Martin And Claudette Miller Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a diverse range of causes, including health, education, environmental conservation, and community service. Its mission encompasses finding cures for blood cancers, providing aid to disaster victims, and enhancing educational opportunities for students. The foundation also focuses on supporting Jewish cultural and religious initiatives, as well as providing assistance to veterans and their families. Through its grant-making activities, it aims to improve the lives of individuals and communities, reflecting a commitment to humanitarian efforts and social responsibility.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or mid-sized nonprofits with program-level needs in education, Jewish community services, conservation/marine, health research or veterans support that have a prior relationship or introduction into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Requesting modest, project-level support (typical grants under $5K–$7K).
- • Work in education, private schools, or college-related programs.
- • Jewish cultural or religious community services in the San Jose/Silicon Valley area.
- • Conservation or aquarium-related programming.
- • Health research or disease-focused charities already known to the foundation.
- • Established local connections or referrals into the family/board network.
Geography
Across three years the foundation paid grants to organizations in multiple states (9 distinct states in the latest year), with giving not strictly limited to its home state and a notable out-of-state top recipient in 2024.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funded a fairly large set of independent recipients (14–17 distinct organizations annually) across varied sectors, even though dollar totals are concentrated among a few top grants.
New Applicants
Direct applicant-entry evidence is mixed: filings show substantial turnover (about half of 2024 grantees were new), but the foundation explicitly declares it only funds preselected recipients and no public application route or contact details are available, so new entrants appear possible but likely via relationship or solicitation rather than an open process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
