Funding search · EIN 586362281 · Atlanta, GA
The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 157
- grants reported
- $6.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta3 grants · $2.6M
- Legacy Global Foundation Fbo Onepull Funds3 grants · $175,000
- Wild Foundation3 grants · $170,000
- Equal Justice Initiative3 grants · $150,000
- Fcs Urban Ministries3 grants · $150,000
- Purpose Built3 grants · $150,000
- Daf Prospect Fund F588 (Lindsay Ellis)1 grant · $147,787
- Carter Center3 grants · $140,000
- Care USA3 grants · $140,000
- Fernbank Museum3 grants · $130,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 157 grants.
- $2.5M
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $147,787
Daf Prospect Fund F588 (Lindsay Ellis) · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Daf gift account for additional contribution to the prospect fund f588 (lindsay ellis)
- $125,000
Legacy Global Foundation Fbo Onepull Funds · Mesa, AZ · 2022
General
- $110,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
- $110,000
V-Day · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $90,000
Fernbank Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $72,806
Florida Ellis Huff and Family Charitable · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General
- $71,000
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $70,000
Climate Ride · Missoula, MT · 2023
General
- $70,000
Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023
General
- $50,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General
- $50,000
Fcs Urban Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $50,000
Purpose Built · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $50,000
Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
General
- $50,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Fcs Urban Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Purpose Built · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Agape · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Angel Flight Soars · Chamblee, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Atlanta Area Council Bsa · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General
- $50,000
Fcs Urban Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
First United Church · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
International League of Dermatological Societies · London, AP · 2022
General
- $50,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $50,000
Purpose Built · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
General
- $45,000
Diatribe · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $44,576
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $40,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $40,000
Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $35,000
First United Church · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $35,000
Georgia Works · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $35,000
Georgia Works · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Community Partners for the Revolutionary Love Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
- $30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $30,000
Community Partners for the Revolutionary Love Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Climate Ride · Missoula, MT · 2022
General
- $30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $25,500
Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $25,000
Angel Flight Soars · Chamblee, GA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Atlanta Area Council Bsa · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $25,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Hospice Atlanta · Waycross, GA · 2024
General
- $25,000
International League of Dermatological Societies · London, AA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Legacy Global Foundation Fbo Onepull Funds · Mesa, AZ · 2024
General
- $25,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $25,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
General
- $25,000
Angel Flight Soars · Chamblee, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Atlanta Area Council Bsa · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Atlanta History Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Columbia Theological Society · Decatur, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia · Duluth, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $25,000
Fernbank Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
First United Church · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
International League of Dermatological Societies · London, AA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Legacy Global Foundation Fbo Onepull Funds · Mesa, AZ · 2023
General
- $25,000
Theatrical Outfit · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $25,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
- $25,000
Columbia Theological Society · Decatur, GA · 2022
General
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $25,000
Theatrical Outfit · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $24,000
Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $23,650
Trinity School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $20,000
Diatribe · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $20,000
Lake Michigan Writing Project · Allendale, MI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $20,000
The Atrical Outfit · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $20,000
Trees Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $20,000
Lake Michigan Writing Project · Allendale, MI · 2023
General
- $20,000
West Michigan Environmental Action Council · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General
- $20,000
Diatribe · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $20,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale Charter Town, MI · 2022
General
- $15,000
Drawdown · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Drawdown · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Fernbank · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Rotary Club of Atlanta Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Trees Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Drawdown · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Fernbank Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Housing Tonight · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General
- $12,500
Westminster Schools · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $11,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $10,000
National Writing Project · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Path Foundation · 2024
General
- $10,000
Scholar Leaders International · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Taft School · Watertown, CT · 2024
General
- $10,000
Universal Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Westminster Schools · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Zoo Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- American Cancer Society2,566 grants · $597.1M
- Robert W Woodruff Foundation116 grants · $733.7M
- The Marcus Foundation850 grants · $816.7M
Similar purposes
- First Hand Foundation107 grants · $19.7M
- The Hunt Family Foundation413 grants · $31.1M
- Possibility Labs693 grants · $91.2M
Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.