W Paul Mills & Thora J Mills Memorial
Columbus, OH · EIN 37-1432256. Reported 212 grants totalling $242,200 to 103 organizations 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. W Paul Mills & Thora J Mills Memorial 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $10,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haven of Rest Ministries | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank | Akron, OH | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Middleport, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vine Fellowship Church | Grant, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Embracing Futures Inc | Akron, OH | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace House Akron Inc | Akron, OH | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Inc | Akron, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Well Community Development Corporation | Akron, OH | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Akron History Center | Akron, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry | Green, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stewarts Caring Place | Fairlawn, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Victim Assistance Program | Akron, OH | $4,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family & Community Services Inc | Ravenna, OH | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pegasus Farm Equestrian Center | Hartville, OH | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tuesday Musical Association | Akron, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Akron Zoological Park | Akron, OH | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Society of Greater Akron | Akron, OH | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Street Ministries | Columbus, OH | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbors Inc | Columbus, OH | $3,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Battered Womens Shelter | Akron, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interval Brotherhood Homes Corporation | Coventry Twp, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safety Forces Support Center | Akron, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Musical Arts Association | Columbus, OH | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Guidance & Family Solutions | Akron, OH | $2,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | Akron, OH | $2,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Axesspointe Community Health Center | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Glance Student Center | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Farm Take Flight | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stewart's Caring Place | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Columnus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic | Peninsula, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Summit County Inc | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of North East Ohio | Macedonia, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Akron Inc | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Julie Billiart School | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohioguidestone | Canton, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborho | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pregnancy Solutions & Services Inc | Coventry Twp, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Well Cdc | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Truly Reaching You Inc | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Board Volunteer Association Inc | Akron, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Griefcare Place Inc | Stow, OH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Summit County | Twinsburg, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Colorado Spgs, CO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Elms School | Akron, OH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Akron Childrens Museum | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akron Inner City Soccer Club | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Lorain, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Concert Society of Akron | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Hall Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Legal Aid Services Inc | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley | Peninsula, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crown Point Ecology Center | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dr Bob Home | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Bob's Home | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dr Bobs Home | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Hunger Center Inc | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Summit County | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humility of Mary Housing | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humility of Mary Housing Program | Cuyahoga Fls, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Akron Ohio | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Magical Theatre Company | Barberton, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open M Foundation | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portage Path Community | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Service Corps of Retired | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Service Corps of Retired Executives | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter Care Inc | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summit Choral Society Inc | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summit Christian School | Fair Oaks, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Summit Education Initiative | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weathervane Community Playhouse | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Temple Foundation | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Akron | Columbus, OH | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Concert Society of Akron | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Outreach Resources Exchange | Cuyahoga Fls, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Outreach Resources Inc | Grayson, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elves & More of Northest Ohio | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Trail Council | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Akron Musical Asociation Foundat | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Akron Musical Association | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Akron Musical Association Inc Sp | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Soap Box Derby | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service of Akron | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portage Path Community Mental Health | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Christian School | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life Greater Akron | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
57 of 103 (55%) 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 63%, 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.
- Battered Women's Shelter
RENOVATION OF RESIDENTIAL - Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
ALL THE RIVERS RUN OUTDOOR - First Presbyterian Church of Akron
SUPPORT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS - Crown Point Ecology Center
2015 SUMMER FARM & SCIENCE - Junior Achievement USA
PROGRAMS FOR SUMMIT COUNTY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 122 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $59,400 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $68,300 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $58,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $56,500 | $750 |
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. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from W Paul Mills & Thora J Mills Memorial'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: Po Box 1558 Dept EA5W86, Columbus, OH, 43216. 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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