Ellis L Phillips Foundation
WALTHAM, MA EIN: 13-5677691
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$4.6M
+7.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$252K
+7.0% YoY
Grant Count
9
-18.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$28K
+30.8% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $4,642,674 | $4,312,114 | $4,222,191 |
| Revenue | $878,220 | $315,282 | $205,937 |
| Expenses | $466,795 | $435,603 | $315,788 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $369,442 | $346,493 | $228,772 |
| Net Investment Income | $332,666 | $221,172 | $118,921 |
| Distributable Amount | $220,428 | $214,678 | $241,568 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDY G WATTS | PRESIDENT | 10 | $36,195 |
| CYNTHIA PHILLIPS | TREASURER | 5 | — |
| KATHRYN NOEL PHILLIPS | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | — |
| NICHOLAS ZIMMERMANN | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| SPENCER BLASDALE | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| PAULA EDGAR | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| ANDREW P PARSEGIAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| MARTIN ZIMMERMANN | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| SARAH PROSSER | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Massachusetts $848K (82%)
New York $122K (12%)
Illinois $25K (2%)
Maine $20K (2%)
Washington $20K (2%)
Connecticut $750 (0%)
Cities
BostonBrooklineBrunswickCambridgeCharlestownChicagoDarienDeerfieldDorchesterKingstonNew BedfordNew YorkNorthbridgeRedmondWalthamWest Roxbury
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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