Echo Inc
Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO, Inc.) provides food, clothing, housewares and limited financial assistance to individuals and families in need in the Burke/Springfield community. Our mission is guided by the core values of service, people and innovation: strengthening our community through compassionate support, treating all with respect and dignity and continuously improving how we serve through thoughtful, efficient solutions.
Echo Inc at a glance
In short: Echo Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,337
- -51.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,169
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,169
- Total assets
- $3,624,908
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Echo Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Baptist Church of Springfield ($11K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Echo Inc gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $137K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church of Springfield Springfield, VA | Support for baby formula ministry serving needy families | $11,247 |
| Medical Missionaries Manassas, VA | General support | $9,090 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,624,908 | $2,168,619 | $1,928,400 | $20,337 | 2 | $351 |
| 2024 | $3,394,865 | $1,831,827 | $1,760,377 | $41,940 | 3 | $582 |
| 2023 | $3,297,101 | $1,841,222 | $1,699,996 | $35,461 | 3 | $416 |
| 2022 | $3,153,537 | $1,803,962 | $1,664,966 | $14,680 | 1 | $77 |
| 2021 | $3,484,390 | $2,109,395 | $1,521,981 | $19,721 | 3 | $458 |
| 2020 | $3,321,060 | $1,697,418 | $1,357,016 | $28,495 | 3 | $2,351 |
| 2019 | $2,074,814 | $1,420,594 | $1,379,322 | $137,175 | 4 | $2,656 |
About Echo Inc
Based on IRS filings
Echo Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Springfield, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $351.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Echo Inc is led by Robert Vitter, President & Board of Directors on every filing since 2020; none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Vitter
President & Board of Directors
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Baier
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dick Marvin
Director
Director → Director & Vice President Finance, 2020
Director & Vice President Finance → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fran Eck
Director
Director & Co-Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Pate
Director
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Heine
Trustee
Director & Trustee → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
4.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Colahan
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Asma
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Beardsley
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Hellier
Director
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Taylor
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Short
Trustee
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Quinn
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fleming
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Pester
Director
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Rookard
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Sherman
Director
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Diegelman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Buckley
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Stankiewicz
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Warner
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Parlave
Director
On filings since 2023
3.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walter Rieder
Director
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Heath
Director
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Faber
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Goldberg
Vice President - Finance
Treasurer → Vice President - Finance, 2022
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Smith
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Prosek
Vice President
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah McElroy
Secretary
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regan and Rachel Brough
Co-Directors
Director → Co-Directors, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Juan and Miriam Rodriguez (2019–2024) — Co-Directors
- Former: Vida Vatanpour (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Christalyn Solomon (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Darger-Stewart (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Anita King (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Betty Aldrich (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Siner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rachel and Regan Brough (2019–2023) — Co-Directors
- Former: Terry Arndt (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Burbach (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Chiles (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom McKay (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Pat McNabb (2020–2022) — Co-Secretary
- Former: Gregory Suess (2022) — Director
- Former: Rick Priest (2022) — Director
- Former: Cecelia and John Frazee (2019–2021) — Co-Directors
- Former: Jean Buffardi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Ray (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John Wherry (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marifran Bustion (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Reidy (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Nancy McKay (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandy Gumbert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherri Shunfenthal (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Poe (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dave Buckley (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Park (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Harahan (2019) — Co-Secretary
- Former: Bob Vitter (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Catherine McMahon (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Ivan Imm (2019) — Director
- Former: John Frazee (2019) — Director, Vice President & Finance
- Former: Judith Riekse (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Robert Diegelman (2019) — President & Board of Directors
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Echo Inc
How much does Echo Inc give each year?
Echo Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $42K across 3 grants.
How large is Echo Inc?
Echo Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Echo Inc?
Echo Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Springfield, VA. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Echo Inc operate?
Echo Inc has awarded grants in Maryland, Virginia.
What is Echo Inc's EIN?
Echo Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0852799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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