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Milner Award Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Alexandria, Virginia · EIN 20-4627341

Grants itemized on the 990
$16KTax year 2025
Grants made
1Tax year 2025
Total assets
$330KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE MILNER AWARD, INC. IS TO FOSTER IN CHILDREN A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING. IN 2023, 1871 THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AT TEN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE ATLANTA AREA PARTICIPATED IN MILNER AWARD ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT, PAGE TURNERS MAKE GREAT LEARNERS. STUDENTS READ AND DISCUSSED THE BOOKS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, THEN CAST THEIR VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE AUTHOR THROUGH THE MILNER READ2VOTE CAMPAIGN AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE AWARDS CEREMONY, READING TO THE WINNING AUTHOR THEIR OWN WORDS DESCRIBING THEIR REACTIONS TO THE AUTHOR'S BOOKS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$5K2020
$15K2021
$33K2022
$20K2023
$31K2024
$16K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
City of Refuge$16K2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (1 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

Website: www.themilneraward.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.