The Gail G Ellis Foundation concentrates its giving into a very small number of sizable gifts that support health care, higher education, and children's informal learning. Most dollars go to repeat, high-value grants to a few institutions rather than a broad mix of small awards, and grantees include a hospital, a public university, and a children's museum. The foundation appears to favor institutional capacity or program support for organizations with tangible community impact.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a very small portfolio of recipients with repeat grants; favors multi-year or multiple gifts to the same institutions rather than many small, one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Huntington Hospital, University of New Mexico, Kidspace Children's Museum
A defining feature of Gail G Ellis Foundation Inc C/o David Friedlander Fgmk is its repeated pattern of $100,000 grants to the same institutions across multiple years. University of New Mexico received that level of support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Huntington Hospital also appeared at $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeat cadence points to a funder that uses large, sustained gifts rather than one-off awards. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches beyond those anchor recipients. Kidspace Children's Museum received $100,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2025, and Pathway to Kinship received $50,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Across the file, the foundation supports healthcare institutions, a public university, children's informal learning, and related community-serving organizations. Its grants also include support for mobile care, museum and zoo programs, homeless services, and faith-based institutions, showing a mix of institutional support and community programming. The overall picture is of a private foundation that concentrates meaningful dollars in a relatively small set of organizations with ongoing relationships.
In healthcare, the foundation backed Huntington Hospital with $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also supported Mobile Care Foundation with $50,000 in 2024 plus $20,000 in both 2023 and 2025. That combination suggests attention to both hospital-level and service-delivery health work. In higher education, University of New Mexico received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, making it one of the clearest recurring grantees in the record. The foundation also gave $30,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024 to The UCLA Foundation. For children’s and informal learning, Kidspace Children's Museum received $100,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2025. The foundation also supported Laura Jean Music School with $20,000 in 2025, adding arts education to its mix of youth-focused giving.
Typical awards are small in count but large in amount: the p25, median, and p75 are $1,000, $1,000, and $3,500, even though the recent-grants list shows much larger institutional gifts. The record is marked by repeat support over multiple years rather than isolated grants, especially for several public charities that reappear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. This is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant record also suggests a fairly controlled grantmaking style, with a few recurring relationships absorbing much of the annual giving.
$641K
$13.2M
$2.2M
$940K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Gail G Ellis Foundation Inc C/O David Friedlander Fgmk.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 395 | $2M | 99.8% |
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Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 395 grants there and 1 grant in India. Among U.S. recipients, California appears frequently, including Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Marino, Santa Monica, Agoura Hills, Duarte, and Glendale Heights. Virginia is the top state by grant count overall, even though the headquarters are in Bannockburn, Illinois. Illinois recipients also appear in the record, including Chicago and Shorewood.
The recent grants point to healthcare institutions, higher education, and children’s informal learning. The record also includes support for museum education, homeless services, a zoo association, a music school, and faith-based organizations.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years, including University of New Mexico in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Huntington Hospital in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Pathway to Kinship in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The typical grant size is small on paper: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,500. The recent grants list also shows a separate cluster of much larger institutional gifts.
The foundation gives nationally, with 395 grants to U.S. recipients and 1 to India. Virginia is the top state by grant count, while California cities such as Pasadena and Los Angeles appear often in the recent grants list.
No. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $1K |
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $100,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL | HUNTINGTON, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| PATHWAY TO KINSHIP | AGOURA HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| KIDSPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | PASADENA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MOBILE CARE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| LAURA JEAN MUSIC SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH | SHOREWOOD, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAINT MATTHEWS PARISH SCHOOL | GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & GARDENS | SAN MARINO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| FEEDING AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| NEW ROADS SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HUNTINGTON LIBRARY SOCIETY OF FELLOWS | SAN MARINO, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| BRAVO VAIL | VAIL, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| BRENTWOOD SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| AUTISM SPEAKS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| VAIL HEALTH FOUNDATION | VAIL, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBOARD EDUCATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MAGICAL STRINGS OF YOUTH | BUFFALO GROVE, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY PASADENA | SIERRA MADRE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| USET FOUNDATION | GLADSTONE, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CEDARS SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | EDWARDS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| VISTA DEL MAR | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SOLES4SOULS | OLD HICKORY, TN | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST VINCENT MEALS ON WHEELS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | SKOKIE, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| USO | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN DIEGO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MAKE-A-WISH | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PASADENA | PASADENA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| AUTRY MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| STEADMAN PHIIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE | VAIL, CO | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THRIVE RESCUE | TUSTIN, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SUSAN G KOMEN | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MERCY SHIPS | GARDEN VALLEY, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL | ELGIN, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
$100,000PUBLIC CHARITY
HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL
$100,000PUBLIC CHARITY
PATHWAY TO KINSHIP
$50,000PUBLIC CHARITY
KIDSPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$50,000PUBLIC CHARITY
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$30,000PUBLIC CHARITY
LAURA JEAN MUSIC SCHOOL
$20,000PUBLIC CHARITY
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000PUBLIC CHARITY
SAINT MATTHEWS PARISH SCHOOL
$10,000PUBLIC CHARITY
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & GARDENS
$10,000PUBLIC CHARITY
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
$6,000PUBLIC CHARITY
SALVATION ARMY
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
MAGICAL STRINGS OF YOUTH
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
CEDARS SINAI
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
$3,500PUBLIC CHARITY
ST VINCENT MEALS ON WHEELS
$3,000PUBLIC CHARITY
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
$3,000PUBLIC CHARITY
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$3,000PUBLIC CHARITY
SAN DIEGO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE
$3,000PUBLIC CHARITY
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PASADENA
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
AUTRY MUSEUM
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
THRIVE RESCUE
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
SUSAN G KOMEN
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
MERCY SHIPS
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
$2,000PUBLIC CHARITY