The Ellis Foundation

Analysis

The Ellis Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Scott, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, The Ellis Foundation reported income of $5.9m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $5.9m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Ellis Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Central Georgia Inc ($5.9m), Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund ($5.9m) and David and Inez Myers Foundation ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $401k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $614k. At year end it held assets of $21.4m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $21.4m. It reported 10 employees.