The Miller Charitable Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing financial support primarily through unrestricted contributions to various charitable causes. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing community welfare, with a focus on religious organizations, educational institutions, and community service initiatives. The foundation supports a diverse range of recipients, including churches, schools, and health-related charities, indicating a strong interest in both spiritual and educational development. While the majority of its funding is directed towards organizations in Alabama, it also extends support to some entities in neighboring states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local or regional 501(c)(3) or school (often churches, educational institutions, community-service or small health/animal charities) seeking unrestricted or operating support and comfortable with modest-to-midsize awards.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Alabama or the surrounding states and demonstrates local impact.
- • Asks for unrestricted or operating support in the typical grant range (roughly $1,000–$40,000).
- • Can submit a concise mailed letter request with basic organizational and financial information.
- • Has existing local reputation or past ties to the regional communities the foundation funds.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in the foundation's home state, which received about 75% of dollars, but grants also reached three other states in the latest year, indicating a mostly state-focused but regionally spread footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large number of distinct independent recipients (54 in the latest year) across churches, schools, community, health and animal organizations, with a meaningful mix of returning and new grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes a concrete application route (mailed letter with instructions and a named contact), operates on a rolling basis, and the latest year shows about 11 new recipients (roughly 20% of grantees), so unfamiliar organizations have a realistic path to be added.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
