For the 2025/26 grant cycle, 79 applications were received by the Earl B. and Loraine H Miller Foundation, and approximately $1,200,000 in grants were awarded to 45 of those applicants.
Applications
Types of Support
The Miller Foundation provides funding for the following types of requests for support:
- Programs
- Core Operating Support
- Capacity Building
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE 2026/2027 GRANT CYCLE
Our 2026/27 grant application process is expected to open on February 2, 2026. Beginning on launch date, if you are a new applicant (i.e., have never completed an Application Form for an annual grant award), please visit this page to create an account and submit your Letter of Interest (LOI) by February 20, 2026. (If your LOI from a previous year was denied, you are still considered a new applicant and should submit a new LOI so we may confirm your eligibility.) If you are a returning applicant and have submitted an Application Form in the past, regardless of whether you received funding or not, please access your grants management portal, log in and begin your new application. For proposals requesting over $10,000, use the link bit.ly/OVER10. For requests of $10,000 or under, use the short link bit.ly/10orUNDER . You must be logged into your portal when entering these links.
Be sure to select Apply and find the category appropriate for your organization’s request–“Requests $10,000 or Less,” or “Requests Over $10,000.” Incorrect applications will not be considered.
The last day to apply is March 20, 2026.
In recent years, the Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation has made concerted efforts to increase engagement with nonprofits serving Long Beach youth and families, to ensure that as many eligible organizations as possible have the opportunity to apply for grant funding. Our three-year roll-off policy was one of these approaches, employed to allow nonprofits new to the Foundation to be considered. With close to 100 new nonprofit letters of interest received within this time frame, we have determined that the policy has achieved its intended purpose and will be discontinued.
This means that any nonprofit awarded a grant for the 2026/27 grant cycle and beyond will not be required to adhere to three-year roll-off policy. Nonprofit organizations determined to have had three consecutive years’ awards in 2025/26 are still required, by agreement, to refrain from applying in the 2026/27 grant cycle.
If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact us for more information.
Length and Breadth of Support
The Foundation will accept funding requests for a one-year cycle, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Although funding is limited, there is no maximum amount set for funding proposals.
Application Process
Health, Education, and Arts Program Areas
Nonprofits and organizations who meet our eligibility requirements and serve in at least one of the Foundation’s three program areas, Health, Education, and the Arts, are invited to apply this year. Please review the proposal criteria and eligibility requirements.
The deadline for 2026 applications is March 20, 2026. All applications must be submitted online by 5:00 pm. Applications will not be accepted via fax, email or mail. For more information, head to our how to apply page.
Notification
Funding decisions for all program areas will be announced the week of June 29, 2026. For more information, please contact us or see the proposal review criteria and eligibility requirements.