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Private foundation (trust)EIN 582500810Est. 2000-05

THE JIM AND BILLIE ELLIS FOUNDATION

ATLANTA, GA 30341

Total Assets

$4.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$65K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Distributable Amount

$235K

Min. Investment Return

$236K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

93 grants

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
$930K
4 grants
WELLSPRING LIVING
$550K
3 grants
ATLANTA MISSION
$450K
4 grants
SAMARITAN'S PURSE MINISTRIES
$430K
4 grants
EAGLE RANCH
$411K
4 grants
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$250K
2 grants
SALVATION ARMY
$250K
3 grants
GOOD SAMARITAN
$250K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

93 grants

<$10K
34
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
31
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Georgia
$4.6M
88% of total
North Carolina
$490K
9% of total
Florida
$70K
1% of total
Missouri
$40K
1% of total

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