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Echo Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $3 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Echo Foundation, a private foundation in Lynden, WA, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $3,002,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 23, 2026. The largest was $865,000 to Whatcom Community Foundation in Bellingham, WA for to provide funding for various charitable project funds.
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- EIN
- 853538325
- Based in
- Lynden, WA
- Assets
- $88,570,511
- Grants paid
- $3,002,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202641749349100314. It reported $3,002,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom Community Foundation | Bellingham, WA | To provide funding for various charitable project funds | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $865,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellingham Technical College Foundation | Bellingham, WA | Scholarships | Education | $507,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To support providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whatcom Foodbank Network | Bellingham, WA | To support programs providing food to low income families in whatcom county | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alaska Community Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Funding designated for the alaska flood relief | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cascade Public Media | Seattle, WA | To support the mission to inform and inspire our community to make it a better, more educated place by providing quality television, trusted journalism, and memorable live events | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Connection | Pasco, WA | To support programs to foster skills and create jobs for women survivors of trafficking, addiction, homelessness, and poverty | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jansen Arts Center | Lynden, WA | To support the center's mission of providing opportunities for the community to engage with the arts | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA | To support the compass 2 campus program to increase access to higher education for low-income, black, indigenous, and students of color | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whatcom Land Trust | Bellingham, WA | To fund the mission to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural, and open space lands in whatcom county | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Baker Rotary Foundation | Lynden, WA | To provide funds for lynden city parks | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners for Schools Dba Be the One | Lynden, WA | Designated funding for mentor coordinator position | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technic Training Center | Lynden, WA | Funds designated for training machinery | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foothills Food Bank | Maple Falls, WA | To support programs providing food to low income families greater whatcom county, wa | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Children's Theatre | Seattle, WA | To support the mission of providing children of all ages access to professional theatre with a focus on new works and theatre education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Harvest Church | Moses Lake, WA | To support the mission of supporting the community | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beacon for Life | Lynden, WA | To support the mission of helping individuals with addiction and mental illness find hope for recovery | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hospital de La Familia Foundation | Berkely, CA | To support the mission of providing life-changing care in rural guatemala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kindred Matters | Salem, OR | To support a camp focused on strengthening sibling relationships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Mission | Bellingham, WA | To support the mission of healing homelessness | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | To fund the camp casey project to further the purpose of the ymca to support youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Rooted | Spokane Valley, WA | To support a camp focused on strengthening sibling relationships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Growing Veterans | Lynden, WA | To support the mission of empowering veterans to cultivate purpose and belonging by growing food, community, and each other | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202540669349100519. It reported $3,608,720 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City Union Gospel Mission | Pasco, WA | To provide support for food and shelter for low-income and homeless individuals in pasco, wa | Human services | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whatcom Community Foundation | Bellingham, WA | To provide funding for the meridian school district early learning center | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellingham Technical College Foundation | Bellingham, WA | Scholarships | Education | $773,720 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whatcom Foodbank Network | Bellingham, WA | To support programs providing food to low income families in whatcom county | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cascade Public Media | Seattle, WA | Funding designated for capital improvements | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jansen Arts Center | Lynden, WA | To support the center's mission of providing opportunities for the community to engage with the arts | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To support providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners for Schools Dba Be the One | Lynden, WA | Designated funding for mentor coordinator position | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technic Training Center | Lynden, WA | Funds designated for training machinery | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA | To support the compass 2 campus program to increase access to higher education for low-income, black, indigenous, and students of color | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Whidbey | Coupeville, WA | To support the restoration of the haller house, a historic landmark, in coupeville, wa | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kindred Matters | Salem, OR | To support a camp focused on strengthening sibling relationships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Baker Rotary Foundation | Lynden, WA | To provide funds for lynden city parks and a scholarship fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Rooted | Spokane Valley, WA | To support a camp focused on strengthening sibling relationships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Harvest Church | Moses Lake, WA | To support the rose of charity drive | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Kitchen | Pasco, WA | To support programs to foster skills and create jobs for women survivors of trafficking, addiction, homelessness, and poverty. | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Mission | Bellingham, WA | To support the building campaign for the mission's new homeless shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lydia Place | Bellingham, WA | To support the effort to disrupt the cycle of homelessness and nuture healing and belonging for current and future generations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lynden Community Center | Lynden, WA | To support the mission of providing a place and environment for community members, especially seniors, to experience great food, friendship, and fun | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Baker Ffa | Deming, WA | Funding designated for a powder coating booth | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Only 7 Seconds | Lynden, WA | Funding designated for lynden high school's only 7 seconds program which addresses loneliness in teenagers by encouraging and empowering individuals & partners to connect with others who matter in the | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,030,000 |
| Education | $1,380,720 |
| Human services | $1,005,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $600,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $225,000 |
| Environment | $100,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
| Employment | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $5,870,720 |
| District of Columbia | $600,000 |
| Alaska | $100,000 |
| Oregon | $30,000 |
| California | $10,000 |
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Updated June 23, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.