MILLER DWAN FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

E12

Classification

1000

Street

225 W SUPERIOR ST HOLIDAY CTR 110

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Mission and programs · 2024

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $1,708,228 · Grants $888,535

• NORTHLAND ADAPTIVE RECREATION:NORTHLAND ADAPTIVE RECREATION (NAR) IS A NEWLY ACQUIRED LLC OF THE MILLER-DAWN FOUNDATION. NAR IS A REGIONAL INITIATIVE THAT EXPANDS ACCESS TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMINGSUCH AS KAYAKING, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AND BIKINGARE MADE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES PHYSICAL WELLNESS, SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE EXCLUDED FROM TRADITIONAL RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. FUNDING HELPED PURCHASE ADAPTIVE GEAR, SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, AND INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS. IN 2024, NAR SERVED 139 PARTICIPANTS, HAD 343 OUTINGS AND PROVIDED 4,600 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN THE LONG-TERM, NAR IS EXPECTED TO GROW BEYOND ITS CURRENT REGION AND EXPAND PROGRAM OFFERINGS.

  Expenses $552,351 · Grants $11,883 · Revenue $21,661

• PROBLEM MANAGEMENT PLUS (PM+), HOPE X:THE MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION INITIATED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM MANAGEMENT PLUS (PM+), A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION-DEVELOPED, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION. PM+ IS DESIGNED TO BE DELIVERED BY TRAINED NON-CLINICIANS TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS. IN 2022-2023, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED THE LAUNCH OF PM+ IN THE REGION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EARLY MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE. THE PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS MANAGE STRESS, SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SUPPORT. FUNDING SUPPORTED FACILITATOR TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND INITIAL DELIVERY TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS. ARCAMIND, A NEWLY FORMED LLC OF THE MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION, IS THE FOUNDATION'S TRAINING ENTITY PROVIDING PM+, PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR SKILLS BUILDING (DBT). IN 2026, ARCAMIND WILL LAUNCH EASE, A PROGRAM SIMILAR TO PM+, BUT DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION BY CHANGING THE WAY MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS PROVIDED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2024, 23 PM+ HELPERS WERE TRAINED WITH 13 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING.

  Expenses $452,134

• SOLVAY HOSPICE HOUSE:SOLVAY HOSPICE HOUSE PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL END-OF-LIFE CARE IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED 209 PATIENTS AT THE END OF LIFE. SERVICES FOCUS ON COMFORT, DIGNITY, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION'S ARTCETERA GALA RAISED OVER $100,000 TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES. IN 2024, THE MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION PROVIDED NEARLY $100,000 IN COMPASSIONATE CARE AND MORE THAN $300,000 IN BUILDING UPDATES. MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLVAY HOSPICE HOUSE CARE.

  Expenses $304,879 · Grants $52,780

• AMBERWING CENTER FOR YOUTH & FAMILY WELL-BEING:AMBERWING, A MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CENTER WHICH OPENED IN 2012, PROVIDES SHORT-TERM INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM SERVED NEARLY 5,000 YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2022. SERVICES INCLUDE GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY, PLUS INTEGRATIVE SUPPORTS LIKE MOVEMENT, MUSIC AND ART THERAPY. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EMOTIONAL HEALING, FAMILY COHESION, AND LONG-TERM WELL-BEING. IN 2024, PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED A MOVE FROM 3 TO 4 WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING PER CHILD WITH 400 YOUTH SERVED. 67% OF THOSE YOUTH SAW IMPROVEMENT IN SEVERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. 83% IMPROVED ON ONE MORE OUTCOME INDICATORS (SCHOOL, HOME, MOOD, SELF-HARM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. LONG-TERM, THE MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION WILL CAPITALIZE ON THE SUCCESS OF AMBERWING EXPANDING PROGRAMMING TO SERVE MORE YOUTH AND FAMILIES ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.

  Expenses $16,521 · Grants $79,659

• POLINSKY MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTER:MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDING ENTITY FOR POLINSKY MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTER PURCHASING EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATION FOR THERAPISTS TO REMAIN FULLY CARF-CERTIFIED AND ON THE CUTTING-EDGE OF CARE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2024, 29 THERAPISTS WERE TRAINED IN CHRONIC PAIN, FUNCTION MOVEMENT DISORDERS, POST CONCUSSIVE CARE AND PERSISTENT POSTURAL PERCEPTION DEFICITS. 50 THERAPISTS WERE TRAINED TO PROVIDE PELVIC FLOOR THERAPY. MORE THAN $200,000 IN PHYSICAL MEDICAL REHABILITATION FUNDING WAS DELIVERED TO SUPPORT OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION IN 2024.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AT MILLER-DWAN MEDICAL CENTER. IN 2024, THE TOTAL HOSPITAL LENGTH FOR PATIENTS SERVED WAS 1 DAY SHORTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, HELPING PATIENTS GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SOON. THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION EXAMPLES OF THIS SUPPORT INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE MOBILITY, COGNITION, AND BALANCE THERAPIES.

  Grants $200,690

• ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY:EXPANDED THE ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM BY ADDING 4 NEW THERAPY DOGS AND REVIVING VOLUNTEER PET VISITS. ENGAGED PATIENTS THROUGH EMOTIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL THERAPEUTIC ENCOUNTERS WITH ANIMALS INCLUDING MINIATURE HORSES AND A NEWFOUNDLAND THERAPY DOG.COMMUNITY OUTREACH:FUNDED A PEDIATRIC THERAPY LENDING CLOSET IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN, BENEFITING APPROXIMATELY 250 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. ALSO SUPPLIED THERAPY EQUIPMENT TO RURAL CLINICS, IMPROVING ACCESS IN SOLON SPRINGS, POPLAR, AND IRON RIVER.ABILITIES FIRST & DESIGNATED GRANTS:FUNDED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. ALSO PROVIDED DEPARTMENT-SPECIFIC GRANTS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS.STRATEGIC MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINSUPERIOR, SUPPORTED THE #BETTERTOGETHER INITIATIVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, WISCONSIN. FOCUSED ON SUICIDE PREVENTION, URGENT MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS, AND PROVIDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,892,739

  Expenses

  $3,399,075

  Contributions

  $2,653,609

  Grants paid

  $1,233,547

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,141,175

  Expenses

  $3,025,551

  Contributions

  $1,728,684

  Grants paid

  $1,139,821

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,566,582

  Expenses

  $2,899,175

  Contributions

  $1,211,209

  Grants paid

  $1,262,047

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,122,936

  Expenses

  $2,334,243

  Assets (EOY)

  $37,367,884

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,284,820

  Expenses

  $2,355,692

  Assets (EOY)

  $33,421,489

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,952,106

  Expenses

  $2,252,131

  Assets (EOY)

  $31,462,680

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,103,295

  Expenses

  $2,326,159

  Assets (EOY)

  $28,462,298

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,119,436

  Expenses

  $2,261,755

  Assets (EOY)

  $31,208,515

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,349,287

  Expenses

  $1,928,082

  Assets (EOY)

  $28,303,846

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,313,080

  Expenses

  $1,759,484

  Assets (EOY)

  $28,367,584

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,353,016

  Expenses

  $1,455,804

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,477,065

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,772,617

  Expenses

  $1,665,227

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,310,365

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,425,345

  Assets (EOY)

  $27,939,922

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• ESSENTIA HEALTH

  $1,013,687

  2022 · DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT ($863,902); DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS FOR SOLVAY HOUSE AND AMBERWING ($119,540); DONOR WALL ($30,245)

• ESSENTIA HEALTH

  $749,886

  2023 · MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PATIENT PROGRAMS, AMBERWING SALARY

• ESSENTIA HEALTH

  $449,290

  2024 · MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PATIENT PROGRAMS, AMBERWING SALARY

• THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

  $62,266

  2024 · PM+ MEDIAL TRAINING STIPEND

• COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA

  $55,900

  2024 · PM+ MEDIAL TRAINING STIPEND

• ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH

  $51,358

  2022 · RESEARCH

• LAKE SUPERIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

  $47,980

  2022 · FARMER'S MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR SALARY

• COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA

  $40,500

  2022 · MOBILITY RESEARCH

• LIGHTHOUSE CENTER FOR VITAL LIVING

  $30,000

  2022 · PROGRAMMING TO KEEP ELDERS IN THEIR HOMES

• REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MN

  $30,000

  2023 · BALLET FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION

  $351,640

  2023 · FUNDING FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT

• EDWARD S AND JOSEPHINE WENDORF FOUNDATION

  $226,949

  2022 · SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS

• EDWARD S AND JOSEPHINE WENDORF FOUNDATION

  $199,595

  2024 · SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS

• EDWARD S AND JOSEPHINE WENDORF FOUNDATION

  $146,456

  2023 · SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS

• SMDC MEDICAL CENTER

  $133,715

  2022 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• SMDC MEDICAL CENTER

  $111,308

  2024 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• SMDC MEDICAL CENTER

  $78,402

  2023 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $50,500

  2023 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• UCARE FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2023 · SUPPORT FOR PROBLEM MANAGEMENT PLUS (PM+), A 5-SESSION THERAPY DEVELOPED AND TESTED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY BY TRUSTED LAY STAFF AT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

• DULUTH SUPERIOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $33,500

  2022 · DOUGLAS COUNTY WELLNESS CENTER - FEASIBILITY; PEDIATRICS BURN CARE; SOLVAY HOSPICE HOUSE; CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICS CARE CENTER

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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