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The Miles Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Winter Springs, Florida · EIN 256507666

The Miles Family Foundation is a private foundation in Winter Springs, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,391 in 51 grants; the typical grant was $150 and the largest $5,000. 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 up from $12,413 the year before.

45% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$12,37262$316,016
2024$12,41343$343,087
2025$24,39151$406,134

How to apply

The Miles Family 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 The Miles Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$5,000
Pennsylvania9$3,835
New York5$3,260
Alabama1$2,750
Florida2$2,050
Washington1$1,361
Maryland2$950
Michigan1$850
Texas2$680
Arizona3$655

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Notre Dame - Sorin Society
Notre Dame, IN
General$5,000
Caritas of Birmingham
Sterrett, AL
General$2,750
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL
General$2,000
Dominican Friars Foundation
New York, NY
General$1,500
World Vision
Tacoma, WA
General$1,361
Franciscan Friars Tor
Loretto, PA
General$1,200
Extra Mile Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General$1,000
Oblate Sisters of St Francis de Sales
Childs, MD
General$850
Dominican Sisters of Mary
Ann Arbor, MI
General$850
Divine Mercy Parish
Pittsburgh, PA
General$750
Mercy Ships
Garden Valley, TX
General$650
Aide to Church in Need
Brooklyn, NY
General$590
Covenant House
New York, NY
General$575
St Mark the Evangalist
Cranberry Twp, PA
General$500
Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ
General$425
Tunnels to Towers
Staten Island, NY
General$420
Conception Abbey Conception Seminary College
Conception, MO
General$350
Several Sources Foundation
Ramsey, NJ
General$300
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
General$250
Easter Seals
Pittsburgh, PA
General$225
American Life League
Stafford, VA
General$210
St Jude Childen's Hospital
Memphis, TN
General$210
Orbis
New York, NY
General$175
St Francis by the Sea Parish
Hilton Head, SC
General$150
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Washington, DC
General$150
Sacred Heart Monastery
Hales Corners, WI
General$150
Friends of Zion
Phoenix, AZ
General$130
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
Chicago, IL
General$125
Benedictine Missions
Schuyler, NE
General$125
Retired & Uniform Priests - Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
Charleston, SC
General$100
The Legion of Christ
Roswell, GA
General$100
Judicial Watch
Washington, DC
General$100
Dominican Sisters of St Cecelia Congregation
Nashville, TN
General$100
National Federation for the Blind
Baltimore, MD
General$100
Soar
Washington, DC
General$100
Bishop Guglielmore of Charleston
Charleston, SC
General$100
Turn Point Action USA
Phoenix, AZ
General$100
Students for Life Action
Fredericksburg, VA
General$75
Salvation Army
Pittsburgh, PA
General$50
American Cancer Society
Oklahoma City, OK
General$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Miles Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Miles Family Foundation give?

$24,391 in tax year 2025, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $150.

Who runs The Miles Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard C Miles (Trustee), Virginia E Miles (Trustee), Richard P Miles (Trustee) and Jerome A Miles (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Miles Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and youth programs.

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