The C. John and Reva Miller Charitable Foundation is funded primarily by the Miller family and Miller Energy Corporation in Kalamazoo. The Foundation makes numerous contributions to conservative schools and ministries, as well as “religious right” organizations and institutions such as Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, Michigan Family Forum, Christian Business Mens Committee, Teach Michigan, and Right to Life (Russ Bellant, The Religious Right in Michigan Politics, Americans for Religious Liberty, 1996).
General Information
261 E. Kalamazoo Ave. Room 100
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Year Founded: 1986
Directors
Note: This is current as of the most recent grant year that we have on file.
- C. John Miller, President
- Reva A. Miller, Director
- Michael J. Miller, Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer
- James R. Carl, Director
Grants Awarded
| Organization | City | State | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Cancer Society | Kalamazoo | MI | $100 | 2003 |
| American Cancer Society | Kalamazoo | MI | $1,100 | 2004 |
| American Cancer Society | Kalamazoo | MI | $3,600 | 2005 |
| American Diabetes Association | Portage | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| American Diabetes Association | Battle Creek | MI | $3,000 | 2005 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas | TX | $1,000 | 2004 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas | TX | $1,000 | 2005 |
| Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) | Harrisburg | PA | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) | Harrisburg | PA | $26,000 | 2004 |
| Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) | Harrisburg | PA | $15,500 | 2005 |
| Baptist Builders Club | Schaumburg | IL | $500 | 2005 |
| Barry Kalnbach Golf Benefit | Kalkaska | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| Bible Baptist Church | Shiremanstown | PA | $1,000 | 2005 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | MI | $2,000 | 2004 |
| Calvary Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $125 | 2003 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando | FL | $3,500 | 2005 |
| Cedarville College | Cedarville | OH | $2,000 | 2004 |
| Cedarville College | Cedarville | OH | $730 | 2005 |
| Cheff Therapeutic Center | Augusta | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Cheff Theraputic Riding Center | Augusta | MI | $7,200 | 2005 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | OH | $5,000 | 2005 |
| Community Bible Church | Eckerman | MI | $250 | 2005 |
| Continental Baptist Missions | Comstock Park | MI | $2,200 | 2003 |
| Continental Baptist Missions | Comstock Park | MI | $2,400 | 2004 |
| Continental Baptist Missions | Comstock Park | MI | $5,800 | 2005 |
| Cooper Institute for Aerobics | Dallas | TX | $1,500 | 2005 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | MI | $8,750 | 2003 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | MI | $9,000 | 2005 |
| Covenant College | Lookout Mountain | GA | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas | TX | $500 | 2003 |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas | TX | $500 | 2004 |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas | TX | $500 | 2005 |
| David’s House Ministries | Wyoming | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Doctors without Borders | Merrifield | VA | $250 | 2005 |
| Family Care Foundation | Spring Valley | CA | $5,500 | 2005 |
| First Baptist Church | Allegan | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| First Baptist Church | Allegan | MI | $6,000 | 2004 |
| First Baptist Church | Allegan | MI | $6,000 | 2005 |
| First Baptist of Naples | Naples | FL | $200 | 2005 |
| First Love International Ministries | Loves Park | IL | $5,000 | 2005 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Mt. Pleasant | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Focus on the Family | Colorado Springs | CO | $3,000 | 2004 |
| Freedom Baptist Schools | Hudsonville | MI | $4,101 | 2005 |
| Friends of Tanzanian Schools | Boston | MA | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Geneva Camp and Retreat Center | Holland | MI | $345 | 2004 |
| Girls on the Run | Kalamazoo | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Global Health Outreach / Christian Medical/Dental Association | Bristol | TN | $400 | 2003 |
| Gull Lake and Missionary Conference | Hickory Corners | MI | $2,750 | 2003 |
| Gull Lake Bible & Missionary Conference | Hickory Corners | MI | $3,000 | 2004 |
| Gull Lake Bible & Missionary Conference | Hickory Corners | MI | $3,000 | 2005 |
| Gull Lake Community Schools / Pathway of Pride | Hickory Corners | MI | $3,000 | 2005 |
| Hartford Missionary Church | Paw Paw | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Hartford Missionary Church | Paw Paw | MI | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Hartford Missionary Church | Paw Paw | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Haven Reformed Church | Kalamazoo | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion | IN | $250 | 2003 |
| Insight for Living | Plano | TX | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Insight for Living | Plano | TX | $500 | 2005 |
| Institute for Religious Research | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2005 |
| International Gospel Outreach | Semmes | AL | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Intravaristy Christian Fellowship | Madison | WI | $1,500 | 2004 |
| Intravaristy Christian Fellowship | Madison | WI | $1,000 | 2005 |
| Joni & Friends | Agoura Hills | CA | $500 | 2005 |
| Junior Achievement | Kalamazoo | MI | $200 | 2003 |
| Kalamazoo Christian Schools | Kalamazoo | MI | $2,000 | 2005 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity | Kalamazoo | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Kentwood Baptist Church | Kentwood | MI | $2,000 | 2003 |
| Lake Michigan Academy | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2003 |
| LifeHelp | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Lindsay Cornelius Memorial Run | Richland | MI | $2,092 | 2003 |
| Lindsay Cornelius Memorial Run | Richland | MI | $2,433 | 2005 |
| Living Message Fellowship | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,750 | 2003 |
| Living Message Fellowship | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,000 | 2004 |
| Living Message Fellowship | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,000 | 2005 |
| Luis Palau Evangelistic Association | Portland | OR | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Marco Island Presbyterian Church | Marco Island | FL | $12,240 | 2003 |
| Marco Island Presbyterian Church | Marco Island | FL | $1,750 | 2004 |
| Marco Island Presbyterian Church | Marco Island | FL | $2,000 | 2005 |
| Marine Corps Leage – Kalamazoo Detachment | Kalamazoo | MI | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Marine Corps League – Kalamazoo Detachment | Kalamazoo | MI | $1,000 | 2005 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester | MN | $2,000 | 2004 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester | MN | $2,500 | 2005 |
| Michigan Family Forum | Lansing | MI | $11,000 | 2003 |
| Michigan Family Forum | Lansing | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Michigan Family Forum | Lansing | MI | $10,000 | 2005 |
| Naples Equestrian Challenge | Naples | FL | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Northbridge Church | Kalamazoo | MI | $14,200 | 2005 |
| Northpointe Christian Schools | Grand Rapids | MI | $24,000 | 2004 |
| Northpointe Christian Schools | Grand Rapids | MI | $13,750 | 2005 |
| Plymouth Heights CRC | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Restoration Ministries of Rockford | Rockford | IL | $500 | 2003 |
| Restoration Ministries of Rockford | Rockford | IL | $2,500 | 2005 |
| Richland Bible Church | Richland | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Richland Bible Church | Richland | MI | $10,150 | 2004 |
| Richland Bible Church | Richland | MI | $4,050 | 2005 |
| Shakelford County Community Resource Center | Albany | TX | $500 | 2003 |
| Sheperd’s | Union Grove | WI | $33,500 | 2005 |
| South American Mission | Lake Worth | FL | $5,000 | 2004 |
| St. Thomas More Fish Project | Kalamazoo | MI | $100 | 2003 |
| Stephen’s Children | Atlanta | GA | $1,500 | 2005 |
| Susan B. Anthony List | Alexandria | VA | $5,000 | 2005 |
| Teen Heart | Kalamazoo | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Teen Heart | Kalamazoo | MI | $5,200 | 2004 |
| Teen Heart | Kalamazoo | MI | $5,000 | 2005 |
| Temple Hill Baptist Church | Cadillac | MI | $500 | 2005 |
| Temple Hills Baptist Church | Cadillac | MI | $500 | 2004 |
| Toys for Tots | Rockford | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| Traverse City Christian School | Traverse City | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| Wings of Mercy, GRR | Holland | MI | $2,000 | 2005 |
| World Bible Translator | Fort Worth | TX | $1,638 | 2005 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators | Orlando | FL | $2,000 | 2005 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs | CO | $20,000 | 2003 |
| Youth for Christ | Kalamazoo | MI | $25,000 | 2003 |
| Youth for Christ | Kalamazoo | MI | $22,000 | 2004 |
| Youth for Christ | Kalamazoo | MI | $20,714 | 2005 |
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