About Miles Foundation
The Miles Foundation concentrates its giving on child- and youth-focused initiatives in North Texas while also channeling substantial support to national conservative/liberty-oriented philanthropic vehicles. Most grants are large, strategic gifts aimed at scaling education and child welfare programs (Best Place for Kids, Vela micro-grants) or routed through donor-advised/trust organizations to support aligned policy and civic efforts. The foundation shows a preference for a small number of high-dollar investments rather than many modest donations.
Focus Areas
Child welfare and public education improvement in North Texas (Best Place for Kids initiative)K–12 education innovation and micro-grant programs across Texas (Vela Education Fund micro-grants)Support for conservative/liberty-aligned philanthropic networks and donor-advised funds (Donors Trust, Stand Together)Local community foundation grantmaking to scale regional youth initiatives (North Texas Community Foundation)
Who They Fund
K-12 students (Fort Worth / FWISD)parents and familiesLocal Texas community nonprofits / community-based organizations
About Miles Foundation
A defining feature of The Miles Foundation Inc is its repeated use of large, multi-year grants to build North Texas education and child-focused initiatives, especially through the North Texas Community Foundation. In 2025, that vehicle received $1,113,750 for The Miles Foundation Community Funds, following $815,054 in 2024 for Best Place for Kids Funding. Those gifts sit alongside the foundation’s partner-based micro-grant work with Vela Education Fund, which is aimed at early-stage education entrepreneurs using nontraditional models such as microschools and homeschool co-ops. The foundation also directs substantial resources to aligned philanthropic intermediaries, including Donors Trust and Stand Together, indicating a grantmaking approach that combines local place-based support with national policy- and network-oriented vehicles. On the operating side, it backs Texas education organizations and parent-support efforts, including Families Empowered, Basis Texas Charter Schools, Great Hearts Texas, and Trinity Christian Academy. Its recent grants show a consistent emphasis on children, families, education access, and working-parent support, with most of the activity centered in Texas.
What Miles Foundation Funds
Education is the clearest through line in The Miles Foundation Inc’s grantmaking. A 2025 grant of $250,000 to Vela Education Fund was earmarked to expand VELA micro-grants across Texas, extending support for microschools and homeschool co-ops. In another education-focused partnership, the foundation gave $75,164 to Bellwether Education Partners Inc for parent directed tutoring accounts, pointing to interest in family-controlled learning supports. The foundation also funds school options and learning models directly. Basis Texas Charter Schools Inc received $100,000 in 2024 for Fort Worth expansion and another $100,000 in 2025 for the same purpose, while Great Hearts Texas received $100,000 for general support. Family support and access show up in $150,000 to Families Empowered for general operations and $85,000 to Trinity Christian Academy for the Innovative Learning Initiative. These grants connect education, parent engagement, and local service delivery.
How Miles Foundation Gives
The Miles Foundation Inc gives in relatively large blocks. Its typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, which matches a portfolio dominated by sizable awards. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including North Texas Community Foundation, Donors Trust, Families Empowered, and Basis Texas Charter Schools Inc. The foundation is not an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is invitation-only for core grants, while the VELA micro-grant partnership accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$65.9M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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