THE ELLIS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in FORT SCOTT, KS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.2M revenue, $4.1M expenses, $25.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 10 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $337K.
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DO SO BY ENABLING INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS.
How The Ellis Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.2M | $4.1M | $25.5M |
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $24.0M |
| 2023 | $5.9M | $3.3M | $21.4M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $2.9M | $20.3M |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $20.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $5.2M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $25.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in KS.
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.
