Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 13-7131926 · reported 2023–2025
143grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$25Ksmallest grant
$7.8Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 143 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $465K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2 Liberty SQ Ste 500
Boston, MA 02109-4884
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Theater Offensive GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Boston, MA | $170,000 |
| Tsne Missionworks DEMOCRACY HUBS AND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Tsne Missionworks HOLISTIC UNIFIED BLOCS OF SOLIDARIY (HUBS) | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Central Square Theater Inc | Cambridge, MA | $80,000 |
| Justice at Work JUSTICE AT WORK | Boston, MA | $80,000 |
| Central Square Theater CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER 2024-2025 | Cambridge, MA | $80,000 |
| Fjc A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds KIRVA | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| MA Communities Action Network (mcan) | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center GENERAL OPERATING REQUEST | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Central Square Theater Inc CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER 2023-2024 & THE C3 COALITION | Cambridge, MA | $75,000 |
| Massachusetts Communities Action Network POWERFUL TRANSLOCAL ORGANIZING FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE | Dorchester, MA | $75,000 |
| Fjc A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds KIRVA | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Massachusetts Communities Action Network McAn POWERFUL TRANSLOCAL ORGANIZING FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| The Neighborhood Developers Inc 2026 CHELSEA AND REVERE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | Chelsea, MA | $70,000 |
| Justice at Work | Boston, MA | $70,000 |
| Political Research Associates BLOCK, BUILD & TRANSFORM: THE FIGHT FOR AN INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY | Somerville, MA | $70,000 |
| J Street Education Fund Inc J STREET EDUCATION FUND | Washington, DC | $70,000 |
| Justice at Work JUSTICE AT WORK | Boston, MA | $70,000 |
| City Life Vida Urbana BOSTON HOUSING ORGANIZING PROJECT | Jamaica Plain, MA | $65,000 |
| Essex County Community Organization MOVEMENT INNOVATION IN A TIME OF DEMOCRATIC CRISIS | Lynn, MA | $65,000 |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization | Dorchester, MA | $65,000 |
| Join for Justice GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | Quincy, MA | $65,000 |
| City Life Vida Urbana BOSTON HOUSING ORGANIZING PROJECT | Jamaica Plain, MA | $65,000 |
| Essex County Community Organization NORTH SHORE ORGANIZING HUB | Lynn, MA | $65,000 |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization | Roxbury, MA | $65,000 |
| Join for Justice | Boston, MA | $65,000 |
| MA Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition BUILDING POWER TOGETHER | Boston, MA | $65,000 |
| City Life Vida Urbana BOSTON HOUSING ORGANIZING PROJECT | Jamaica Plain, MA | $65,000 |
| Essex County Community Organization NORTH SHORE ORGANIZING HUB | Lynn, MA | $65,000 |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization | Roxbury, MA | $65,000 |
| Join for Justice | Quincy, MA | $65,000 |
| Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition MIRA COALITION | Boston, MA | $65,000 |
| Resist COMMUNITY MOVEMENT COMMONS CAPITAL PROJECT | Roxbury, MA | $65,000 |
| Asian American Resource Workshop Inc AARW GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Dorchester, MA | $60,000 |
| Boston Tenant Coalition Inc HOUSING EQUITY INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Brockton Interfaith Community BROCKTON INTERFAITH COMMUNITY | Brockton, MA | $60,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan JCC HARLEM - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Northeastern University FBO Bari COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR CIVIC RESEARCH | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Sage SAGETRANS | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Lawyers for Civil Rights | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan JCC HARLEM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Mass Coalition Occupational Safetyhealth BUILD BACK BETTER, BUILD BACK SAFER: ENSURING A JUST RECOVERY FOR IMMIGRANT & YOUNG WORKERS | Dorchester, MA | $60,000 |
| Asian American Resource Workshop | Dorchester, MA | $60,000 |
| Boston Tenant Coalition Inc HOUSING EQUITY INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Brockton Interfaith Community Inc BROCKTON INTERFAITH COMMUNITY | Brockton, MA | $60,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| The Neighborhood Developers Inc 2025 CHELSEA AND REVERE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT | Chelsea, MA | $60,000 |
| Northeastern University Office of Research Admin FURTHERING CIVIC RESEARCH IN GREATER BOSTON | Boston, MA | $56,516 |
| Northeastern University Office of Research Admin FURTHERING CIVIC RESEARCH AGENDAS | Boston, MA | $55,963 |
| Boston Tenant Coalition Inc HOUSING EQUITY INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $55,000 |
| Brazilian Worker Center | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Centro Presente Inc IMMIGRANT ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | East Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Assoc CPA BOSTON GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE NETWORK | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Greenroots Inc ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN CHELSEA AND EAST BOSTON | Chelsea, MA | $50,000 |
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