Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 85-3211603 · since 2021milliken.com/en-us/about-us/community-engagement·District of Columbia, International, South Carolina·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.2M

Annual giving, 2022 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$200 to $50,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$3,000

Typical grant (median)

81 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation makes strategic financial gifts to organisations in communities where Milliken associates live and work, and it focuses on organisations whose missions align with the company's values and giving pillars, which include the arts, economic development, sustainability, health and wellness, and education and STEAM.
A modest request fits its pattern: half of its 81 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less, though its largest was $750,000, and about 8 in 10 grants fall between $200 and $50,000.
Community Gifts for single programmes are stated at $10,000 to $15,000, so a request of that size is worth considering if your project fits.
Applications go through the foundation's website portal and are accepted annually between November 1 and January 31, so plan to submit within that window; organisations that are not IRS-recognised 501(c)(3)s should not apply for community grants, and the foundation does not fund corporate sponsorships.
Its stated geographic priority is around the globe, and the locations of its past grants are not a rule about who may apply.

Overview

Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Spartanburg, SC.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation makes strategic financial gifts to organisations in communities where Milliken associates live and work, and focuses on organisations whose missions align with the company’s values and giving pillars. Community grant applicants must be IRS-recognised 501(c)(3) organisations and use funds to support their own work. The pillars are Leading with Purpose (integrity and excellence), Together We Strive (people), A Healthy Tomorrow (sustainability), and Inspired Solutions (innovation). They encompass the arts and economic development; diversity and economic inclusion; sustainability, health and wellness; and education and STEAM. Community Gifts serve communities where Milliken operates around the globe, while Impact Gifts support longer-term, multi-year initiatives. The foundation also supports disaster relief, associate gift matching and dependent scholarships.

Themes

Arts
Economic development
Diversity and inclusion
Economic inclusion
Sustainability
Health and wellness
Education and STEAM

Geographic Focus

Priority: Around the globe. From its grants, not stated by the foundation: South Carolina; District of Columbia.

What They Don't Fund

Corporate sponsorships

How to apply

Applicants submit applications through the foundation’s website portal.

Deadlines: Applications are submitted annually between November 1 and January 31.

Application success factors

Grant size: In its TY2022 filing, half of its 81 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It focuses on organisations whose missions align with company values and giving pillars.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2022.

Grant dollars by state

South Carolina59%

District of Columbia34%

Minnesota5%

Massachusetts1%

North Carolina<1%

New York<1%

6 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

81 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $3,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 81 grants in tax year 2022 by size

Under $1k28%

$1k–$2.5k10%

$2.5k–$5k17%

$5k–$10k4%

$10k–$25k23%

$25k–$50k5%

$50k–$100k6%

$100k–$250k4%

$250k–$500k1%

$500k–$1M1%

Median $3,000 (tax year 2022)

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

Recycling Partnership · General operating support
$750,0002022 tax year
Converse University · General operating support
$250,5002022 tax year
United Way of the Piedmont · General operating support
$150,0002022 tax year
OneSpartanburg Foundation · General operating support
$150,0002022 tax year
Spartanburg County Foundation · General operating support
$109,0002022 tax year
Scholarship America · General operating support
$98,8102022 tax year
Chapman Cultural Center · General operating support
$90,0002022 tax year
Partners for Active Living · General operating support
$50,0002022 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Danna Vetter — Director
Kasel Knight — Director
Craig Haydamack — Director
Natalie Dunham — Secretary
Mark Allen — Treasurer
J Randolph Richeson — Vice President
David Smart — Vice President / Director
Halsey Cook JR — President / Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

1 year of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,335,758	$2,201,248	$11,229,668	Filing for 2022 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.