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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “echs”
Where the money went
Largest: $86,250 to BARD COLLEGE — core support for the smart transfer early college high school (echs) program at bard high school early college (bhsec) bronx, designed to identify, recruit, and support underrepres…
Largest: $50,000 to MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION — for early college high school at midland college (echs@mc)
Horizons FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to In Lak'ech Dance Academy — in lak'ech dance academy
Largest: $10,000 to PRINCESS ECHE — post-secondary scholarship
Largest: $2,000 to ECH EVERY CHILD'S HOPE — program support
Nova Academy Childrens FoundationSanta Ana, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to NOVA ACADEMY ECHS — to offset costs of the sports court build out at the santa ana campus
Wend IiBentonville, AR
1 matching grant · $23,000 · through 2023Largest: $23,000 to Colorado Nonprofit Development Center — to provide operating support to in lak'ech denver arts.
Youthbridge Community FoundationSaint Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $22,989 · through 2023Largest: $22,989 to ECH EVERY CHILD'S HOPE — program activity funding
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,000 to IN LAK'ECH DENVER ARTS — secondary & high schools
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
1 matching grant · $650,000 · through 2022Largest: $650,000 to ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOLS — toward construction of echs-gardena
Largest: $4,078 to NASH-ROCKY MOUNT SCHOOL DISTRICT — nrm-echs peer group connections leadership program
Largest: $2,880 to ECH FOUNDATION — general operating
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →