McMillan Family Foundation Trust

OVERVIEW: The McMillan Family Foundation Trust primarily funds grantmaking related to religious causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.

PROFILE: Established in 2001, the McMillan Family Foundation Trust was founded by Nordstrom veteran John A. McMillan and family. The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. The McMillan Family Foundation Trust primarily funds grantmaking related to religious causes.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $1,000 to $74,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $137,000. Past grantees include Leadership Development Seminars, which runs a sub-entity called Centered, which “develops and encourages Jesus-centered leaders”; Divine Alternative for Dads Services; Teleios, a “ministry founded to help men reach maturity in Christ through building bonds of friendship with other men”; University of Washington; and Zion Preparatory Academy, a Christian school which shuttered a few years ago.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

McMillan Family Foundation
1617 6th Avenue, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98101