The Jack Miller Center for Teaching
Bala Cynwyd, PA · EIN 26-1147689. Reported 149 grants totalling $4,001,138 to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Jack Miller Center for Teaching, the IRS classifies it as a private operating foundation (NTEE T23).
- How spread out its giving is. 73 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 58% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $28,000; the smallest was $5,021 and the largest $245,510. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miller Center Foundation | Charlottesvle, VA | $461,510 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Texas-Austin University of Texas-Austin | Austin, TX | $276,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $235,872 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $201,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sefaria Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $183,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Carolina University Cincinnatus Center | Conway, SC | $153,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $109,080 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $97,095 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lee University | Cleveland, TN | $93,890 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $89,137 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of West Florida University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | $82,218 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of North Texas University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $80,654 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $79,248 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona State University Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $73,410 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $73,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $71,031 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha University of Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE | $66,405 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christopher Newport University Educational Foundation Inc | Newport News, VA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Houston University of Houston | Houston, TX | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva University Straus Center | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | $44,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | Reno, NV | $44,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $42,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assumption University | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americas Future Foundation | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville State University Foundation | Jacksonville, AL | $34,640 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Alaska | Fairbanks, AK | $33,539 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Linfield University | Mcminnville, OR | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regent University | Virginia Bch, VA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Providence | Great Falls, MT | $29,720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of West Florida University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | $29,375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Admiral Farragut Academy Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Inc | Eau Claire, WI | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $22,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ave Maria University Inc | Ave Maria, FL | $21,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Dallas | Irving, TX | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Ohio University of Ohio | Athens, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas State University Texas State Dept of Political Scie | San Marcos, TX | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Georgia American Founding Group | Athens, GA | $17,870 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Toledo University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville, SC | $16,969 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christendom Educational Corporation | Front Royal, VA | $16,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boise State University Boise State University | Boise, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic University of America | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State University of New York-Genesc SUNY-Genesco | Genesco, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $10,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| George Fox University | Newberg, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Marys College of California | Moraga, CA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Valley University | Orem, UT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clemson University Clemson Institute- Study Capitilism | Clemson, SC | $7,717 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha, WI | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oglethorpe University Inc | Brookhaven, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Spgs, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Philosophical Society | Philadelphia, PA | $5,037 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City College of New York City College Dept of Political Sci | New York, NY | $5,021 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
43 of 73 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 46 of 73 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $1,107,979 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $1,590,353 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $817,422 | $13,241 |
| 2024 | 19 | $485,384 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
17% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jack Miller Center for Teaching's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 19 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 3 Bala Plaza West Suite 401, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004.
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