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Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation

Preselected recipients only Stanford, California · EIN 956057786

Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation is a private foundation in Stanford, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $43,050 in 64 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $2,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $38,400 the year before.

28% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$39,85058$701,397
2023$30,80065$802,193
2024$38,40072$851,278
2025$43,05064$997,886

How to apply

Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $750 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts9$8,550
New York11$8,250
California15$7,600
Nebraska8$7,050
Connecticut7$6,250
District of Columbia9$3,600
Virginia1$500
Arkansas1$400
Pennsylvania1$100

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 64 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
Avy l & roberta l miller memorial scholarship$2,500
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Lindsey miller lerman book fund$2,500
Food Bank for the Heartland
Omaha, NE
General support$1,500
Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc
Hartford, CT
General support$1,500
Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE
General support$1,500
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha, NE
General support$1,500
Central Fund of Isreal
New York, NY
For shurat hadin$1,250
Connecticut Public Media
Hartford, CT
General support$1,250
New Englind Public Media
Springfield, MA
General support$1,250
Child Savings Institute
Omaha, NE
General support$1,000
Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance
West Hartford, CT
General support$1,000
Legal Momentum Women in the Courts
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Radcliffe Institute for Adv Study
Cambridge, MA
General support$1,000
The Artist Collective
Hartford, CT
General support$1,000
The Trevor Project
San Francisco, CA
General support$1,000
The Westside Foundation Krenzer Fund
Omaha, NE
General support$1,000
Transgender Law Center
Oakland, CA
General support$1,000
Smith Office of the Arts
Northampton, MA
General support$1,000
Grow Food Northampton
Northampton, MA
General support$800
American Friends of Shalva
New York, NY
General support$500
American Friends of Soroka Medical Ctr
Scarscale, NY
General support$500
American Jewish Committee
San Francisco, CA
General support$500
American Jewish Joint Distribution
New York, NY
General support$500
Ashoka
Arlington, VA
General support$500
Bnai Tikvoh Shalom
Bloomfield, CT
General support$500
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East
Boston, MA
General support$500
Connecticut Cancer Foundation
Old Saybrook, CT
General support$500
Finca
Washington, DC
General support$500
Hartford Jewish Federation
W Hartford, CT
General support$500
Hillel at Stanford
Stanford, CA
General support$500
Israel 21C
San Francisco, CA
General support$500
Jewish Community Federation
San Francisco, CA
General support$500
Lander Grinspoon Academy
Northhampton, MA
General support$500
New Israel Fund
Washington, DC
General support$500
Northhampton Survival Center
Northhampton, MA
General support$500
Office for the Arts at Harvard
Cambridge, MA
General support$500
Ploughshares Fund
San Francisco, CA
General support$500
Stand With US
Los Angeles, CA
General support$500
Un WatchGeneral support$500
Amcha Initiative
Foster City, CA
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation give?

$43,050 in tax year 2025, across 64 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephanie Miller Koran (President), Andrea Miller Keller (Vice President) and Lindsey Miller Lerman (Treasurer).

What does Avy L & Roberta L Miller Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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