The Jay Ellis Foundation was established in 2014 as a 501c3 public charity by Jay Ellis and his parents, Wendell R. Ellis, Sr., a career Sergeant in the United States Air Force currently working for American Airlines and Paula Bryant-Ellis, previously a corporate executive in banking and finance now CEO of the Jay Ellis Foundation and of the film production company, The Sycamore Group West, both based in Los Angeles, CA. 

The mission of the Jay Ellis Foundation is to help individuals facing socioeconomic hardships further their education at post secondary institutions.