Private Foundation

JOSEPH AND BARBARA ELLIS FOUNDATION

JOSEPH AND BARBARA ELLIS FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in EDISON, NJ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $39K revenue, $475K expenses, $582K total assets. IRS filings disclose 464 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.5M.

EIN: 133437916 EDISON, NJ Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$39K

Total Expenses$475K

Total Assets$582K

Grants Given464

Grant Total$8.5M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$150,000

FRIENDS OF BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,000

THE BROOKLYN QUEENS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

BROOKLYN, NY · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$40,000

AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC

NEW YORK, CT · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$35,000

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL - FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 464 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Barbara Ellis

TRUSTEE Joseph Ellis

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL PURPOSE

$7,912,220 432 grants

GENERAL

$556,095 28 grants

GENERA

$20,000 1 grant

GENERAL PURPOSES

$15,000 1 grant

GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,200 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$39K	$475K	$582K
2024	$49K	$680K	$1.0M
2023	$114K	$526K	$1.6M
2022	$237K	$1.1M	$2.0M
2021	$1.4M	$1.4M	$2.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.4M to $39K (-97%), with total assets most recently reported at $582K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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