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Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation

Preselected recipients only Newton, Massachusetts · EIN 650460358

Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation is a private foundation in Newton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $231,500 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $145,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $149,472 the year before.

50% of its 2024 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$149,47219$457,620
2024$231,50014$242,320

How to apply

Oscar Miller Family Private 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 Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts13$211,500
Maine1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Spaulding Rehabilitation Inc
Boston, MA
General purpose$145,000
Babson College
Wellesley Hills, MA
General purpose$40,000
Hebron Academy Incorporated
Hebron, ME
General purpose$20,000
Temple Beth Elohim
Wellesley Hills, MA
General purpose$6,938
Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Brookline, MA
General purpose$5,612
Joey O Donnell Foundation Trust the Joey Fund
Natick, MA
General purpose$5,250
Winsor School Inc
Boston, MA
General purpose$5,000
Beth Menachem Chabad
Newton, MA
General purpose$1,500
Consolidated Lodge Aftam
Boston, MA
General purpose$1,100
Newton Police Memorial Association
Newton, MA
General purpose$450
Park School Corporation
Brookline, MA
General purpose$250
Newton Firefighters Association
Newton, MA
General purpose$200
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
Boston, MA
General purpose$100
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
General purpose$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation give?

$231,500 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Gary Miller (Trustee).

What does Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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