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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2505228

The Koch Ellis Fund

A private foundation in New Haven, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $410,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

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Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $410,750

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $1,762,718

  • Tax year 2023

    $474,475

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,343,261

  • Tax year 2022

    $250,200

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,592,694

  • Tax year 2021

    $325,450

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $2,417,041

  • Tax year 2020

    $578,981

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,838,099

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA

    Mink cottage; class of 1974

    $150,000
  2. Berkeley Divinity School of YaleNew Haven, CT

    Pedge payment

    $51,100
  3. United Way of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $44,500
  4. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  5. Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $20,100
  6. Trinity Church on the GreenNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $17,750
  7. Fair Haven Community HealthcareNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Orange Congregational ChurchOrange, CT

    General purpose

    $7,500
  9. New Haven ReadsNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $6,000
  10. The Foote SchoolNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $5,500
  11. Palm Beach DramaworksWest Palm BCH, FL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  12. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General purpose

    $3,000
  13. McGill UniversityMontreal, Canada

    General purpose

    $3,000
  14. The Marfan FoundationPRT Washingtn, NY

    General purpose

    $3,000
  15. Brookline Ctr for Community Mental HealthBrookline, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  16. Brookline Food PantryBrookline, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  17. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  18. The Nightingale Bamford SchoolNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  19. Alvin Ailey DanceNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  20. Berkely AcademyNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $2,000
  21. Carleton University FoundationOttawa, Canada

    General purpose

    $2,000
  22. Connecticut News Project IncHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $2,000
  23. Fairplay (campaign for Commercial Free Childhood)Boston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  24. Leila Day NurseriesNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $2,000
  25. Westminister SchoolSimsbury, CT

    General purpose

    $2,000
  26. Carolina Performing ArtsChapel Hill, NC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  27. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  28. Holy Trinity ChurchHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $1,500
  29. NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,500
  30. American Academy of Arts and SciencesCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  31. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  32. Connecticut FoodshareBloomfield, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  33. Connecticut Voices for ChildrenNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  34. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  35. Edgerton Park ConservancyNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  36. Edith B Jackson ChildcareNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  37. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $1,000
  38. New Haven Chorale IncNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  39. New Haven Lawn ClubNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  40. NYU STEM SchoolNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  41. Norfolk AcademyNorfolk, VA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  42. Open Communities AllianceHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  43. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  44. Taft School Alumni FundWatertown, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  45. Utah Film CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  46. WetaArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  47. St Thomas MoreNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $800
  48. Lost in New HavenNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $750
  49. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    General purpose

    $700
  50. Artisans AsylumBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  51. Connecticut PublicHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  52. Donors ChooseNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  53. El EducationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  54. Gaylord Specialty HealthcareNorth Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  55. Gus Robotics TeamMeriden, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  56. Hamden Hall Country Day SchoolHamden, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  57. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  58. Hopkins SchoolNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  59. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $500
  60. New York Common PantryNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  61. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  62. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    General purpose

    $500
  63. Voices BostonBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  64. Washington Nationals PhilanthropiesWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $500
  65. Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  66. ASU FoundationTempe, AZ

    General purpose

    $250
  67. Camp Merrie-WoodeSapphire, NC

    General purpose

    $250
  68. Elizabethan ClubNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $250
  69. Elm ShakespeareNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $250
  70. Episcopal ChurchHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $250
  71. The First Tee of ConnecticutCromwell, CT

    General purpose

    $200
  72. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education14 grants $191,85069% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $44,50016% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $22,6008% of the total
  4. Arts and culture6 grants $10,4504% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $3,0001% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $3,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut33 grants $185,950
  2. Virginia3 grants $152,000
  3. New York14 grants $41,600
  4. Massachusetts9 grants $11,500
  5. Florida3 grants $6,700
  6. North Carolina3 grants $5,250
  7. Utah1 grant $1,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  9. Maryland1 grant $500
  10. New Hampshire1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles D EllisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda Koch LorimerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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