Open Foundations · Washington

Ellison Foundation

Bellevue, Washington · EIN 916557865. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.6M across 103 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$2.6M
paid in 2024
103
grants paid
$10K
median grant
25%
to first-time recipients
$45.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
BOB HURLBUT
Address
400 112TH AVE NE STE 230, BELLEVUE, WA, 98004
Phone
4254604380
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
ELLISON-FOUNDATION.ORG
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202522329349101002. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

educationhumanyouthhomelessness

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 103 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Mary's PlaceWA$252,000HOMELESS NEEDS
2Overlake Medical Center FoundationWA$200,000HEALTHCARE
3University of Washington FoundationWA$200,000EDUCATION-BROTHERHOOD INITIATIVE
4Fred Hutchinson Cancer ResearchWA$150,000CANCER RESEARCH
5Brothers for LifeWA$100,000HUMAN SERVICES
6Seattle Children's FoundationWA$100,000HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
7Sun Valley Tour De ForceID$100,000HUNGER
8United Way of King CountyWA$100,000SAFETY NET FUND
9Vine Maple PlaceWA$100,000HOMELESSNESS
10Arch Community HousingID$50,000HOUSING
11Camp KoreyWA$50,000YOUTH SERVICES
12KidvantageWA$50,000HUMAN SERVICES
13Northwest Education AccessWA$50,000EDUCATION
14Salvation ArmyWA$50,000BASIC DAILY NEEDS
15Seattle UniversityWA$50,000EDUCATION / GYM CONSTRUCTION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202086$3.2M
202182$2.6M
202288$2.7M
202391$2.6M
2024103$2.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Washington80%
Idaho9%
New York2%
Vermont2%
California2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Maureen Sue EllisonV. PRESIDENT · 2024
Robert HurlbutFOUNDATION DIRECTOR · 2024
Thomas EllisonPRESIDENT · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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