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Ellis Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Anaheim, California · EIN 020788743

Ellis Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Anaheim, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $557,833 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $81,900 and the largest $120,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $759,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$693,3409$3.5 million
2024$759,0009$3.5 million
2025$557,8338$3.7 million

How to apply

ContactGreg Ellis
5200 E la Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807
Phone or email(714) 777-8600
What to submitRequesting organizations must make their requests to the foundation in writing and, where applicable, must provide copies of the internal revenue service 501(c)(3) determination letters designating them as tax-exempt.each request must be accompanied by the following:the requesting organization's mission statement, a description of what the organization does, whom it serves, its history and major accomplishments.a description of the specific program or project that the requesting organization wishes the foundation to consider funding, the amount of funding being requested and the expected outcomes.the slate of the requesting organization's board of directors. The requesting organization's current annual operating budget with comparisons to the previous budget, and with any significant changes reconciled.a copy of the requesting organization's most recent audited financial statement or, alternatively, if not required to prepare audited statements, the most current internally-prepared fin

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ellis Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California. It also paid $102,833 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$444,000
Virginia1$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Side by Side Church
Orange, CA
To establish and maintain a church, to license and ordain ministers of the gospel and to support$120,000
Individual
CA
Support after-school learning centers$106,200
Individual
CA
To help fund construction of water wells in foreign countries$99,000
Save the World FoundationAiding our planet in minimizing the danger of natural disaster$90,000
Individual
CA
Support after-school learning centers$73,800
Enlace-Nepal
Irvine, CA
To help fund construction of water wells in foreign countries$45,000
Newhope Community ChurchSupport christian ministry in new zealand$12,833
Capital City Church
Springfield, VA
Christian church leading people to relationships with god$11,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ellis Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ellis Family Charitable Foundation give?

$557,833 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $81,900.

Who runs Ellis Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kendrick G Ellis (President & CEO), Stanley J Ellis (Vice President), Gregory S Ellis (Vice President) and Kenneth M Ellis (Vice President) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Ellis Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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