David W Ellis Family Foundation
Private foundation · Hilton Head, SC · EIN 64-0838134 · reported 2023–2025
66grants reported
$1,000median award
$200lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$101Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 66 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,700 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
40 Saint Andrews PL
Hilton Head, SC 29928-4205
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Club of Hilton Head | Notre Dame, IN | $11,270 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $10,500 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 |
| Memory Matters | Hilton Head, SC | $4,600 |
| Memory Matters | Hilton Head, SC | $4,500 |
| Deep Well | Hilton Head, SC | $4,000 |
| Memory Matters | Hilton Head, SC | $4,000 |
| Deep Well | Hilton Head, SC | $3,250 |
| Deep Well | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 |
| Holy Family Catholic Church | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 |
| Holy Family Catholic Church | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 |
| Holy Family Catholic Church | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 |
| Six Oaks Cemetery Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | $2,400 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Hilton Head, SC | $2,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head | Hilton Head, SC | $2,000 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Hilton Head, SC | $2,000 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Sea Pines Forest Preserve Foundatio | Hilton Head, SC | $1,008 |
| Heritage Classic Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Mary's College | Notre Dame, IN | $1,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Heritage Classic Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Mary's College | Notre Dame, IN | $1,000 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Coastal Discovery Museum | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Communities Development Corp | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Heritage Classic Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | $1,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Mary's College | Notre Dame, IN | $1,000 |
| Sea Pines Forest Preserve Foundatio | Hilton Head, SC | $820 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Hilton Head, SC | $500 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Hilton Head, SC | $500 |
| Charleston Parks Conservarry | Charleston, SC | $500 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Hilton Head, SC | $500 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head | Hilton Head, SC | $500 |
| Sea Pines Forest Preserve Foundatio | Hilton Head, SC | $500 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $500 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $400 |
| Coastal Discovery Museum | Hilton Head, SC | $250 |
| Coastal Discovery Museum | Hilton Head, SC | $250 |
| Reverend Thomas Delaney St John's | Springs, MS | $250 |
| Harbor View Fun Run | Charleston, SC | $213 |
| Hopeful Horizons | Beaufort, SC | $200 |
| Micah's Mission | Vicksburg, MS | $200 |
| Ashley Hall School Loyalty Foundati | Charleston, SC | $200 |
| Hospice Care of Low Country | Bluffton, SC | $200 |
| Mercy House Adult & Teen Challenge | Georgetown, MS | $200 |
| Notre Dame Club of Hilton Head | Notre Dame, IN | $190 |
| Play for Pink Spcc | New York, NY | $140 |
| Harbor View Fun Run | Charleston, SC | $123 |
| Harbor View Fun Run | Charleston, SC | $123 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head | Hilton Head, SC | $100 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $100 |
| First Tee of the Low Country | Bluffton, SC | $100 |
| Dcfd Emerald Society of Pipes Drum | Washington, DC | $100 |
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