Ellis Family Foundation Trust
Ellis Family Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Tallahassee, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $408K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $16K.
Ellis Family Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Ellis Family Foundation Trust gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- +166.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $407,795
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ellis Family Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Ellis Family Foundation Trust gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 12% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $45K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $407,795 | $20,434 | $7,567 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,406 | $16,260 | $20,608 |
| 2024 | $395,608 | $53,396 | $5,672 | $1,500 | 2 | $1,863 | $48,973 | $18,661 |
| 2023 | $347,884 | $17,514 | $3,748 | — | — | $325 | $14,068 | $16,627 |
| 2022 | $334,118 | $40,086 | $7,024 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,997 | $36,059 | $16,885 |
| 2021 | $301,056 | $25,753 | $11,178 | $7,820 | 2 | $7,851 | $22,426 | $17,691 |
| 2020 | $286,481 | $1,483 | $50,198 | $45,000 | 2 | — | $1,920 | $15,966 |
| 2019 | $334,995 | $12,167 | $46,039 | $40,000 | 1 | — | $6,044 | $17,460 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ellis Family Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ellis Family Foundation Trust is led by Screven H. Watson, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Screven H. Watson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Martha F. Ellis (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ellis Family Foundation Trust
How much does Ellis Family Foundation Trust give each year?
Ellis Family Foundation Trust gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.
How large is Ellis Family Foundation Trust?
Ellis Family Foundation Trust reported $408K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ellis Family Foundation Trust operate?
Ellis Family Foundation Trust has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana.
What is Ellis Family Foundation Trust's EIN?
Ellis Family Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6446821. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 12, 2024)
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