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Miller Pierson Post Dod

Preselected recipients only Buffalo, New York · EIN 166552192

Miller Pierson Post Dod is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $500,200 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $98,600 and the largest $200,800. 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 $530,000 the year before.

20% 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
2023$560,0005$12.2 million
2024$530,0005$13.1 million
2025$500,2005$14.3 million

How to apply

Miller Pierson Post Dod 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 Miller Pierson Post Dod funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$500,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cumberland Co Historical Society
Carlisle, PA
General support$200,800
YWCA Carlisle
Carlisle, PA
General support$100,400
YMCA Carlisle
Carlisle, PA
General support$98,600
United Lutheran Theological Seminar
Gettysburg, PA
General support$50,200
First Lutheran Church
Carlisle, PA
General support$50,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Miller Pierson Post Dod accept grant applications?

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

How much does Miller Pierson Post Dod give?

$500,200 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $98,600.

Who runs Miller Pierson Post Dod?

Its 2025 filing lists M T Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Miller Pierson Post Dod fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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