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
Typical grant: $22.5K
Future commitments: $203.9K

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Contact: Bill Zook
Address: Po Box 33248 Seattle, WA, 98133
Phone: (360) 682-5769
Deadlines: April 1st and October 1st
Application materials: Per website: https://www.millercharitablefoundation.org/grants/
Restrictions: Per website: https://www.millercharitablefoundation.org/grants/

Original filing text

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/

Reported organization name: PENDLETON AND ELISABETH CAREY MILLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Application information: https://www.millercharitablefoundation.org/GRANTS/

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

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.

Washington$1.6M District of Columbia$25K New York$5K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

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Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden T

Seattle, WA

$358.5KTax year 2025

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;

Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden T

Seattle, WA

$185.1KTax year 2024

General operations support.

University of WA Miller Library

Seattle, WA

$178.9KTax year 2025

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.

University WA Miller Library

Seattle, WA

$173.6KTax year 2024

Basic support: $138,632, basic support and/or for addition to the principal of the elisabeth c. Miller library: $35,000.

Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden T

Seattle, WA

$155.1KTax year 2024

Capital improvements.

	Location	Purpose
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

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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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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