Well Told Grants

Foundations / Georgia

The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165

Preselected recipients only Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 586362281

The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.8 million in 43 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $2.5 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.3 million the year before.

7% of its 2024 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$1.3 million57$21.3 million
2024$3.8 million43$20.5 million

How to apply

The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Georgia. It also paid $10,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia23$3.2 million
California5$180,000
Florida1$72,806
Colorado2$55,000
Alabama1$50,000
Michigan2$30,000
New York2$30,000
Arizona1$25,000
Illinois1$25,000
Kentucky1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$2.5 million
Daf Prospect Fund F588 (Lindsay Ellis)
Atlanta, GA
Daf gift account for additional contribution to the prospect fund f588 (lindsay ellis)$147,787
Trust for Public Land
Los Angeles, CA
General$110,000
Fernbank Museum
Atlanta, GA
General$90,000
Florida Ellis Huff and Family Charitable
Tallahassee, FL
General$72,806
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
General$50,000
FCS Urban Ministries
Atlanta, GA
General$50,000
Purpose Built
Atlanta, GA
General$50,000
Wild Foundation
Boulder, CO
General$50,000
Care USA
Atlanta, GA
General$40,000
Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
General$40,000
First United Church
Atlanta, GA
General$35,000
Georgia Works
Atlanta, GA
General$35,000
Community Partners for the Revolutionary Love Project
Los Angeles, CA
General$30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center
Atlanta, GA
General$30,000
Atlanta Area Council Bsa
Atlanta, GA
General$25,000
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta, GA
General$25,000
Angel Flight Soars
Chamblee, GA
General$25,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General$25,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Atlanta, GA
General$25,000
Hospice Atlanta
Waycross, GA
General$25,000
International League of Dermatological Societies
London
General$25,000
Legacy Global Foundation FBO Onepull Funds
Mesa, AZ
General$25,000
Opportunity International
Chicago, IL
General$25,000
University of Louisville Foundation
Louisville, KY
General$25,000
Diatribe
San Francisco, CA
General$20,000
Lake Michigan Writing Project
Allendale, MI
General$20,000
Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$20,000
The Atrical Outfit
Atlanta, GA
General$20,000
Trees Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$20,000
Drawdown
Atlanta, GA
General$15,000
National Writing Project
Berkeley, CA
General$10,000
Path FoundationGeneral$10,000
Scholar Leaders International
Grand Rapids, MI
General$10,000
Taft School
Watertown, CT
General$10,000
Universal Giving
San Francisco, CA
General$10,000
Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA
General$10,000
Zoo Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$10,000
Chautauqua Foundation
Chautauqua, NY
General$5,000
Childspring International
Atlanta, GA
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 give?

$3.8 million in tax year 2024, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165?

Its 2024 filing lists Florida Smith Ellis (President), Florida Ellis Huff (Treasurer) and WD Ellis Jr (Secretary).

What does The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, international and arts and culture.

Similar foundations in Georgia