Orchard House Foundation

The Orchard House Foundation is a Nevada-based private foundation funded by the Maya P. Miller Charitable Lead Annuity Trust.1 Maya P. Miller and her husband Richard Gordon Miller were environmental lobbyists and anti-Vietnam war activist in Nevada during the 1960’s who founded the Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, the couple was on President Richard Nixon’s infamous “enemies list.”2 The Orchard House Foundation makes small grants to left-leaning activist groups, mostly in western states, and has also provided funding for Nevada Planned Parenthood abortion clinics.3

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Location: Reno, NV View on map
Tax ID: 88-0450156
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $13,290,482 Revenue: $1,449,084 Expenses: $860,365

The Orchard House Foundation is a Nevada-based private foundation funded by the Maya P. Miller Charitable Lead Annuity Trust.1 Maya P. Miller and her husband Richard Gordon Miller were environmental lobbyists and anti-Vietnam war activist in Nevada during the 1960’s who founded the Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, the couple was on President Richard Nixon’s infamous “enemies list.”2 The Orchard House Foundation makes small grants to left-leaning activist groups, mostly in western states, and has also provided funding for Nevada Planned Parenthood abortion clinics.3

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $13,290,482 $1,449,084 $860,365 View
2023 $12,322,821 $-383,679 $806,656 View
2022 $11,582,526 $707,587 $882,107 View
2021 $15,009,072 $1,992,892 $854,105 View
2020 $13,563,754 $889,558 $989,044 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Carson A MillerPres./Trustee$130,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $5,444,376
  • Number of Grants: 314
  • Number of Recipients: 70

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$100,0002024 Women Donors NetworkGeneral Purpose
$100,0002023 Women Donors NetworkGeneral Purpose
$100,0002022 Women Donors NetworkGeneral Purpose
$100,0002021 Women Donors NetworkGeneral Purpose
$100,0002020 Women Donors NetworkGeneral Purpose
$55,0002020 Progressive Leadership Alliance of NevadaGeneral Purpose Grants
$40,0002022 Just Foreign PolicyGeneral Purpose Grant
$30,0002024 Women s Foundation of CaliforniaGeneral Purpose
$30,0002023 Women s Foundation of CaliforniaGeneral Purpose
$30,0002022 Community Chest IncGeneral Purpose
$30,0002022 Great Basin Outdoor SchoolGeneral Purpose Grants
$30,0002022 Native American Community BoardGeneral Purpose
$30,0002022 Women s Foundation of CaliforniaGeneral Purpose
$30,0002021 Community Chest IncGeneral Purpose
$30,0002021 Global ExchangeGeneral Purpose Grants
$30,0002021 International RiversGeneral Purpose
$30,0002021 Women s Foundation of CaliforniaGeneral Purpose
$30,0002020 Asian Immigrant Women Advocates IncGeneral Purpose Grants
$30,0002020 Community Chest IncGeneral Purpose
$30,0002020 HIGH COUNTRY NEWSGeneral Purpose
$30,0002020 Services, Immigrant Rights & Education NetworkGeneral purpose Grant
$30,0002020 Women's Foundation CaliforniaGeneral Purpose
$25,0002023 Community Chest IncGeneral Purpose
$20,0002024 Global ExchangeGeneral Purpose Grants
$20,0002024 Great Basin Outdoor SchoolGeneral Purpose Grants

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Financials, employee compensation, and grant information provided by Candid.

References

1. Return of Tax-Exempt Organization, IRS Form 990. The Orchard House Foundation. 2019. Schedule B. Part I. https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/880450156_201912_990PR_2020100917364998.pdf.
2. “Menu.” Nevada Women’s History Project. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/maya-miller/.
3. Return of Tax-Exempt Organization, IRS Form 990. The Orchard House Foundation. 2019. Schedule I. https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/880450156_201912_990PR_2020100917364998.pdf.