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Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 742187638

Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2023 it gave $37,756 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,250. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $73,783 the year before.

36% of its 2023 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$73,78335$2.3 million
2023$37,75611$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactStephen Warren Miles
2424 Hazard, Houston, TX 77019
Phone or email(713) 526-3230

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas5$25,106
California3$7,550
New York1$4,000
Tennessee1$1,000
Michigan1$100

Grants paid in 2023

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Houston
Houston, TX
General purpose$10,250
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy
Houston, TX
General purpose$10,000
Timken Museum of Art
San Diego, CA
General purpose$5,000
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
General purpose$4,000
Houston Symphony
Houston, TX
General purpose$3,000
KIPP Schools
San Francisco, CA
General purpose$2,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston, TX
General purpose$1,700
Chi Omega
Memphis, TN
General purpose$1,000
Patrons of Prado - Park of SD
San Diego, CA
General purpose$550
Hobby Center Foundation
Houston, TX
General purpose$156
Medicalert Foundation
Lansing, MI
General purpose$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation give?

$37,756 in tax year 2023, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Stephen Warren Miles (Pres/Treasurer), Marilyn Ross Miles (Vp/Sec), Stephen Warren Miles Jr (Director) and Edward Ross Miles (Director).

What does Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation fund?

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

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