Charles E Ellis Grant & Scholarship Fund

Gave $2M in 2024

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-6725618 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$2M

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$2,007,624

Total assets$49.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,007,624 and $2,007,624.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Philadelphia Futures
Address	230 South Broad Street - 7th Floor, Philadelphia PA 191024121
Phone	(215) 790-1666
Form and materials	In writing
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	See note a (1) - first paragraph "nature of organization" of the notes to financial statements on page 5 of the "independent auditors' report and financial statements" prepared by the firm of eisneramper, LLP.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Education grants in Pennsylvania1 of its grant, $2M · 4,769 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Philadelphia, PA	Grants & scholarships -	$2,007,624

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,007,624	1
2023	$1,943,885	1
2022	$1,860,654	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 8, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601289349101860
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-6725618
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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