MILLS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $36K · expenses $122K · assets $902K

EIN
20-3972275
Address
1 N WACKER DR STE 3050, CHICAGO, IL 60606-2923
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
March 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Charles Mills TRUSTEE2014-2025 1 $0 reported 1
James Mills (former) TRUSTEE2014-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 6 grants to organizations · $120K
2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $30K
2023 · 6 grants to organizations · $148K
2022 · 42 grants to organizations · $945K
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2020 · 7 grants to organizations · $680K
2019 · 23 grants to organizations · $3.1M
2018 · 25 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2015 · 57 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2014 · 48 grants to organizations · $2.2M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2019 · 1 contributor · $320K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $320,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 2 contributors · $1.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 CHARLES MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $1,005,686$1,005,686 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
1 JAMES MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $644,587- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $704K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $704,324$501,510 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 2 contributors · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $1,711,750$1,711,750 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2 MARGARET MILLS Person LAKE FOREST, IL $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,544$122,065 $901,756$901,756 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,978$32,415 $988,277$988,277 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$752,477$150,465 $978,714$978,714 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$671,988$985,159 $376,702$376,702 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,743,010$2,524,515 $689,873$689,873 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$511,339$706,507 $1,471,378$1,471,378 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,071,720$3,143,548 $1,666,546$1,666,546 $320,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,684,237$2,574,190 $2,709,905$2,673,366 $1,650,273- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,036,165$2,534,337 $2,816,452$2,776,073 $704,324- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,056,894$2,223,330 $3,667,522$3,587,002 $1,961,750- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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PALMER FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $37,208$74,748 DIRECTOR-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MICHAEL MOORE FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $33,147$12,612 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LECOQUE FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $36,542$10,554 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BERTAUD FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $33,932$50,089 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
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BRIGHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION IRRV TR UAILT20 $37,708$7,219 TRUSTEE$5,339 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MUSIKANTOW FOUNDATIONILT20 $36,602$35,240 PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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ROBERT AND PATRICIA WHEELER FAM FOUNDATIONILT20 $34,781$48,637 Co-Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SHIRLIE AND OWEN SIEGEL FOUNDATIONILT20 $36,302$139,513 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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FRANK P AND NANCY B SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCILT20 $35,178$61,114 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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THE C WALDER PARKE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$97,0001 12022–2022 OLDENBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $122,065 spent · pay $0 · grants $120,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $120,000 98.3%
Fees: accounting $2,050 1.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$122,065100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $32,415 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $30,500 94.1%
Fees: accounting $1,900 5.9%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$32,415100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $150,465 spent · pay $0 · grants $148,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $148,050 98.4%
Fees: accounting $2,400 1.6%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$150,465100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $985,159 spent · pay $0 · grants $944,625 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $944,625 95.9%
Taxes $38,119 3.9%
Fees: accounting $2,400 0.2%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$985,159100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,524,515 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,524,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,524,500 100.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$2,524,515100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $706,507 spent · pay $0 · grants $680,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $680,000 96.2%
Taxes $26,492 3.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$706,507100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $3,143,548 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,143,433 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,143,433 100.0%
Other expenses $115 0.0%
Total$3,143,548100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,574,190 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,542,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,542,100 98.8%
Taxes $32,000 1.2%
Other expenses $90 0.0%
Total$2,574,190100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $2,534,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,505,322 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,505,322 98.9%
Taxes $29,000 1.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$2,534,337100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $2,223,330 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,204,702 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,204,702 99.2%
Taxes $15,590 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,819 0.1%
Other expenses $219 0.0%
Total$2,223,330100%

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