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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1775239

The Ben Miller Foundation

A private foundation in Minnetonka, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $95,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,347
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,841
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $955,013
  • Tax year 2022

    $70,100

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,186,177
  • Tax year 2021

    $114,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,667
  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,531
  • Tax year 2019

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,228,363
  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,332,534

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CCRFMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable gift

    $20,000
  2. BCRFNew York, NY

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  3. Friends of Israel Defense Force (fidf)New York, NY

    Charitable gift - wounded soldier project

    $10,000
  4. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  5. One Family Fund IsraelPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable gift

    $7,200
  6. Prager UHilmar, CA

    Charitable gift

    $7,200
  7. TpusaPhoenix, AZ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Pinky Swear FoundationBloomington, MN

    Charitable gift

    $5,000
  9. Courage CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable gift

    $2,500
  10. Executives Mentoring SoldiersLakeville, MN

    Charitable gift

    $2,500
  11. Golden PawsNaples, FL

    Charitable gift

    $2,500
  12. PATH2FREEDOMNaples, FL

    Cahritable.

    $2,500
  13. Juvenile Diabetes Research FundBloomington, MN

    Charitable gift

    $2,000
  14. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Charitable gift - stroke research

    $2,000
  15. Chabad MinneapolisMinneatonka, MN

    Charitable gift

    $2,000
  16. Alpha News Daily MNMinnetonka, MN

    Charitable gift

    $1,500
  17. MN Military Family FoundationGolden Valley, MN

    Charitable gift

    $1,100
  18. American ExperimentGolden Valley, MN

    Charitable gift

    $1,000
  19. Jewish Family and Children's ServiceGolden Valley, MN

    Charitable gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $10,00065% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,50016% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,00013% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota11 grants $40,600
  2. New York3 grants $30,000
  3. California1 grant $7,200
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $7,200
  5. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  6. Florida2 grants $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • David DworskyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Johnathan DworskyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Heidi BeckerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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