The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 20-2056618

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1K.

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc gave $1K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $716), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,432
-99.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$716
-99.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$716
Primary geography
Florida (70% 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 The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Exceptional Education Outreach Inc: $1KExceptional Education OutreachInc$1KBoston Foundation Inc: $432Boston Foundation Inc$432

The largest 2025 recipient was Exceptional Education Outreach Inc ($1K). Together the top 2 received $1K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 15 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NantucketMiamiBostonNew York

How The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $604K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Exceptional Education Outreach Inc Miami, FLThe Potlatch Fundraiser$1,000
Boston Foundation Inc Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$432
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025——$8,064$1,4322$7,834—$21
2024$8,064$16,854$612,178$604,0005$611,828$16,704$26,363
2023$603,388$9,757$37,125$29,0004$36,675$9,607$27,403
2022$630,756$119,423$30,619$22,1752$29,700$19,273$24,322
2021$541,952$55,989$37,361$31,6362$36,661$55,839$28,246
2020$523,324$39,216$34,948$29,5004—$39,066$24,593

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $21 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc is led by Christopher L Griffiths, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher L Griffiths

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • M Steiner-Griffiths

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc

How much does The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc give each year?

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc gave $1K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $604K across 5 grants.

Where does The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc operate?

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts, New York.

How much is The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $21 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Ella George Children's Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2056618. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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