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The Echo Charitable Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $209,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Echo Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Ipswich, MA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $209,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Massachusetts Rivers Alliance in Somerville, MA for environmental.
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- EIN
- 466367418
- Based in
- Ipswich, MA
- Assets
- $22,563
- Grants paid
- $209,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202631349349103488. It reported $209,500 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance | Somerville, MA | Environmental | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aane | Watertown, MA | Educational | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Association of Conservation Commissioners | Belmont, MA | Environmental | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team | Rockport, MA | Environmental | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ipswich River Watershed Assoc | Ipswich, MA | Environmental | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Animal welfare | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Three Sisters Garden Project | Ipswich, MA | Environmental | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Hill Community Development | Blue Hill, ME | Environmental | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ipswich Humane Group | Ipswich, MA | Animal welfare | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Plant Trust Inc | Wayland, MA | Environmental | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | Cultural | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Paws Rescue | Groveland, MA | Animal welfare | Animal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manchester Essex Conservation Trust | Manchester, MA | Environmental | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Northern Woodlands Education | Lyme, NH | Environmental | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cantemus Chamber Chorus | Ipswich, MA | Cultural | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202521359349101512. It reported $228,500 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich River Watershed Assoc | Ipswich, MA | Environmental | Environment | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Three Sisters Garden Project | Ipswich, MA | Environmental | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass Association of Conservation Commissioners | Belmont, MA | Environmental | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Animal welfare | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance | Cambridge, MA | Environmental | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ipswich Humane Group | Ipswich, MA | Animal welfare | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manchester Essex Conservation Trust | Manchester, MA | Environmental | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native Plant Trust Inc | Framingham, MA | Environmental | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | Cultural | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team | Rockport, MA | Environmental | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Northern Woodlands Education | Lyme, NH | Environmental | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Paws Rescue | Groveland, MA | Animal welfare | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cantemus Chamber Chorus | Ipswich, MA | Cultural | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $232,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $65,000 |
| Animal-related | $9,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $430,000 |
| Maine | $5,000 |
| New Hampshire | $3,000 |
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- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Massachusetts
- Who funds public safety, disaster preparedness and relief in New Hampshire
Updated May 14, 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.