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Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 91-1671814 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.7M
- Grants reported
- 33
- Median grant
- $22.5K
- Future commitments
- $203.9K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | $848.6K |
| 2024 | 17 | $817.4K |
Where Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELISABETH MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN T | SEATTLE, WA | BASIC OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR ELISABETH C MILLER BOTANICAL GARDENS: THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS (TOTALING $218,967.96) WERE GRANTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES $15,676.01 ON 01/15/25; $2,571.32 ON 01/23/25; $18,247.33 EACH ON 02/14/25, 03/14/25, 04/15/25, 05/15/25, 06/15/25, 07/15/25, 08/15/25, 09/15/25, 10/15/25, 11/14/25, AND 12/15/25.GREAT PLANT PICKS PROGRAM: THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS (TOTALING $106,550.03) WERE GRANTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR SUPPORT OF THE GREAT PLANT PICKS PROGRAM: $8,879.16 ON 01/15/25; $8,879.17 EACH ON 02/14/25, 03/14/25, 04/15/25, 05/15/25, 06/13/25, 07/15/25, 08/15/25, 09/15/25, 10/15/25, 11/14/25, AND 12/15/25.THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS (TOTALING $8,014.14) WERE GRANTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR MISCELLANEOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: $4,995.73 ON 02/25/25; $529.80 ON 07/10/25; AND $2,490.61 ON 10/09/25.THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS (TOTALING $25,000.00) WERE GRANTED IN THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR SUPPORT OF THE 2025 ELISABETH C MILLER LECTURE: $1,000.00 ON 08/12/25; $7,662.49 ON 8/28/25; | 2025 | $358.5K |
| ELISABETH MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN T | SEATTLE, WA | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT. | 2024 | $185.1K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WA MILLER LIBRARY | SEATTLE, WA | ELISABTH C. MILLER LIBRARY. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WERE GRANTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR BASIC SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY: $33,750.00 EACH ON 02/04/25, 04/16/25, 7/14/25, AND 10/27/25 FOR A TOTAL OF $135,000.00. IN ADDITION, ON 11/25/25 A GRANT OF $8,895.00 WAS MADE TO THE LIBRARY ULTIMATELY FOR ITS BASIC SUPPORT, IN THAT THE GRANT REIMBURSED THE LIBRARY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GIFT ASSESSMENT APPLICABLE TO ALL GRANT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION TO THE LIBRARY IN 2025. FINALLY, THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WERE GRANTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR USE BY THE LIBRARY - AT ITS DISCRETION - FOR BASIC SUPPORT AND/OR FOR ADDITION TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY ENDOWMENT: $22,492.00 ON 4/18/25; $3,214.00 ON 7/14/25; $7,273.00 ON 10/27/25; AND $2,021.00 ON 11/25/25, FOR A TOTAL OF $35,000.00. | 2025 | $178.9K |
| UNIVERSITY WA MILLER LIBRARY | SEATTLE, WA | BASIC SUPPORT: $138,632, BASIC SUPPORT AND/OR FOR ADDITION TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY: $35,000. | 2024 | $173.6K |
| ELISABETH MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN T | SEATTLE, WA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. | 2024 | $155.1K |
| ELISABETH MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN T | SEATTLE, WA | SUPPORT FOR GREAT PLANT PICKS. | 2024 | $92.5K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WA SCHOOL OF LAW | SEATTLE, WA | EXPANSION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACROSS IMMIGRATION LAW CONTEXTS | 2025 | $60K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WA BOTANIC GARDENS | SEATTLE, WA | MILLER SEED VAULT; WASHINGTON RARE PLANT CARE & CONSERVATION PROGRAM. | 2024 | $41.5K |
| ARBORETUM FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | MILLER SEED VAULT:WA RARE PLANT CARE & CONSERVATION PROGRAM | 2025 | $41K |
| DISCOVER YOUR NORTHWEST | SEATTLE, WA | RECOVER GARDEN BEDS AT LAKE WA SHIP CANAL & UPDATE GARDEN ACCESSION DATABASE | 2024 | $30K |
| BLOEDEL RESERVE | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | RESTORING, REPLANTING, AND MAINTAINING CERTAIN INDOOR DISPLAYS AND OUTDOOR LANDSCAPES | 2025 | $30K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT EARTHLAB 2025, SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. | 2024 | $25K |
| ISLANDWOOD | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | "CULTIVATING STORIES" PROJECT | 2025 | $25K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WA SCHOOL OF LAW | SEATTLE, WA | IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC. | 2024 | $25K |
| NORTHWEST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | SEATTLE, WA | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE HORTICULTURE STUDIES STUDENTS | 2025 | $25K |
| SMITHSONIAN NAT'L MUSEUM-NATURAL HI | WASHINGTON, DC | HISTORY OF COAST SALISH "WOOLLY DOGS" REVEALED BY INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ANCIENT GENOMICS PROJECT. | 2024 | $25K |
| ARCS FOUNDATION INC SEATTLE CHAPTER | SEATTLE, WA | SCHOLARSHIP FOR A SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT | 2025 | $22.5K |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | SEATTLE, WA | WASHINGTON PARKS FOR PEOPLE PROGRAM | 2025 | $20K |
| WASHINGTON NATIONAL PARKS FUND | SEATTLE, WA | EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HISTORY OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK | 2025 | $20K |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT EARTHLAB 2026 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 2025 | $20K |
| ARBORETUM FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | GARDEN STEWARDS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | 2025 | $12.7K |
| ARBORETUM FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | GARDEN STEWARDS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. | 2024 | $12.5K |
| WING LUKE MUSEUM | SEATTLE, WA | SUPPORT FOR DIGITIZING, CATALOGUING, AND IMPROVING STORAGE OF CERTAIN ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS | 2025 | $12K |
| PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | RESTORING PUBLIC ACCESS TO HISTORIC CENTRAL COURTYARD | 2025 | $11K |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | SEATTLE, WA | "WASHINGTON PARKS FOR PEOPLE" PROJECT. | 2024 | $10K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- BILL ZOOK
- Address
- PO BOX 33248 SEATTLE, WA, 98133
- Phone
- 3606825769
- Deadlines
- APRIL 1ST AND OCTOBER 1ST
- Application materials
- PER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.MILLERCHARITABLEFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS/
- Restrictions
- PER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.MILLERCHARITABLEFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS/
Application information: https://www.millercharitablefoundation.org/GRANTS/
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.