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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-1186160

John H Ellis Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Centre, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $345,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,854,780

  • Tax year 2024

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,142,224

  • Tax year 2023

    $208,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,306,186

  • Tax year 2022

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,480,809

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,171,646

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,287,065

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $150,073

  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $163,978

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Good Samaritan Baptist ChuchBirmingham, AL

    Christian mission

    $165,000
  2. Great Commission - IndiaAuburn, AL

    Christian mission

    $110,000
  3. Nation of CoachesDecatur, AL

    Christian ministry through athletics

    $20,000
  4. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    Christian ministry

    $15,000
  5. Cru Athletes in ActionXenia, OH

    Christian mission

    $13,000
  6. Cherokee County FcaOxford, AL

    Christian ministry through athletics

    $10,000
  7. Mission DignityDallas, TX

    Ministry to retired clergy & widows

    $10,000
  8. Insight AthleticsAuburn, AL

    Christian ministry

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama6 grants $322,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $13,000
  3. Texas1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John Eric EllisPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Wallace E LyonsVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John DrummondDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Chad HopperSECRETARY/TR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • W A Ellis IVDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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