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THE ECHO STREET FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 274017816 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.4M
expenses
$15K
net assets
$24.8M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Echo Street Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to support indigent individuals and children. Its funding focuses on education, legal assistance, mental health, and basic needs, primarily through donations to donor-advised funds and nonprofit organizations. The foundation distributed over $2.5 million in grants in 2023 and 2024.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Grants for Indigent Children
Supports programs that assist indigent children, including mental health services, education, and extracurricular activities.
Grants for Indigent People
Provides funding to organizations and donor-advised funds supporting indigent adults through education, legal aid, and basic needs services.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 3 activities
    • Funding assistance to indigent children through Hearts of the Father Outreach
      Funds Hearts of the Father Outreach to provide assistance to indigent children. This reflects a grantmaking commitment to child welfare and support services.
    • Funding assistance to indigent children through West Palm Beach Football Club Inc
      Funds West Palm Beach Football Club Inc to provide assistance to indigent children. This grantmaking activity is documented in multiple IRS-990 filings.
    • Funding educational development for indigent people through Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires
      Funds Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires to support educational development for indigent people. This grantmaking activity is consistently reported across filings.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 2 activities
    • Funding legal assistance for indigent people through Namati
      Funds Namati to provide legal assistance to indigent people. This grantmaking activity supports access to justice for vulnerable populations.
    • Funding legal assistance for indigent people through the Innocence Project
      Funds the Innocence Project to provide legal assistance to indigent people, specifically supporting justice reform and wrongful conviction work.
  • Mental Health Research and Services Funding 1 activity
    • Funding assistance to indigent children through the Child Mind Institute
      Funds the Child Mind Institute to provide assistance to indigent children. This grantmaking activity has been sustained over multiple reporting periods.
  • Donor-Advised Fund Grantmaking 1 activity
    • Funding assistance to indigent people through the Poole Family Charitable Fund DAF
      Funds the Poole Family Charitable Fund DAF to provide assistance to indigent people. This grantmaking activity has been reported in multiple fiscal periods.
  • Private K–12 School Support 1 activity
    • Funding educational development for indigent people through Construct Inc
      Funds Construct Inc to support educational development for indigent people. This reflects a targeted grantmaking initiative in support of underserved populations.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.44M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$506K21%
Other revenue$1.79M
expenses
Total expenses$15K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$1.38M
balance sheet
Total assets$24.82M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$24.82M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +118.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • GREGORY POOLE — Chairman
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • CHILD MIND INSTITUTE Partner — Funded to provide assistance to indigent children.
  • CONSTRUCT INC Partner — Funded to support educational development for indigent people.
  • HEARTS OF THE FATHER OUTREACH Partner — Funded to provide assistance to indigent children.
  • INNOCENCE PROJECT Partner — Funded to provide legal assistance to indigent people.
  • NAMATI Partner — Funded to provide legal assistance to indigent people.
  • POOLE FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND DAF Partner — Funded to provide assistance to indigent people.
  • VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE BERKSHIRES Partner — Funded to support educational development for indigent people.
  • WEST PALM BEACH FOOTBALL CLUB INC Partner — Funded to provide assistance to indigent children.