx | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Signal | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Baroque Orchestra | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smart Reading | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Children's Theater and School | Portland, OR | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pdx Jazz | Portland, OR | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Hands Raised | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arts for Learning Northwest | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Craterian Performances | Medford, OR | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open School Inc | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, OR | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Humanities | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Social Venture Partners Portland | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crossroads Carnegie Art Center | Baker City, OR | $199,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum at Warm Springs | Warm Springs, OR | $186,620 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Classical Public Media Inc | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hollywood Theatre | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Profile Theatre | Portland, OR | $177,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rogue Valley Symphony | Ashland, OR | $174,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Otis, OR | $172,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salem Art Association | Salem, OR | $171,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miracle Theatre Group | Portland, OR | $170,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwest Dance Project | Portland, OR | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Andrew Nativity School | Portland, OR | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tower Theatre Foundation | Bend, OR | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cappella Romana | Portland, OR | $162,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ross Ragland Theater | Klamath Falls, OR | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Red Door Project | Portland, OR | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakewood Center for the Arts | Lake Oswego, OR | $159,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR | $152,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fact Oregon | Portland, OR | $151,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bodyvox | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capaces Leadership Institute | Woodburn, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elevate Oregon | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Than | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lane County | Springfield, OR | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Chamber Music | Portland, OR | $142,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bag and Baggage Productions | Hillsboro, OR | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethos Music Center | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metroeast Community Media | Gresham, OR | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Contemporary Theatre | Eugene, OR | $125,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yamhill Enrichment Society (yes) | Mcminnville, OR | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ballet Fantastique | Eugene, OR | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Echo Theater Company | Portland, OR | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Voice Music | Portland, OR | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centro Latino Americano | Eugene, OR | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chehalem Cultural Center | Newberg, OR | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Live Wire Radio Inc | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outside the Frame | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Triangle Productions | Portland, OR | $103,300 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coho Productions | Portland, OR | $102,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| African Youth and Community Organization (ayco) | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Portland | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Civics Learning Project | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holla School | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pam Cut | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stand for Children | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Portland Ballet | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Piano International | Portland, OR | $99,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Passinart a Theatre Company | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Imago Theatre | Portland, OR | $91,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts | Pendleton, OR | $90,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Columbia | Portland, OR | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eugene Opera | Eugene, OR | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fishtrap Inc | Enterprise, OR | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maslow Project | Medford, OR | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Serendipity Center Inc | Portland, OR | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Write Around Portland | Portland, OR | $88,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Music Project | West Linn, OR | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Actors Conservatory | Portland, OR | $86,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Four Rivers Community School | Ontario, OR | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phame | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shadow Project | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Five Oaks Museum | Portland, OR | $84,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Repertory Singers | Gladstone, OR | $84,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salemkeizer Coalition for Equality | Salem, OR | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shaking the Tree Theatre | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellsprings Friends School | Eugene, OR | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras | Eugene, OR | $78,400 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eugene Concert Choir | Eugene, OR | $77,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Gay Men's Chorus | Portland, OR | $77,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | $76,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Third Angle New Music Ensemble | Portland, OR | $75,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apano Communities United Fund | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caldera | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cascade School of Music | Bend, OR | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Central Oregon | Bend, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamastslikt Cultural Institute | Pendleton Oregon, OR | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alberta Abbey Foundation | Portland, OR | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin | Klamath Falls, OR | $73,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Four Rivers Cultural Center | Ontario, OR | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Josephine County Foundation | Murphy, OR | $71,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| HAND2MOUTH Theatre | Portland, OR | $68,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Expressive Works | Portland, OR | $67,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Coast Council for the Arts | Newport, OR | $67,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Old Church | Portland, OR | $65,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Josephy Center for Arts and Culture | Joseph, OR | $65,100 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lane Arts Council | Eugene, OR | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Playworks | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogue Valley Mentoring | Medford, OR | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lincoln City Cultural Center | Lincoln City, OR | $63,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Willamette Light Brigade | Portland, OR | $60,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Polaris Dance Theatre | Portland, OR | $60,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Center for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Chinatown Museum | Portland, OR | $59,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Independent Publishing Resource Center | Portland, OR | $56,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Music Workshop | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland Revels | Portland, OR | $54,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Restoration Inc | Astoria, OR | $53,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corvallis Arts Center Inc Dba the Arts Center | Corvallis, OR | $53,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Columbia Symphony | Portland, OR | $51,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Oregon Repertory Singers | Ashland, OR | $51,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sunriver Music Festival | Sunriver, OR | $50,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| African Youth and Community Organization | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bendfilm | Bend, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black United Fund of Oregon | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centro Cultural of Washington County | Cornelius, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children | Carlsbad, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Klcc Public Radio Foundation | Eugene, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Film Center | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Children Oregon | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences of Oregon and Sw Wash | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Youth Choir | Portland, OR | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cottage Theatre | Cottage Grove, OR | $49,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anima Mundi Productions | Phoenix, OR | $47,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Playwrite | Portland, OR | $47,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Center East | La Grande, OR | $47,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wisdom of the Elders Inc | Portland, OR | $47,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Play It Forward | Portland, OR | $45,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Newport Symphony Orchestra | Newport, OR | $45,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clackamas County Arts Alliance | Oregon City, OR | $45,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Arts Watch | Portland, OR | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Circus Project | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | Grand Ronde, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Mentor Program | Lakeview, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marist Catholic High School | Eugene, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southern Oregon Film Society | Ashland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Council of Pendleton | Pendleton, OR | $39,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon | Medford, OR | $39,600 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogue Gallery and Art Center | Medford, OR | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Collaborative Theatre Project Inc | Medford, OR | $38,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cascades Theatrical Company | Bend, OR | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association | Hood River, OR | $36,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enlightened Theatrics | Salem, OR | $36,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt Scott Learning Centers | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playa | Summer Lake, OR | $34,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wordcrafters in Eugene | Eugene, OR | $33,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Dance Theatre - Sponsored By Wou Foundation | Monmouth, OR | $32,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Dalles Art Association | The Dalles, OR | $32,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogue World Music | Ashland, OR | $31,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Sky Gallery - Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts | Portland, OR | $30,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Ages Music Portland Dba Friends of Noise | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alternative Youth Activities | Coos Bay, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Repertory Theatre | Oregon City, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Futures Lab Education Fund a Project of Tides Foundation | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace in Schools | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon East Symphony | Pendleton, OR | $29,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultural Advocacy Coalition Foundation | Portland, OR | $29,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hearth | Ashland, OR | $28,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Painted Sky Center for the Arts | John Day, OR | $26,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whiteside Theatre Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $26,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upstart Crow Studios | Eugene, OR | $25,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dance Wire | Portland, OR | $25,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vibe of Portland | Portland, OR | $25,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Portland - Grantee | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Construct Foundation | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children of the Klamath Ba | Klamath Falls, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holoc | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Arts & Culture Council | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Arts Alliance | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boom Arts Inc | Portland, OR | $24,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Center for the Performing Arts Wow Hall | Eugene, OR | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tualatin Valley Creates | Beaverton, OR | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cymaspace | Portland, OR | $23,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Artichoke Community Music | Portland, OR | $22,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Opera House | Elgin, OR | $22,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Little Theatre on the Bay | North Bend, OR | $22,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stumptown Stages | Lake Oswego, OR | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashland New Plays Festival | Ashland, OR | $21,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Riverbend Live | Winston, OR | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rogue Theater Company - Sponsored By Naame | Ashland, OR | $20,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Building Healthy Families | Enterprise, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circle of Friends | Sisters, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Classroom Law Project | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disjecta | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pear | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanport Mosaic | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Converge 45 | Portland, OR | $19,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 45TH Parallel | Portland, OR | $19,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Desert Chamber Music | Bend, OR | $19,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orchestra Nova Northwest | Portland, OR | $19,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grants Pass Museum of Art | Grants Pass, OR | $18,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hoffman Center | Manzanita, OR | $18,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Siletz Bay Music Festival | Lincoln City, OR | $18,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Dance Theatrewou Foundation | Monmouth, OR | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Chamber Orchestra | Portland, OR | $17,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elkton Community Education Center | Elkton, OR | $17,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inland Northwest Musicians | Hermiston, OR | $17,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre | Medford, OR | $16,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Stage Theatre | Troutdale, OR | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Symphonic Choir | Portland, OR | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble | Portland, OR | $16,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Riskreward | Portland, OR | $16,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
265 of 403 (66%) 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 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
ONE YEAR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LARGE-SCALE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY - Portland Art Museum
THREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ART MUSEUM - Oregon Symphony
THREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA - Children's Institute
FIVE YEAR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY PROGRAM THROUGH MILLER EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE - Portland Opera
THREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR OPERA COMPANY - Portland Center Stage
ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRE COMPANY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 702 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 285 | $11.8M | $15,800 |
| 2022 | 212 | $10.0M | $24,000 |
| 2023 | 231 | $16.2M | $21,400 |
| 2024 | 237 | $11.9M | $23,500 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oregon. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from James F & Marion L Miller Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1905 Se 10TH Ave, Portland, OR, 97214. 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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