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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411775239Est. 1994-06

THE BEN MILLER FOUNDATION

MINNETONKA, MN 553434106

Total Assets

$2.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$90K

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$218K

Total Expenses

$115K

Qualifying Distributions

$93K

Distributable Amount

$97K

Min. Investment Return

$100K

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $20K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $115K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

120 grants

STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$60K
6 grants
CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND
$60K
6 grants
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE (FIDF)
$53K
7 grants
BCRF
$40K
4 grants
PINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION
$35K
7 grants
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE
$33K
7 grants
COURAGE CENTER
$27K
7 grants
MAYO CLINIC
$27K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants

<$10K
117
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Minnesota
$327K
56% of total
New York
$177K
30% of total
California
$51K
9% of total
Florida
$15K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$11K
2% of total
Colorado
$5K
1% of total

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