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THE ELLIS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE ELLIS FOUNDATION (EIN 48-1093604)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-12
IRS object ID
201640439349302159
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-02-12T12:12:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203844413PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIEHL BANWART BOLTON CPAS PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 469AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT SCOTTCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP667010469ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN481093604EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ELLIS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6202232232PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 54AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT SCOTTCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS ELLISPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6202232232PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCAROL J HILLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00228069PTIN
Phone6202234300PhoneNum
Preparation2016-02-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRIS ELLISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 54AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT SCOTTCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,338,936GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressTHEELLISFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DO SO BY ENABLING INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,598,249PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,614,102CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$633,182PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$567,623CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$96,452PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,327,883PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,181,725CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,140,126PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,214,437CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$540,227PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$560,016CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$215,756PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$197,803CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,896,109PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,972,256CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$431,774PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$209,469CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,467,741TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,071,894TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,015TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,932TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,459,726NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,065,962NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DO SO BY ENABLING INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,173,437ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,173,437GrantAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO SUBMIT WRITTEN APPLICATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION. A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDATION PERSONNEL IS REQUIRED FOR ALL POTENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$36,000ExpenseAmt
Grant$36,000GrantAmt
DescASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO THE BEACON, INC. OF FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. THE BEACON SERVES APPROXIMATELY 400 LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN BOURBON COUNTY KANSAS BY PROVIDING FOOD AND CLOTHING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,000ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,000GrantAmt
DescDONATIONS TO OTHER ENTITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,000TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$5,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,214,437TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (true)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATT MESSERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6202232232PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 STATE STAddressLine1Txt
CityFORT SCOTTCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MICHAEL CILLESSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE ELLIS
SECRETARY/TR20.00Yes (X)$63,241$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS ELLIS
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$204,419$0$0Yes (X)
DANNY ELLIS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLA ELLIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBY PATTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$267,660TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants$191GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,613,911AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$84,857NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,614,102TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$493,511TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$493,511RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,231,323SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,157,211SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$74,112SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74,112TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$74,112RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,181,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$567,623RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,000TotalAmt
Program Services$41,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,173,437TotalAmt
Program Services$1,173,437ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,660TotalAmt
Management And General$267,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,741TotalAmt
Management And General$216,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,256TotalAmt
Management And General$42,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,359TotalAmt
Management And General$33,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$810TotalAmt
Management And General$810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,900TotalAmt
Management And General$5,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,346TotalAmt
Management And General$59,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,199TotalAmt
Management And General$3,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,602TotalAmt
Management And General$27,602ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,324TotalAmt
Management And General$22,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,142TotalAmt
Management And General$29,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,741TotalAmt
Management And General$40,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,713TotalAmt
Management And General$1,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
VEHICLE$4,297$4,297
TAXES PAID$1,572$1,572
MISCELLANEOUS$903$903
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$154$154

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100TotalAmt
Management And General$100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,972,256TotalAmt
Program Services$1,214,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$757,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$785,299BOYAmt
EOY$949,079EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,114BOYAmt
EOY$5,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$689,585LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$156,625LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,205BOYAmt
EOY$532,960EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,132,123BOYAmt
EOY$13,580,589EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,634EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,467,741BOYAmt
EOY$15,071,894EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,015BOYAmt
EOY$5,932EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,015BOYAmt
EOY$5,932EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,695,975BOYAmt
EOY$11,253,464EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,296,512BOYAmt
EOY$2,345,259EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,239BOYAmt
EOY$1,467,239EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,459,726BOYAmt
EOY$15,065,962EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,467,741BOYAmt
EOY$15,071,894EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$209,469ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$603,233NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Community TrustYes (X)CommunityTrustInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,260,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,172,379CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,420,868CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,598,249CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,614,102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,066,175TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,260,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,172,379CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,420,868CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,598,249CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,614,102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,066,175TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,251,745SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,814,430PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$110,154CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$98,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$392,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$633,182CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$567,623CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,801,409TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$96,452TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,964,036TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$493,511GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.51750PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINSURANCE PROCEEDS 96,452ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held7DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$274,245DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlfalseDisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsfalseDisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,569,931BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$24,542InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,545,389EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,486,547BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$83,384InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,569,931EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$1,467,239ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,308InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,486,547EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.95000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,022OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,022BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$548,980OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,072DepreciationAmt
Book Value$487,908BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,127DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,028BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,428OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,426DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,002BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$532,960TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,578,492TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$603,233NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$603,233RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,181,725RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,181,725TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,972,256TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,972,256ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,972,256TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATIN IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE STATE LAW. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED INT HE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTIAN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE AUTHORIES. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BEACONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 E 6TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityFORT SCOTTCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN480996386RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$36,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantDONATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient630RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,173,437CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOK/FMVValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS AND PAID DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO THE FOUNDATION REGARDING THEIR ENROLLMENT AND GRADES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SCHOLARSHIP.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS ELLISPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$204,419BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$204,419TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$79,893NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSOFTWAREDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,964NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONOUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DO SO BY ENABLING INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DDONATIONS TO OTHER ENTITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2CHRIS ELLIS DANNY ELLIS PRESIDENT DIRECTOR SON CHRIS ELLIS WILLA ELLIS PRESIDENT DIRECTOR SON CATHERINE ELLIS CHRIS ELLIS SECRETARY PRESIDENT SPOUSE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6WHEN THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS NAMED TWO MEMBERS. THOSE MEMBERS HAVE NO AUTHORITY WITH REGARD TO THE POLICIES OR PROCEDURES OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AS PART OF THE MEETING MATERIALS. ANY DIRECTORS NOT PRESENT WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THE FORM 990 ATTACHED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL POLICIES AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED AND DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SETS THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND THOSE AMOUNTS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE IN FORT SCOTT, KANSAS.