President and CEO of The Meadows Foundation Set to Retire

Peter M. Miller Leaving After Transformative Six-Year Tenure

Foundation Achieves Milestones in Mental Health, Education, and Water Conservation

The Meadows Foundation announced today that Peter M. Miller will retire as president and chief executive officer on December 31, 2025, after six years of dedicated service. Mr. Miller, who became president and CEO in January 2020, is the great-nephew of the Foundation's founders, Algur H. and Virginia Meadows.

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The Meadows Foundation announced that Peter M. Miller will retire as president and chief executive officer on December 31, 2025, after six years of dedicated service. (Photo: Business Wire)

Under his leadership, the Foundation has elevated its 76-year legacy of funding Texas nonprofits, meaningfully improving critical areas across the state. He also strengthened the Foundation by further modernizing its operations, strategic initiatives, and long-range planning. Before his appointment, he served as a Foundation director and trustee for 10 years.

“Leading The Meadows Foundation has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved together, from addressing homelessness to transforming mental health care and advancing education,” said Miller. “As I prepare to step down from this role, I know the Foundation will remain committed to Al and Virginia’s mission to improve the lives of all Texans now and forever.”

Since 1948, The Meadows Foundation has provided over $1.4 billion in grants and charitable distributions across all 254 Texas counties. During Mr. Miller’s tenure, the Foundation has focused on five high-priority initiatives: postsecondary completion, educator preparation, water conservation, depression, and homelessness. Under Mr. Miller's leadership, the Foundation provided grants and charitable distributions totaling $185.5 million across the state. Other significant accomplishments:

• Rehousing & Homelessness: Led efforts to transform the rehousing system in Dallas and Collin Counties, achieving a 24% decrease in unsheltered homelessness and earning the federal designation of ending homelessness among veterans. Supported in securing an additional $120 million in new funding from federal, local, and philanthropic sources.
• Postsecondary Completion: Along with partner Educate Texas, the Foundation remains on track to achieve its target of adding a total of 85,000 postsecondary degrees, certificates, and credentials beyond the state’s projected trajectory, spanning from 2020 through 2025.
• Educator Preparation: To address affordability, quality, and teacher shortages, the Foundation partnered with Dallas College to help launch the first education bachelor’s degree at a community college in Texas, aiming to become the state’s largest affordable and high-quality undergraduate teacher preparation program. In the Rio Grande Valley, it helped establish the first school district-based alternative certification program in the region and collaborated with the Gates Foundation on launching a teacher residency model at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
• Depression: To ensure accessible and effective mental health care, the Foundation significantly addressed untreated depression in North Texas with partner Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute by integrating screenings and treatment into primary care visits. Engaging with four major health systems serving the equivalent of 92% of North Texans, the Foundation has helped enable enough clinics to treat the equivalent of 26% of North Texans with depression.
• Water Conservation: The Foundation remains a key player in water conservation across Texas. It supported the launch of the Texas Wellspring Fund, the renewed strategic direction of the Texas Water Foundation, and the launch of the Texas Runs on Water campaign, which raises awareness about sustainable water management. This combined work also helped lead to a historic $1 billion state investment in water infrastructure.

Mr. Miller reinvigorated the Wilson Historic District east of Downtown Dallas, a wellness ecosystem that houses more than 35 nonprofits rent-free. In June 2022, the District welcomed Liberty Street Garden, an innovative partnership between The Meadows Foundation, New Friends New Life, and Bonton Farms that provides survivors of human trafficking a means to earn a living wage as they build a new life. Another key development is the future relocation of the flagship location of Café Momentum, a restaurant program providing at-risk youth with life skills and employment opportunities. Also, Hugs Café, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides training and competitively paid employment for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, will open a new establishment in the District later this year. Future plans include a childcare center offering free services for parents undergoing treatment for serious illnesses and a hospice for homeless individuals.

A successor is expected to be named in June 2025 and assume the full responsibilities of the role on January 1, 2026.

About The Meadows Foundation

The Meadows Foundation is a private philanthropic institution established in 1948 by Algur H. and Virginia Meadows to benefit the people of Texas. The Dallas-based foundation has enriched the lives of countless Texans through initiatives in arts and culture, civic and public affairs, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its inception, the Foundation has disbursed more than $1.4 billion in grants and charitable expenditures to Texas institutions and agencies.

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