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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4670973

Julius Sumner Miller Foundation

A private foundation in Torrance, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $30,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Karen Liebig
4733 Torrance Blvd 5
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 320-8291
[email protected]
Form and materials
Please contact foundation for information required with application for grant
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $88,026
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $191,361
  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $307,598
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $388,655
  • Tax year 2021

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $565,528
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $624,169
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $653,573
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $344,347

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Salvation ArmyCarson, CA

    For elder care

    $10,000
  2. San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    Physics & science

    $10,000
  3. Posse FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Physics and science

    $5,000
  4. Maps CharitiesSherman Oaks, CA

    For elder care

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karen LiebigPRES./DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $67,760
  • Colette SteeleVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Berenice StaffordVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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