The Echo Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2026 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2026, this tax year.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $772 a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
12.0 mo
of spending, in cash
12.0 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$20K
Spent
$19K
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$20K
FY2026
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$25K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$0
FY2026$20K
Expenses
$19K
FY2026▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$17K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$29K
FY2026$19K
Net assets
$19K
FY2026▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$7K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$18K
FY2026$19K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending May 2026) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 98% · $19K Operating & administrative 2% · $400

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF.

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize 990-PF Part VIII
President-CEO
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Secretary-Treasurer
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Chief Financial Officer
$0990-PF Pt VIII
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in New York, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 6 grants · $19K · 2025–2025
Fashion Institute of Technology FoundationFY2025$7,500
Rhode Island School of DesignFY2025$3,500
Parsons the New School of DesignFY2025$3,500
Father's Daymother's Day CouncilFY2025$2,890
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeFY2025$1,000
Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural SocietyFY2025$400

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$3K
Median grantPart XV$4K
Largest grantPart XV$8K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$20K
Gifts and grants$20K
Money out
$19K
Grants paid$19K
Running costs$400
Owns and owes
$19K
net assets
Cash and savings$19K
Total assets$19K
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$20K
Total revenue$20K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$19K
Total assets$19K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$19K
Operations
Fiscal year endsMay

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 3, 2026 $20K$19K$810$19K 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Oct 8, 2025 $0$29K−$29K$18K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2024 $25K$23K$2K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2023 $50K$15K$35K$45K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2022 $25K$21K$4K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2021 $0$17K−$17K$7K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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