Funding search · EIN 207029909 · Harrison, NY
The Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $360,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Maysles Institute3 grants · $110,000
- People for the American Way Foundation2 grants · $40,000
- Willamette Valley Chamber Festival3 grants · $36,000
- Pow Power of We Enrichment3 grants · $30,000
- Myriad USA1 grant · $25,000
- New York Institute for the Humanities1 grant · $25,000
- Studio Route 293 grants · $20,000
- Sheffield Chamber Players3 grants · $16,000
- Bailing Twine and Hope2 grants · $11,000
- Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
Maysles Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Maysles Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship funding
- $30,000
Maysles Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Royal academy america-kerry james marshall exhibit
- $25,000
New York Institute for the Humanities · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
People for the American Way Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Pow Power of We Enrichment · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Willamette Valley Chamber Festival · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
People for the American Way Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Willamette Valley Chamber Festival · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Studio Route 29 · Frenchtown, NJ · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Pow Power of We Enrichment · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Lewis & Clark College -Special Collection · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Bailing Twine and Hope · Frenchtown, NJ · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Sheffield Chamber Players · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Willamette Valley Chamber Festival · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Sheffield Chamber Players · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Bailing Twine and Hope · Frenchtown, NJ · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Elevated Access · Champaign, IL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sheffield Chamber Players · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Studio Route 29 · Frenchtown, NJ · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Pow Power of We Enrichment · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Society for the Advancement of Pet Pigs Inc Dba Pig Placement Network · Rushland, PA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Studio Route 29 · Frenchtown, NJ · 2022
General support
- $4,000
Fast Feet Running and Athletics · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $1,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Kmhd Jazz Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Lewis & Clark College -Special Collection · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Portland Baroque Orchestra · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $1,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Kmhd Jazz Radio · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Portland Baroque Orchestra · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Special Collections Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Kmhd Jazz Radio · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Portland Baroque Orchestra · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
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