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Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 066037106

Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $582,500 in 121 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 down from $641,500 the year before.

13% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$750,000142$10.5 million
2024$641,500139$12.5 million
2025$582,500121$15.0 million

How to apply

Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 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 Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 23 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine41$279,500
South Carolina32$105,000
New York11$53,000
California5$26,000
District of Columbia3$18,000
Utah2$15,000
Pennsylvania3$14,000
Massachusetts6$12,000
Maryland1$10,000
Georgia2$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 121 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor, ME
General support$30,000
Maine Community Foundation Inc FBO the Maine Womans Fund
Falmouth, ME
General support$28,000
Island Housing Trust
Mount Dessert, ME
General support$25,000
Ashley Bryan Center
Isleford, ME
General support$20,000
Corinth Community Development Corporatio
Union, SC
General support$15,000
Mount Dessert Nursing Association
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$15,000
Healthy Acadia
Ellsworth, ME
General support$13,000
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
General support$13,000
Nova Ukraine
San Jose, CA
General support$10,000
United Help Ukraine
Gaithersburg, MD
General support$10,000
Razom
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Northeast Harbor Library Scholarship Fund
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$10,000
Justiceaid
Washington, DC
General support$10,000
Utahs Promise for United Way of Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$10,000
Mount Desert Nursery School
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$10,000
Acadia Wildlife Foundation
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$10,000
Carver Middle School
Spartanburg, SC
General support$8,000
Mary H Wright Elementary School
Spartanburg, SC
General support$8,000
Barbara House of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General support$8,000
Brothers Restoring Urban Hope for the Bruh Mentor Program
Boiling Springs, SC
General support$8,000
H O M E Inc
Orland, ME
General support$7,000
Natural Resources Council Inc
Augusta, ME
General support$7,000
St Francis Friends of the Poor Inc
New York, NY
General support$7,000
Impact Justice for the Brigaid Proejct in Maine Prisons
Oakland, CA
General support$5,000
New Learning Journey Inc FBO First Light Project
Fayston, VT
General support$5,000
Maine Audubon
Falmouth, ME
General support$5,000
Preble Street
Portland, ME
General support$5,000
Neighborhood House Club
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$5,000
Refuser Solidarity Network
New York, NY
General support$5,000
St Mary and St Jude
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$5,000
Brac USA Inc
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Rockend Inc FBO Rockend Art Barn
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$5,000
Strive International Inc
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Northeast Harbor Ambulance Service Inc
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$5,000
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Project Host Inc
Greenville, SC
General support$5,000
UNICEF USA
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Stroud Water Research Center Inc
Avondale, PA
General support$5,000
Pendleton Place
Greenville, SC
General support$5,000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert, ME
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 give?

$582,500 in tax year 2025, across 121 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009?

Its 2025 filing lists Peter Milliken (Trustee), W Nathan Ward (Secretary / Treasurer), Stephen G Milliken (Trustee) and John W Milliken (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and community development.

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