Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross
Houston, TX · EIN 74-2187638. Reported 122 grants totalling $190,097 to 82 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $477. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $1,700; the smallest was $30 and the largest $12,526. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timken Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | $18,526 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patrons of Prado - Park of Sd | San Diego, CA | $17,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $17,006 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $13,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $13,790 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Jolla Music Society | La Jolla, CA | $11,439 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Texas Heart Institute | Houston, TX | $10,055 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Madeleine Sophies | Bellevue, WA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Social Motion Skills | Houston, TX | $7,015 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Order of St John | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Royal Oak Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $5,060 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hydrocephalus Association | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chi Omega | Memphis, TN | $3,077 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mass General Hospital | Sommerville, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| San Diego Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Veterans Museum | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $2,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| KIPP Schools | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ucsd Foundation | La Jolla, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eisenhower Library | Abilene, KS | $1,959 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Scandinavian Society | New York, NY | $1,630 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Affairs Council of Houston | Houston, TX | $1,553 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spirit of Liberty | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Preservation | Houston, TX | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Athenaeum | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cheshire Academy | Cheshire, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's United Methodist | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Americas Foundation | Reston, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $935 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fredricksburg, TX | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National D-Day | Bedford, VA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spirit of Liberty Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Royal Oak American | New York, NY | $475 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Reagan Foundation | Simi Valley, CA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Museum Pacific War | Fredericksburg, TX | $324 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion | Indianapolis, IN | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Army Historical Foundation | Fort Belvoir, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Bush Presidential Foundation | Dallas, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $210 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund | Sarasota, FL | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Media Research Center | Reston, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Medicalert Foundation | Lansing, MI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Statue of Liberty Ellis Island | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Justice | Ramona, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| VFW | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World War II Veterans | New Orleans, LA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hobby Center Foundation | Houston, TX | $156 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CO2 Coalition | Arlington, VA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Veterans Center | Arlington, VA | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Women Voters | Houston, TX | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cfact | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens United Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Civil War Preservation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Ticonderoga Association | Ticonderoga, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Liberty | Tarpon Springs, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harry Truman Library | Independence, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoover Presidential Foundation | West Branch, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Museum of the Surface Navy | San Pedro, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Vietnam War Museum | Weatherford, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pacific Battleship Center | San Pedro, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turning Point | Ventura, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tuskegee Airmen Museum | Tuskegee, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| US Holocaust Memorial | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Trust Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Amendement Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Natural History Museum | San Diego, CA | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrier Project | Jacksonville, FL | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
24 of 82 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $22,249 | $125 |
| 2021 | 42 | $56,309 | $490 |
| 2022 | 35 | $73,783 | $600 |
| 2023 | 11 | $37,756 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 42% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $477. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2424 Hazard, Houston, TX, 77019. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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