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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2901235

Mills Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $63,025 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $63,025

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,968,957

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,630

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,249,877

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,953

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $125,178

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,050

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $39,374

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,180

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $53,780

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $35,883

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  2. Reading LegaciesSan Diego, CA

    General

    $13,000
  3. San Diego Humane SocietySan Diego, CA

    General

    $6,500
  4. Access Youth AcademySan Diego, CA

    New building & site visit

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    General

    $4,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $3,000
  7. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  8. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  9. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  10. YMCASan Diego, CA

    General

    $525

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development2 grants $18,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $25,025

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Robert M MillsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert M MillsTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert M MillsVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • David D MillsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Meredith M MillsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christen MillsSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cynthia S MillsDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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