Mills Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-5912746
Foundation Overview
Based in Elk, CA, Mills Family Foundation has awarded 202 grants totaling $192,850 to organizations in Iowa, Arizona and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $15,000, with a median award of $250.
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 21 recipients (19%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
45% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (48%), Point Reyes Station (9%), Albany (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 3% change over 4 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Mills Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Als Foundation | $500 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Research | $500 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Foundation Of America | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Project Open Hand | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $500 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Sfgh Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Drs For Social Responsibility | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Of Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Mdp Foundationst Martin De Porres | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Vipassana Coummunity Foundation | $15,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2024 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Research Found | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Foundation Of America | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ucsf Foundation Helen Diller | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Union Of Concerned Science | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Physicians For Social Resp | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $15,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ca Vipassana Center | $1,000 | North Fork, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Research Found | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Foundation Of America | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ucsf Foundation Helen Diller | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Union Of Concerned Science | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Physicians For Social Resp | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $15,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Ca Vipassana Center | $1,000 | North Fork, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Research | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Physicians For Social Responsibilit | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $12,500 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| No Ca Vipassana Foundation | $2,500 | Cobb, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Research | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Physicians For Social Responsibilit | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $12,500 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| No Ca Vipassana Foundation | $2,500 | Cobb, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Research | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Physicians For Social Responsibilit | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | City Industry, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $12,500 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| No Ca Vipassana Foundation | $2,500 | Cobb, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Als Foundation | $250 | Boone, IA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Research | $1,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Project Open Hand | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Cancer Awareness Resource | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Government Accountability | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Heifer International | $250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Peep | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Thousand Currents | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Physicians For Social Resp | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Envronmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General Use | 2021 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Vipassana Community Foundation | $5,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| No Cal Vipassana Center | $10,000 | Cobb, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Research | $500 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Yosemite Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Marin Area Land Trust | $250 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Ucsf Cancer Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Cancer Resource Center | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Gov Accountability Pr | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $500 | Woburn, MA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| National Parks Foundation | $250 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | $500 | Albany, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Pets Animal Shelter | $500 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Heifer International | $500 | Little Rock, AR, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Peer | $250 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Finca | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Fseee | $250 | Eugene, OR, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Thousand Currents | $250 | Oakland, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Physicians For Sr | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $250 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $250 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| St Martin De Porres | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Flockworks | $500 | Mendocino, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Ca Fire Foundation | $350 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Vipassana Community Fd | $10,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Pariyatti | $1,000 | Onalaska, WA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| No California Vipassana | $5,000 | Cobb, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Mills Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 20-5912746 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 31451 GREENWOOD ROAD Elk, CA 95432-9416 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Mills Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Parker Mills |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Laura Mills |
| Director | Robert Mills |
| Director | Charmaine Kyle |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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