The Steven A. and Marianne M. Mills Charitable Foundation demonstrates highly targeted giving, concentrating its funding almost exclusively on a single recipient that works in forestry and land stewardship. Grants appear to be sizable and unrestricted (general purpose), indicating support for organizational capacity or program continuity rather than many small projects. The foundation gives locally from Bronxville but the grantee’s mission suggests an interest in forestry/land management rather than broad social services.
A single forestry organization anchors the Steven a and Marianne M Mills Charitable Foundation Inc’s largest recent grantmaking: $300,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023 to Sherwood Forestry Service Inc for general support and general purpose. That repeated support points to a funder that backs organizational continuity as much as specific projects. Around that core, the foundation also funds a small set of arts, civil liberties, hunger relief, and health organizations, suggesting a broader but still selective portfolio rather than dispersed giving. In the recent grants list, several awards sit in the five-figure range, including support for the New York Civil Liberties Union, Mcc Theater, Voter Participation Center, Feeding Westchester, and New York Historical Society. The foundation also made grants to theater groups in Washington, DC, New York, and California, alongside support for public-interest and community-serving nonprofits. Its recent pattern shows a mix of operating support and general-purpose giving, with some grants tied to broad institutional needs and others to named program areas such as civil liberties, the arts, and HIV/AIDS services.
Forestry and land stewardship sit at the center of the foundation’s recent giving. The largest award went to Sherwood Forestry Service Inc for general support, and a prior grant to the same organization was also labeled general purpose, showing sustained backing for that environmental work. Beyond that core, the foundation has funded civic and cultural institutions in multiple areas. In civil liberties, it gave $40,000 to the New York Civil Liberties Union for a civil liberties legal fund and $25,000 to the New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation for civil liberties work. In hunger relief, it supported Feeding Westchester with $50,000 for general support and $15,000 for general purpose, plus $15,000 to Feeding America for the fight against hunger. Arts and culture also appear regularly: Syracuse Stage, Mcc Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Pasadena Playhouse all received recent grants.
Typical grant size is modest relative to a few large outliers: p25 is $1,750, the median is $3,000, and p75 is $10,000. The pattern suggests a small number of larger institutional grants alongside many smaller awards. Repeated recipients appear across multiple years, including Sherwood Forestry Service Inc, Voter Participation Center, Feeding Westchester, New York Historical Society, Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids Inc, Mcc Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Union College, and the New York Civil Liberties Union, which points to recurring support rather than one-time giving. The foundation is a charitable foundation, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$557K
$96K
$1.1M
$564K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Very concentrated: few (two) grants totaling $400,000 to a single repeated grantee, large unrestricted/general-purpose funding rather than dispersed small grants.
Notable grantees: Sherwood Forestry Service Inc
Grant recipients are entirely in the US. New York dominates the recipient map, with 78% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, while Washington, DC is the top state by grant count for giving. Recent awards also reached Santa Rosa, Elmsford, Syracuse, New York City, Schenectady, Tuckahoe, Astoria, Pasadena, Chicago, Stamford, and Old Greenwich. Outside New York, Washington, DC and California stand out through grants to civic and arts organizations in those places.
Recent grants show support for forestry and land stewardship, civil liberties legal work, arts organizations, hunger relief, HIV/AIDS services, family counseling, and historic preservation or library-related institutions. The foundation’s largest recent grant went to Sherwood Forestry Service Inc, and other awards went to groups such as the New York Civil Liberties Union, Feeding Westchester, and New York Historical Society.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Sherwood Forestry Service Inc, Voter Participation Center, Feeding Westchester, New York Historical Society, Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids Inc, Mcc Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Union College, and the New York Civil Liberties Union. The repeat grants include both general support and general-purpose awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is concentrated at relatively small amounts, with p25 at $1,750, the median at $3,000, and p75 at $10,000. That sits alongside a handful of larger awards, including six-figure support to Sherwood Forestry Service Inc and five-figure grants to civic, arts, and service organizations.
Most grants go to recipients in New York, with 78% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Washington, DC is the top state by grant count for giving, and recent recipient cities include New York, Elmsford, Syracuse, Schenectady, Tuckahoe, Astoria, Pasadena, Chicago, Stamford, and Old Greenwich.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWOOD FORESTRY SERVICE INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $85,850 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $65,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | CIVIL LIBERTIES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | FAMILY COUNSELING |
| AMERICARES | STAMFORD, CT | $30,257 | 2026 | GLOBAL HEALTH |
| DEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POWERHOUSE ARTS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT - HIV/AIDS |
| NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRO PUBLICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM |
| PUBLIC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | PROMOTIONS OF THE ARTS |
| SECOND STAGE THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| THE PUBLIC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | ADVANCMENT OF THE ARTS |
| PASADENA PLAYHOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| THIRTEEN ASSOCIATION | FLORAL PARK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | MEMBER SUPPORTED TV STATION |
| YOUR KIDS OUR KIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BCW TREE HOUSE | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BROADWAY LEGACY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DESTINATION COLLEGE | BRONXVILLE, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| INSIDE BROADWAY BARRYMORE THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,200 | 2026 | PROMOTING ARTS |
| MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MT | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| CALVARY HOSPITAL | BRONX, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | PROVIDING CARE FOR ADULTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER |
| MIRACLE MESSAGES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW 42 ND STREET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE DOE FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | HELP HOMELESS TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT SELF-SUFFICIENCY |
| THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| IMPACT 100 NYC IN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SNACK & FRIENDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHURCH OF THE MAGDALEN | WICHITA, KS | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PICTURE HOUSE | PELHAM, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RED BULL THEATER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $650 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRONXVILLE HISTORICAL CONSERVANCY INC | BRONXVILLE, NY | $500 | 2026 | PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL SITES AND ITEMS |
| BRONXVILLE BEAUTIFICATION | BRONXVILLE, NY | $350 | 2026 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $210 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EASTCHESTER VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE | EASTCHESTER, NY | $200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMA FATHERS | TENAFLY, NJ | $50 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| SHERWOOD FORESTRY SERVICE INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $72,415 | 2025 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NEW GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
SHERWOOD FORESTRY SERVICE INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MCC THEATER
$85,850PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$35,000FAMILY COUNSELING
AMERICARES
$30,257GLOBAL HEALTH
POWERHOUSE ARTS INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC THEATER
$8,000PROMOTIONS OF THE ARTS
THE PUBLIC THEATER
$5,000ADVANCMENT OF THE ARTS
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
$5,000PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
THIRTEEN ASSOCIATION
$5,000MEMBER SUPPORTED TV STATION
YOUR KIDS OUR KIDS INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BCW TREE HOUSE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BROADWAY LEGACY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DESTINATION COLLEGE
$4,000EDUCATIONAL
INSIDE BROADWAY BARRYMORE THEATER
$3,200PROMOTING ARTS
LINCOLN CENTER
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CALVARY HOSPITAL
$2,500PROVIDING CARE FOR ADULTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER
NEW 42 ND STREET INC
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IMPACT 100 NYC IN
$1,100GENERAL SUPPORT
CHURCH OF THE MAGDALEN
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PICTURE HOUSE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRONXVILLE HISTORICAL CONSERVANCY INC
$500PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL SITES AND ITEMS
BRONXVILLE BEAUTIFICATION
$350COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
EASTCHESTER VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
$200GENERAL SUPPORT
SMA FATHERS
$50RELIGIOUS
SHERWOOD FORESTRY SERVICE INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MCC THEATER
$72,415PROMOTION OF THE ARTS