The Miller-Wehrle Family Foundation appears to operate primarily as a funding vehicle rather than a programmatic grantmaker: its single reported grant is a large, unrestricted donation to a donor-advised fund (Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund). There are no direct grantees, program descriptions, or NTEE codes to indicate specific issue-area priorities, suggesting the foundation channels philanthropic capital to intermediary vehicles for later distribution according to donor direction.
Highly concentrated single large grant routed through a donor-advised fund; no evidence of direct, issue-specific, or recurring grantee relationships.
Notable grantees: Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
The Miller-wehrle Family Foundation’s largest recent gift was a $5,024,532 contribution to the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund in 2024, which signals a strong role as a philanthropic pass-through vehicle. The 2023 grants then show direct unrestricted support to a wide range of organizations, including the National Network of Abortion Funds at $50,000 and the Transgender Law Center at $30,000. That pattern points to a foundation that uses both intermediary giving and direct discretionary grants. Among the direct grants, recipients range from health and humanitarian organizations to local Washington, DC nonprofits and advocacy groups. Partners in Health received $15,000, while Doctors Without Borders USA, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, DC Justice Lab, and USA for Unhcr each received $10,000. The grants are all unrestricted, and the mix of recipients suggests the foundation supports flexible charitable use rather than tightly specified project funding. Its recent record also includes environmental, housing, food access, immigration, and community-based organizations, indicating a broad charitable portfolio expressed through relatively modest direct grants alongside one very large intermediary gift.
The foundation’s direct grants cover several distinct cause areas. In reproductive rights, it gave $50,000 to the National Network of Abortion Funds. In transgender rights and legal advocacy, it gave $30,000 to the Transgender Law Center. Health and humanitarian work also appears in the record. Partners in Health received $15,000, and Doctors Without Borders USA received $10,000. For immigration and worker-rights work, the foundation gave $10,000 to the National Domestic Workers Alliance and $5,000 to the American Immigration Council. Its 2023 list also includes community and civic organizations in Washington, DC, such as Smyal, DC Justice Lab, Capital Area Food Bank, Miriam's Kitchen, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, and Capital Area Immigrants Rights. The grants are unrestricted, so the support is not tied to a stated project in the record.
The typical direct grant size is small: p25 is $5,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. That makes the $50,000 and $30,000 awards stand out above the usual range. The pattern also suggests a split between one very large 2024 transfer to a charitable gift fund and a set of 2023 unrestricted grants to operating nonprofits. The foundation’s structure appears family-based, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. In the recent data, recipients do not repeat across years, so the visible record shows one-time awards rather than recurring multi-year grants.
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$825K
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Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Giving is concentrated in the United States, with all 25 recent grants going to US recipients. Washington, DC is the top recipient location by count, and 44% of grants went to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state of DC. The recipient map also includes New York, Maryland, California, Florida, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Within DC, recent grantees include Smyal, DC Justice Lab, Capital Area Food Bank, and Miriam's Kitchen. Outside DC, larger recipient hubs include New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore-area Maryland locations, and smaller-city recipients such as Boone, North Carolina, and Charleston, West Virginia.
The recent grant distribution is concentrated at smaller amounts: p25 is $5,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Most direct grants in the recent list sit at those levels, with a few larger awards above that range.
The recent grants cover reproductive rights, transgender rights, health and humanitarian work, immigration, worker rights, food access, homelessness, environmental work, and community-based services. Examples include support for the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Transgender Law Center, Partners in Health, and Capital Area Food Bank.
Washington, DC is the top recipient location by grant count, and 44% of grants went to organizations in DC. The recent list also shows grants to recipients in New York, Maryland, California, Florida, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Yes. The direct grants in the recent list are labeled unrestricted, including awards to organizations such as the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and USA for Unhcr. The structure suggests flexible support rather than project-specific funding.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $5,024,532 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | NEWYORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | FREDERICK, MD | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| USA FOR UNHCR | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| COALITION OF IMMOKELEE WORKERS | IMMOKALEE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DC JUSTICE LAB | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SMYAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MOUNTAIN STATE SPORTSLIGHT | CHARLESTON, WV | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LIFT | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SHORERIVERS INC | EASTON, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT CREATES | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTRED |
| CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HIPS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BAY JOURNAL FUND | MAYO, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CASA | HYATTSVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MIRIAM'S KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FREE MINDS BOOK CLUB & WRITING WORKSHOP | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| APPALACHIAN VOICES | BOONE, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
COALITION OF IMMOKELEE WORKERS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
MOUNTAIN STATE SPORTSLIGHT
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED