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ELLISTON FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
ELLISTON FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0596992)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-23
IRS object ID
202641139349101554
Schema version
2025v4.1
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)
Return2026-04-23T17:49:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680596992EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ELLISTON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Gary EllistonInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlELLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2142102400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 Main St STE 3500AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP752023736ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY ELLISTONPersonNm
Person TitleDirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2142102400PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK M JERINA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01250202PTIN
Phone4694384612PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-23PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$2,489,889FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$67,920ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$8,641InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$8,641InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$63,837DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$63,837DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$31,631NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$121,610GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$31,631CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$172,029TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$104,109TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$6,555OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$5,391OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$20OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,575TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,391TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$45,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$45,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$51,575TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,391TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$45,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$120,454ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$98,718NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$244,426CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$274,803CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$274,803CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$235,150SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$269,753SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$269,753SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,424,407CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,479,881CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,945,333CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,903,983TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,024,437TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$2,489,889TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$1,903,983CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$2,024,437CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,903,983TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,024,437TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,903,983TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,024,437TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,903,983TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$120,454ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,024,437SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,024,437TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPublicly Traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price$121,610GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$89,979CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$31,631GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$31,631GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$31,631CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,372InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,372SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,372TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,072EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,072TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$300TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Elliston FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2142102400PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 Main StAddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP752023736ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppYes (true)UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MOLLI ELLISTON
901 Main St STE 3500DallasTX75202PresidentTreasurer2.00$0$0$0
GARY ELLISTON
901 Main St STE 3500DallasTX75202Director0.50$0$0$0
CLARK ELLISTON
901 Main St STE 3500DallasTX75202Director0.00$0$0$0
RACHEL ELLISTON
901 Main St STE 3500DallasTX75202Director0.00$0$0$0
TYLER ELLISTON
901 Main St STE 3500DallasTX75202Director0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NoneDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NoneDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,932,791AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$458,082AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,390,873TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,390,873AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$35,863CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,355,010NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$117,751MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$117,751MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,372TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,372TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$116,379DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$116,379DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$116,379DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$45,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$45,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$116,379DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$66,585ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$66,585TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$45,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$45,000AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$66,585ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$66,585ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Undistributed Income CY$4,794UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Texas on Missions
5351 Catron DrDallasTX75227nonePCGeneral Purposes$5,000
Texas A & M University
400 Bisell StCollege StationTX77843nonePCStudent Scholarships$9,000
Our Calling
PO Box 140428DallasTX75214nonePCGeneral Purposes$13,000
University of Oklahoma
660 Parrington OvalNormanOK73019nonePCStudent Scholarships$3,000
Texas State University
601 University DrSan MarcosTX78666nonePCStudent Scholarships$3,000
Samford University
800 Lakeshore DrBirminghamAL35229nonePCStudent Scholarships$3,000
University of Texas
132 Inner Campus DrAustinTX78705nonePCStudent Scholarships$3,000
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois StGoldenCO80401nonePCStudent Scholarships$1,000
Denison Ministries
17304 Preston RdDallasTX75252nonePCGeneral Purposes$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$45,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$8,641ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$63,837ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$31,631ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$104,109ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$104,109TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number1aLineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementNot appicableRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonGARY D ELLISTONContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 Main ST Ste 3500AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$67,920TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (41 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Abbott Labs$8,421$16,637
Agree Realty$20,485$30,354
Ambiq Micro Inc$11,986$8,550
Archer Daniels$12,340$17,247
Beazer Homes$23,484$20,270
Bloom Energy$24,531$60,823
Bruker Corp$45,827$47,110
Cullen Frost$20,170$25,326
Energy Transfer$17,847$16,490
Farmland Partners$23,047$19,380
Intel$13,335$12,915
Lattice Semiconductor$20,643$22,074
Newscelx LTD$9,936$11
NLS Pharm$10,350$1
Planantir Tech$9,338$36,550
Alps EFT$14,756$9,404
Annaly Capital$10,115$5,031
Armour REIT$9,135$530
Blackstone Group$10,355$123,312
Chevron$28,274$38,102
Conoco$11,684$18,722
Enterprize Products$7,760$19,236
GE$1,681$6,535
Intel$10,866$11,070
Ishares$9,857$19,326
Johnson Johnson$12,211$20,695
Kraft$9,213$2,425
Lumen Tech$10,425$2,719
PJT Partners$76$3,344
Procter Gamble$8,946$14,331
South Bow Corp$1,259$3,648
Taseko Mines$14,651$19,810
Transcanada$13,987$16,503
Verizon$10,214$7,738
Wabetc Corp$78$213
Viatris$530$435
DFA$886,738$1,143,122
Cliffwater LLC$37,515$36,905
Variant Ait$37,515$34,226
The Private Shares$40,051$47,117
Pfizer$10,249$7,096

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBank feesDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$20RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Investment advisor fees$5,391$5,391
Computer support$1,164