The mission of the Ellis Family Charitable Foundation (EFCF) is to make qualifying gifts, grants, and contributions to a variety of sectors including religious, charitable, educational, scientific, literary, historical, and youth organizations. Their aim encompasses support for post-secondary education through scholarships and other educational purposes, alongside backing community initiatives recognized as tax-exempt or public charities. A significant focus of their efforts is directed towards benefiting the welfare of residents or workers in Burlington County, New Jersey, ensuring that at least 90% of benefits disbursed aid this community.
The EFCF Grant Program is centered around supporting a wide array of causes, with a commitment to assisting religious, educational, scientific, literary, historical, and youth organizations, among others. It specifically targets support towards entities that are recognized as federal tax-exempt under certain IRS codes, including 501(c)(3) public charities and 509(a) public charities, as well as 4942(j)(3) private operating foundations or equivalent governmental units. The guiding principle of the grant program is to facilitate contributions that advance the welfare of Burlington County, New Jersey's residents or workers, earmarking at least 90% of the foundation's disbursements for this purpose.