Funding search · EIN 954686656 · Whittier, CA
Philip Lee & Elizabeth B Ellis
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 57
- grants reported
- $245,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $33,500
- Aspca4 grants · $25,000
- Spca International4 grants · $25,000
- Ocean Conservancy3 grants · $23,500
- National Wildlife Federation4 grants · $21,000
- Jane Goodall Institute4 grants · $14,000
- African Wildlife Foundation4 grants · $14,000
- Planned Parenthood Federation of Am3 grants · $12,000
- Union of Concerned Scientists4 grants · $11,000
- The Humane Society of the United St4 grants · $11,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $10,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $10,000
Spca International · New York, NY · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $8,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $8,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $8,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $8,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $7,500
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $7,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $6,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
People for the Ethical Treatment of · Norfolk, VA · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Spca International · New York, NY · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Spca International · New York, NY · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $5,000
Spca International · New York, NY · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $4,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $4,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
The Humane Society of the United St · Washington, DC · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
International Planned Parenthood Fe · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
The Humane Society of the United St · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
International Planned Parenthood Fe · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $3,000
The Humane Society of the United St · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,750
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,750
Natural Resources Defense Council · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,750
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,750
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,000
The Humane Society of the United St · Washington, DC · 2025
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $2,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support the organizations 501(c)(3) programs
- $1,000
Project People · New York, NY · 2023
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