Ellis Foundation
Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 26-3894940 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ellis Foundation
35grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$626Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
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
PO Box 64193
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0193
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 720 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Community Action Network | Seattle, WA | $300,000 |
| The Ellis Foundation | Seattle, WA | $61,000 |
| Puget Sound Sage | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Urban Sparks | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Puget Sound Sage | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Urban Sparks | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Solid Ground Washington | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| YMCA | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Weld Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Washington Community Action Network | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Real Change Homeless Empowerment | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Bainbridge Performing Arts | Bainbridge IS, WA | $5,000 |
| Social Justice Fund | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Real Change | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | Port Townsend, WA | $5,000 |
| Solid Ground Washington | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Weld Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Washington Community Action Network | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Real Change Homeless Empowerment | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Afghan Advantage | Bellevue, WA | $5,000 |
| Northwest Abortion Access Fund | Eugene, OR | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 |
| Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Seattle Public Library Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Kexp | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Pacific Public Media | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 |
| Positive Futures Network | Poulsbo, WA | $1,000 |
| C895-Knhc Public Radio Association | Seattle, WA | $500 |
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