Grants paid by The Ellen Fund
EIN 82-4122811 · CA · Form 990, Schedule I
The Ellen Fund of CA (EIN 82-4122811) reported 2 grants paid totaling $2,163,736 to 2 recipients in tax years 2020, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,163,736
2 grants
Recipients
2
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020
1 filing in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $2,163,736 | — |
Top recipients
The 2 recipients receiving the most from The Ellen Fund, by grants paid, out of 2 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund 52-1118866 | A | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2,040,136 | 2020 |
| Mass Design Group Ltd 61-1659704 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $123,600 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 2 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Atlanta, GA | A | $2,040,136 | paid | FOR DESIGN & CONSTUCTION OF THE PERMANANET FACILITY IN THE MUSANZE DISTRICT OF RWANDA, TO PROVIDE SPACE TO SUPPORT THE GORILLA PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. | 202133149349305548 |
| 2020 | Mass Design Group Ltd Boston, MA | A | $123,600 | paid | TO CONCEPTUALIZE, PRODUCE, REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTE VIDEOS & MIXED MEDIA IN RELATION TO THE CONSTUCTION OF THE ELLEN DEGENERES CAMPUS OF THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND LOCATED IN MUSANZE, RWANDA. | 202133149349305548 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133149349305548 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/824122811.json.
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