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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “ellis”
Where the money went
Largest: $698,000 to THE ELLIS FOUNDATION — patterson legacy / scholarship
Largest: $350,000 to ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — general operations
Largest: $140,114 to THE ELLIS FOUNDATION — scholarship fund (see general statement)
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $252,750 to Ellie Fund — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $800,000 to Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Inc — in support of the ellis island museum reimagined project
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $116,968 · through 2024Largest: $22,283 to MEALS ON WHEELS OF JOHNSON AND ELLIS COUNTIES — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $10,000 to ELLIE WINDL — university of wisconsin - platteville college scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to ELLIE KIM — university scholarship
Largest: $175,165 to Eastern Maine Community College — scholarships - e abbott, n agbuya, j anderson, s arabambi, k atkinson, j beal, m berry, v blanchette, a bland, r bouffard, c boyce, j boyd, m brawn, h bray, h brown, n brown, o bun…
Largest: $400,000 to Ruth Ellis Center Inc — general operating
Largest: $46,609 to RYAN ELLIS — educational scholarship
United Way of Ellis CountyHays, KSCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $220,620 · through 2024Largest: $44,000 to FIRST CALL FOR HELP OF ELLIS — link individuals with assistance
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →