Miller Endowment Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Ames, IA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 42-1448239Revenue $1.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRS1350 Beardshear Iowa State Univers, 50011-2038 · Ames, IATax-exempt since Mar 1996Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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To further educational purposes at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $800K a year · 61% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$22.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$22.9M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22.9M
FY2022$22.3M
FY2023$21.2M
FY2024$20.5M
FY2025$19.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.5M Management & general 22% · $432K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports educational goals at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Per the last will and testament of F. Wendell Miller, funds are to be expended for scholarships, music and lectures, or other special expenses contributing to the knowledge, educational attainments and standards of the universities and its faculty.

$1.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 10 grants · $8.2M · 2020–2024
University of IowaFY2024$862,223
Iowa State UniversityIA · FY2024$862,223
University of IowaFY2023$858,242
Iowa State UniversityIA · FY2023$858,242
University of IowaFY2022$827,805
Iowa State UniversityIA · FY2022$827,805
University of IowaFY2021$777,192
Iowa State UniversityIA · FY2021$777,191
University of IowaFY2020$760,850
Iowa State UniversityIA · FY2020$760,850

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$432K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.9M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$22.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.4M$22.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.5M$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$23.5M$22.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.5M$1.5M
Investment management feesLn 11f$425K$425K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.5M$432K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$2.2M−$1.1M$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$2.2M−$706K$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$2.1M−$1.0M$21.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$2.1M−$613K$22.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$2.0M−$582K$22.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,371,331 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $772,086$1,371,331
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $772,086$1,371,331
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,514,546$1,521,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,382$431,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,889,928$1,953,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,117,842−$582,133
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,371,331 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $219,232$219,232
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,152,099$1,152,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,371,331$1,371,331
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,953,464 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,521,700$1,521,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $425,138$425,138
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,626$6,626
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,521,700 · Management $431,764 · Fundraising $0$1,953,464
Part X · Balance sheet $22,896,662 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,642$20,741
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,953,645$17,371,075
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,481,508$5,504,846
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,478,795$22,896,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,478,795$22,896,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,478,795$22,896,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,478,795$22,896,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,896,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,371,331
XI-2 Total expenses$1,953,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$582,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,478,795
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,896,662

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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