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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2284531

Janet L Mills Foundation

A private foundation in San Rafael, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $485,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $485,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $13,691,846

  • Tax year 2024

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,983,484

  • Tax year 2023

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,441,861

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,050,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,373,085

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,167,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,591,357

  • Tax year 2020

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,613,643

  • Tax year 2019

    $188,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,954,009

  • Tax year 2018

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,867,565

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. PetaNorfolk, VA

    Care for animals

    $250,000
  2. WildcareSan Rafael, CA

    Protecting wild life

    $150,000
  3. Performing Animal Welfare Society (paws)Galt, CA

    Care for animals

    $50,000
  4. Marin Agricultural Land Trust (malt)Point Reyes Station, CA

    Farmland protection

    $25,000
  5. Animal Legal Defense FundSacramento, CA

    Care for animals

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $250,000
  2. California4 grants $235,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Janet MillsTRUSTEE Hours 12Pay $0
  • Gail MillsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joyce MillsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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