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Inga Ellzey Chis Foundation Inc

Casselberry, FL · EIN 59-3790159. Reported 122 grants totalling $382,853 to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100median grant
$382,853granted, 2021-2024
84organizations funded
35%of grantees funded again the next year
$16,579assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Inga Ellzey Chis Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $100. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $250; the smallest was $20 and the largest $48,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
108 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
2 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
1 grant
$10,000 - $25,000
3 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
8 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Canine RescueNorth Augusta, SC$175,000442024
Cat Tail Corner IncDeleon Springs, FL$153,500442024
AdventhealthOrlando, FL$10,000112022
AdventhealthsunsystemOrlando, FL$10,000112021
Rock N RoomsHillsboro, OR$10,000112024
Pet AllianceOrlando, FL$5,000112021
Mara Elephant ProjectPueblo, CO$1,500332024
Peaceful Valley Donkey RescueMerrifield, VA$1,400442024
Vested Interest in K9S IncMerrifield, VA$1,000112022
K9 Life Line RescueMontrose, CO$900332024
Gentle GiantsHagerstown, MD$800332024
IfawAuburn, AL$750332023
Tiger Creek Animal SanctuaryTyler, TX$550222023
US Comm CenterPueblo, CO$500112023
Vital Ground FoundationMissoula, MT$500112024
Project K-9 HeroFredrick, MD$450222024
Guardian Angels Medical Service DogsMerrifield, VA$400112023
Irondog K9 LnternationalMcdonough, GA$400222024
Turning Pointe Donkey RescueMerrifield, VA$400222024
Paws for Purple HeartsMerrifield, VA$350222024
Sacred Heart Southern MissionsWalls, MS$350332024
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC$350222024
Tiger HavenMerrifield, VA$309222024
Paws of HonorMerrifield, VA$300112023
American Lung AssociationChicago, IL$275332023
Castleton Ranch Horse RescueLancaster, CA$265112023
Animal AngelsMerrifield, VA$250222024
Baby Rhino RescuePueblo, CO$250112023
Four Paws RescueMerrifield, VA$250112022
Lost Meadows Mule RefugeSan Angelo, TX$250112023
Noah's Lost ArkMerrifield, VA$250222024
Orlando Union RescueOrlando, FL$248112022
Animal Recovery MissionMiami, FL$200222024
Arabian Rescue MissionLeitchfield, KY$200222024
Dream Catcher Wild Horse & Burro SanctuaryPueblo, CA$200112021
Equine Voices Rescue & SanctuaryPueblo, CO$200222024
Goldens Without BordersLas Vegas, NV$200112023
Keepers of the WildPueblo, CO$200222024
Mutts With a MissionSterling, VA$200222024
Smiling Dog FarmsHouston, TX$200222024
The Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJ$200112023
The USOWashington, DC$200112023
Turtle Island Restoration NetworkForest Knolls, CA$200112022
White Wolf SanctuaryTidewater, OR$200112024
Little Longears Mini Donkey RescueMerrifield, VA$156112022
Little Longears Miniature Donkey RescueMerrifield, VA$150222024
Mouth & Foot Painting ArtistsAtlanta, GA$150222022
Speak Up for HorsesFalmouth, KY$108112024
American Federation of Police and Concerned CitizensTitusville, FL$100112024
Asia WildCharleston, SC$100112024
Citizens Behind the BadgeMerrifield, VA$100112023
Cops DirectSan Ramon, CA$100112024
East Coast Exotic Animal RescueFairfield, PA$100112024
Elephant Aid InternationalMerrifield, VA$100112023
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DC$100112022
Feeding Pets of the HomelessFrederick, MD$100112023
Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA$100112024
Habitat for HorsesAlvin, TX$100112023
International Conservation Caucus FoundationMerrifield, VA$100112023
Lions Tigers & BearsAlpine, CA$100112024
Make-a-Wish Foundation of AmericaPhoenix, AZ$100112024
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$100112024
Orphan AcresViola, IL$100112024
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaSanford, FL$100112021
Pride Rock Wildlife RescueTerrell, TX$100112023
Red Bell Run Foundation IncColumbus, NC$100112024
Rise for AnimalsBoston, MA$100112023
Save a RescueWestlake Village, CA$100112023
Second Chances for Blind Dogs FoundationSherman Oaks, CA$100112024
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenRanson, WV$100112021
Tunnel to TowersPhiladelphia, PA$100112023
Veterans of Foreign WarsTopeka, KS$100112022
Volunteer Firefighter AllianceHouston, TX$100112021
World Animal ProtectionNew York, NY$100112024
Wounded Warrior ProjectDeland, FL$100112023
Friends of the EarthMerrifield, VA$75112023
Four Corners Equine RescuePueblo, CO$65112023
BideaweeWantagh, NY$57112024
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA$50112021
Jane Goodall InstituteWashington, DC$50112023
Marine Mammal CenterFort Cronkhite Sausali, CA$50112023
SPCA InternationalNew York, NY$50112023
United States Deputy Sheriffs AssocWichita, KS$25112021
The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC$20112022

26 of 84 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Animal Welfare
29 grants
Environment
7 grants
Education
4 grants
Diseases & Disorders
3 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
3 grants
Crime & Legal
2 grants
Human Services
2 grants
Youth Development
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202118$97,025$200
202217$96,599$200
202348$87,014$100
202439$102,215$100

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 47% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Florida
$179K
South Carolina
$175K
Oregon
$10K
Virginia
$6K
Colorado
$4K
Maryland
$1K
Texas
$1K
California
$1K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $100. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Inga Ellzey Chis Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1211 SR 436 Ste 141, Casselberry, FL, 32707. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 59-3790159 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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