DW McMillan Foundation

• The foundation's stated purpose is to help poor and needy residents of Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida, through direct aid to individuals and nonprofit organisations.
• If your work does not reach those residents, it does not fit.
• Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,500 and $43,500, and the median is $10,000, though its largest grant has been $220,000, so a request in the typical band is a sensible starting point.
• The filing shows that 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had already funded, so a first approach may be harder to place and is worth making early and with care.
• The filing gives no deadlines and says it accepts applications, so there is no set window to plan around.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $220,0002023 tax year
• Department of Human Resources · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $155,0002023 tax year
• DW Mcmillan Memorial Hospital · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $100,0002023 tax year
• Commission-Service Work Program · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $55,0002023 tax year
• Healthcare Authority · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $54,0002023 tax year
• Health Department · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $50,0002023 tax year
• West Florida Children's Home Society · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $50,0002023 tax year
• Greater Brewton Community Foundation · To promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
  $50,0002023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.