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The Millstream Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Tysons, Virginia · EIN 521472819

The Millstream Fund Inc is a private foundation in Tysons, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.1 million in 43 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $333,334. 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 down from $2.5 million the year before.

7% of its 2024 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
2022$2.2 million39$22.6 million
2023$2.5 million40$30.8 million
2024$2.1 million43$35.9 million

How to apply

The Millstream Fund Inc 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 Millstream Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York19$1.1 million
District of Columbia3$458,334
New Mexico4$135,000
California4$80,000
Connecticut1$75,000
Massachusetts3$65,000
Pennsylvania2$50,000
Minnesota1$50,000
Virginia1$50,000
Texas2$35,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trust for America's Health
Washington, DC
General support$333,334
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
General support$250,000
Rockefeller Family Fund
New York, NY
General support$125,000
American Civil Liberties Union Natl Headquarters
New York, NY
Support for the fight for fair voting rights$100,000
National Dance Institute - New York
New York, NY
General support$100,000
New York Community Trust
New York, NY
Food distribution program$100,000
Planned Parenthood of New York City
New York, NY
General support$100,000
Population Council
New York, NY
General support$100,000
Washington Bach Consort
Washington, DC
General support General support$100,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Albuquerque, NM
General support$75,000
Save The Children
Fairfield, CT
General support$75,000
Conservation Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
General support$50,000
Weta
Arlington, VA
General support$50,000
Responsible Wealth
Boston, MA
General support$40,000
Asian Cultural Council
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
General support$25,000
California State Parks Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General support$25,000
Center For Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Friends of Public Radio Arizona - KJZZ
Arizona, AZ
General Support$25,000
Kera
Dallas, TX
General support$25,000
National Dance Institute-New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
General support$25,000
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
General support$25,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Environmental litigation support$25,000
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$25,000
Planned Parenthood of Orange and SB Counties
Orange, CA
General support$25,000
Reproductive Freedom For All
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Baykids
San Francisco, CA
General support$20,000
Southwest Women's Law Center
Albuquerque, NM
General support$20,000
Kunm
Albuquerque, NM
General support$15,000
The Smith Fund
Northampton, MA
General Support$15,000
Akshaya Patra USA
Stoneham, MA
General support$10,000
New York Public Radio
New York, NY
General Support$10,000
PBS SoCal
Costa Mesa, CA
General Support$10,000
THE WNET Group
New York, NY
General Support$10,000
National Heritage Trust (Rockefeller State Park Pr
Sleepy Hollow, NY
General support$10,000
Phelps Hospital
Sleepy Hollow, NY
General support$10,000
Save RGV
Brownsville, TX
General support$10,000
High Country News Foundation
Paonia, CO
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Millstream Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Millstream Fund Inc give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2024, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Millstream Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Hope Aldrich (President) and Phoebe Jane Winthrop (Secretary).

What does The Millstream Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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