The Dr Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated focus is Kosciusko County, Indiana, so an organisation working there or nearby is the clearest fit, and a request should be sized to the foundation's usual grants.
- Its typical grants run from $1,500 to $75,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $10,000 or less, so a request near $10,000 is realistic; its largest grant was about $505,000, so that typical band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 95%, went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the giving looks relationship-led, and a new applicant should expect a harder route and be ready to explain the need clearly.
- The filing sets no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, but it does not say how requests are submitted, so ask the foundation how to apply before sending anything, and make sure the request states the recipient's name and address, the purpose and the amount sought.
Overview
The Dr Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winona Lake, IN.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (titusfuneralhome.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
An obituary describes the foundation’s giving as supporting charities and scholarships. Its filing identifies 501(c)(3) organisations in and around Kosciusko County as recipients and sets out an engineering scholarship route for county high-school graduates attending an Indiana-accredited university. Recorded grantees include universities and colleges, health and human-services providers, animal-welfare groups, emergency-relief organisations, public-media and cultural bodies. Recorded purposes include scholarships, building campaigns and broadcast programming, alongside many general contributions. Together, the stated eligibility and recorded grants show an approach combining local charitable support with higher-education awards.
Themes
- Engineering scholarships
Geographic Focus
Kosciusko County; Indiana.
How to apply
A grant request must provide the recipient’s name and address, the grant purpose and the amount requested. The filing does not state how organisations submit requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 146 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Dr Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 51 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Women's Care Center Foundation · General contribution$125,0002024 tax year
- Purdue University · Scholarships$120,0002024 tax year
- Riley Children's Foundation · General contribution$100,0002024 tax year
- Trine University · Scholarships$97,0592024 tax year
- Joe's Kids · General contribution$75,0002024 tax year
- American Red Cross · General contribution$65,0002024 tax year
- Catherine Peachey Fund · General contribution$50,0002024 tax year
- Cardinal Services · New building campaign$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Darlene Whaley — Director
- Daniel P Hann — Director
- Kimberly Vansessen — Director
- Cindy Hepler — Secretary
- Mary Louise Miller — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,024,828 | $945,154 | $17,903,913 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,476,604 | $1,403,429 | $19,786,881 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,185,006 | $1,095,559 | $20,561,145 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (574) 267-2535
- Winona Lake, IN