Echo Foundation
Echo Foundation reported $10.2 million in revenue and $9.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $62.61 went to program services, $35.61 to management and general costs and $1.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $401,168 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 64% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.3MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$16.40 $1.7M
- Program service revenue$81.56 $8.3M
- Investment income$2.04 $208K
Other revenue was negative: −$16,511. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 62.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 35.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 16.4% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 81.7% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $401,168 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.32% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.4 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEcho Foundation (the organization) is a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the state of california. The organization was founded in 1970. The organization operates the echo horizon school for grades pre-kindergarten through sixth in culver city, california. Echo serviced 198 students during FY 24/25
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $373,662 | $0 | $27,506 | $401,168 |
| CFO (THRU 06.24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,154 | $0 | $17,723 | $171,877 |
| MAKER SPACE COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,230 | $0 | $15,877 | $165,107 |
| CLASSROOM TEACHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,812 | $0 | $14,167 | $134,979 |
| DIRECTOR OF EARLY EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,740 | $0 | $12,104 | $128,844 |
| CLASSROOM TEACHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,516 | $0 | $11,522 | $119,038 |
| DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,938 | $0 | $3,046 | $115,984 |
| CFO (SINCE 07.24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $87,156 | $0 | $270 | $87,426 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Echo Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $581K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 578
- Volunteers Part I, line 675
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Echo Foundation totaling $26,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Echo Foundation spent in FY2025, $62.61 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Echo Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Echo Foundation reported that 62.6% of its $9.3 million in expenses went to program services, 35.6% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Echo Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Echo Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $401,168, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Echo Foundation get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 16.4% came from contributions and grants and 81.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Echo Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2654647 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620239349300142 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540579349301714 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333479349300333 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340349349300444 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211069349300911 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130429349301608 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2654647: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.