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THE ELLIS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
THE ELLIS FOUNDATION (EIN 48-1093604)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2012-11-02
IRS object ID
201233079349300648
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-11-02T14:41:25-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN203844413EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIEHL BANWART BOLTON CPAs PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 469AddressLine1
CityFORT SCOTTCity
StateKSState
ZIP Code66701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN481093604EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Ellis FoundationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlELLINameControl
Phone6202232232Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 54AddressLine1
CityFort ScottCity
StateKSState
ZIP Code66701ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameChris EllisName
TitlePresidentTitle
Phone6202232232Phone
Date Signed2012-11-02DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCAROL J HILLName
PTINP00228069PTIN
Phone6202234300Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonChris EllisNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 54AddressLine1
CityFort ScottCity
StateKSState
ZIP Code66701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts10225848GrossReceipts
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Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
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Year Formation1990YearFormation
State Legal DomicileKSStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo provide High School graduates who have limited financial resources, access to higher education. We do so by enabling individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutions to partner with us to provide scholarships that prepare capable students to become America's future leaders.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year1315004TotalRevenuePriorYear
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Total Assets EOY11425091TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY710TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY506TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Mission DescriptionOur mission is to provide High School graduates access to higher education. We do so by enabling individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutions to partner with us to provide scholarships that prepare students to become America's future leaders.MissionDescription
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Expense1108237Expense
DescriptionEducational scholarships to students who submit written applications to the Foundation. A personal interview with Foundation personnel is required for all potential scholarship recipients.Description

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Expense39000Expense
DescriptionAssistance provided to the Beacon, Inc. in Fort Scott, Kansas. The Beacon serves approximately 400 low income families in Bourbon County Kansas by providing food and clothing.Description

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Expense2000Expense
DescriptionDonations to the City of Fort Scott and United Way of Bourbon County Kansas.Description
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Total Of Other Program Service Exp2000TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
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Business Name Line1Matt MesserBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number6202232232TelephoneNumber

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Address Line110 State StAddressLine1
CityFort ScottCity
StateKSState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
Danny Ellis
Director1.00X000
Willa Ellis
Director1.00X000
Chris Ellis
President/Executive Director40.00X13500000X
Catherine Ellis
Secretary/Treasurer20.00X4700000
Tom Scott
Director1.00X000
Betty Scott
Director1.00X000
Bobby Patton
Director1.00X000
Eleanor Patton
Director1.00X000
Michael Cillessen
Director1.00X000
Kaye Cillessen
Director1.00X000
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Total Revenue Column162418TotalRevenueColumn
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Securities891051Securities

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Total1108237Total
Program Services1108237ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total135000Total
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Total197830Total
Management And General197830ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total7362Total
Management And General7362ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total25660Total
Management And General25660ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total744Total
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Total7280Total
Management And General7280ManagementAndGeneral

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Total31860Total
Management And General31860ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total2952Total
Management And General2952ManagementAndGeneral

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Total22489Total
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total9889Total
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Travel Travel

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Total21146Total
Management And General21146ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total41547Total
Management And General41547ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

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Total1658997Total
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Fundraising0Fundraising

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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY1041761BOY
EOY3148723EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY12804BOY
EOY4369EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis546429LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec68043LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY464142BOY
EOY478386EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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BOY1331607BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY3698455BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY710BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY710BOY
EOY506EOY
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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY2601204BOY
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BOY3698455BOY
EOY11425091EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses7611565ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes115275ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Community Trust170b1 AviXCommunityTrust170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1097547CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2153385CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1667854CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1260577CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year9172379CurrentTaxYear
Total15351742Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1097547CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2153385CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1667854CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1260577CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year9172379CurrentTaxYear
Total15351742Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total1706825246PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years115621CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years61199CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year110154CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year98183CurrentTaxYear
Total501794Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support15853536TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.43050PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.69000PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis6022OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value6022BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis419237OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation25703Depreciation
Book Value393534BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis60595OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation38553Depreciation
Book Value22042BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis60575OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3787Depreciation
Book Value56788BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings478386TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
US Trust1600194F
Burke Lawton Brewer5576492F
Oppenheimer Investments174954F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities7351640TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Total Revenue9270562TotalRevenue
Total Expenses1658997TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year7611565ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments115275NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments115275TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS7726840ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt9385837TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments115275NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990115275RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal9270562RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9909270562TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1658997TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal1658997ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9901658997TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The BeaconBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 E 6th StAddressLine1
CityFort ScottCity
StateKSState
ZIP Code66701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient480996386EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)3IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant39000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantAssist local not for profit who provides food and clothing to over 400 low income families.PurposeOfGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
College Scholarships688292Book/FMV
Matching Scholarships419945Book/FMV

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: Scholarships 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.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Chris Ellis is the son of Danny & Willa Ellis. Catherine Ellis is the wife of Chris Ellis. Tom & Betty Scott are husband & wife. Bobby & Eleanor Patton are husband & wife. Michael & Kaye Cillessen are husband & wife.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6When the Foundation was established the governing documents named 2 members. Those members have no authority with regard to the policies or procedures of the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A 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, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Board of Directors reviews all policies at its annual meeting. Any potential conflicts of interest are disclosed and documented.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, 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, Part VI, Section C, 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.
Form 990, Part XI, line 5:Net unrealized gains on investments: 115,275.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: