Funding search · EIN 202822602 · Phoenix, AZ

Ellis Center for Educational Excellence

Name: Ellis Center for Educational Excellence grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

63
grants reported: $6.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $65,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Arizona Community Foundation4 grants · $2.8M
Arizona State University Foundation3 grants · $366,817
Make Way for Books3 grants · $345,000
University of Arizona Foundation3 grants · $332,000
Education Design Lab2 grants · $200,000
Education Forward Arizona1 grant · $200,000
Arizona Center for African American Resources2 grants · $190,000
Partnership for Economic Innovation2 grants · $175,000
Million Dollar Teacher Project2 grants · $175,000
Earn To Learn1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2021

$1.6M

2022

$1.8M

2023

$1.8M

2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

$1.8M
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General support
$696,300
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General support
$291,100
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Fy '23 programs, support for "changing the narrative", and support for education progra
$211,817
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2021
Building a whole-school at kyrene de las manitas, next education workforce model at kyrene de last manitas ($111,817), navajo nation doctoral cohort program ($25k), asu first star program ($75k).
$200,000
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Everything to gain (value of education and fighting divisive narratives)
$150,000
Earn To Learn · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Program support and scholarship matching funds
$130,000
Tntp · New York, NY · 2023
Arizona solution summit: education talent convening
$115,000
Make Way for Books · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Neighborhood school readiness collaborative
$115,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
University of arizona, college of medicine-phoenix pathway scholars program
$115,000
Make Way for Books · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Neighborhood school readiness collaborative
$115,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Pathway scholars program
$115,000
Make Way for Books · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Neighborhood school readiness collaborative
$102,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Pathway scholars program
$100,000
Education Design Lab · Washington, DC · 2023
Second year of support for the greater phoenix/maricopa community colleges growth engine fund
$100,000
Friends of the Children - Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Friends of the children - phoenix
$100,000
Arizona Center for African American Resources · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
"kitabu"-a community based literacy program
$100,000
Friends of the Children-Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
$100,000
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Promise pathway for daca and dreamer students
$100,000
Million Dollar Teacher Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
$100,000
Partnership for Economic Innovation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Pipeline az capacitiy building
$100,000
Education Design Lab · Washington, DC · 2021
Greater phoenix/maricopa community colleges growth engine fund.
$90,000
Arizona Center for African American Resources · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
"kitabu" - a community based literacy program
$90,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Support of az operations
$80,000
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Support for asu sparks success event and first star asu academy
$75,000
Million Dollar Teacher Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Million dollar teacher project, accountability in arizona education
$75,000
Advocacy31nine · Gilbert, AZ · 2022
Academic success for foster youth in phoenix
$75,000
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022
First star asu academy program
$75,000
Arizona Business and Education Coalition · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Expanision of abec career exploration & development project
$75,000
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Accountability in arizona education
$75,000
Partnership for Economic Innovation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Pipeline az campaign
$75,000
Save Our Schools Arizona · Tempe, AZ · 2021
Organizational capacity building
$65,000
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2021
Invisible achievement gap follow up report ($15k); fostered arizona - reducing the long term educational impact of covid for youth in foster care ($50k)
$60,000
Arizona Business and Education Coalition · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Abec career exploration & development project
$60,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Fleischer scholars program at northern arizona university
$60,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
$60,000
Sounds Academy · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Sounds academy overnight summer music program
$50,000
Advocacy31nine · Gilbert, AZ · 2023
Academic success for foster youth in phoenix
$50,000
Aliento Education Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Youth leadership development program
$50,000
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Accountability in arizona education
$50,000
City Center for Collaborative Learning · Tucson, AZ · 2022
For communityshare: accountability in arizona education program
$50,000
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
For elevate ed az
$50,000
Arizona Latino Leaders in Education · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
All in education - leadership programs evaluation
$50,000
City Center for Collaborative Learning · Tucson, AZ · 2021
For communityshare
$50,000
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
For elevate ed
$25,000
Cultural Coalition · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
She se puede stem program for the i rise foundation
$25,000
Fiesta Events · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Fiesta bowl charities wishes for teachers
$25,000
Havasupai Tribe · Supai, AZ · 2022
Havasupai sumer school
$25,000
Jobs for Arizona'S Graduates · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Jag career and college readiness program
$25,000
Yavapai County Free Library District · Prescott, AZ · 2022
Bring on the books
$25,000
Candelen · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Family research and polling
$25,000
Children'S Action Alliance · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Pivoting to positive
$25,000
Computer Science Teachers Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Scholarships
$25,000
Graham County School Superintendent · Safford, AZ · 2021
Right start 4
$25,000
Institute for Citizens & Scholars · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Enviornmental scan of az civic health
$25,000
Stand for Children · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Every child reads
$25,000
Wested - Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Arizona mayors education roundtable
$20,000
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Azhcc public policy fellowship
$15,000
Computer Science Teachers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arizona computer science professional development week 2024
$15,000
Camp Verde Unified School District No 28 · Camp Verde, AZ · 2021
Grow the teacher program
$10,000
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
Expedition days online (edo)
$10,000
Sahuarita Food Bank · Sahuarita, AZ · 2021
Read better be better early literacy program
$10,000
The Club for Youth · Kingman, AZ · 2021
Read better be better early literacy program
$10,000
Workplace Education and Literacy Coalition of Mohave Country Foundation · Kingman, AZ · 2021
Kingman area literacy program

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