Echoing Green Inc
Echoing Green Inc is a public charity based in New York, New York, formed in 1987. It discovers emerging social entrepreneurs and invests in the growth of their ideas and leadership through fellowships, funding, leadership development, and community support.
Echoing Green Inc at a glance
In short: Echoing Green Inc gave $2.6M across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $64K), top state District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,640,000
- -51.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 41
- -46.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,390
- -9.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $67,569,638
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Echoing Green Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 350 Fifth Avenue 4610, New York, NY 10118
Phone: (212) 689-1165
Website: https://echoinggreen.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Echoing Green Inc
Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellowship
Echoing Green Inc
Amount
$80,000 - $90,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Echoing Green Climate Fellowship
Echoing Green Inc
Amount
$80,000 - $90,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Echoing Green Fellowship Grant
Echoing Green Inc
Amount
US $80,000 - US $90,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Echoing Green Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Evmatch Inc ($250K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
334 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 181 grants of 334 (54%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Echoing Green describes its search and support as global. Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states; the largest shares by recipient state were DC (23%), California (22%), New York (12%), Tennessee (8%), and Delaware (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 41 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Echoing Green Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $666K (2019) to $5.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evmatch Inc Redwood City, CA | Signal Fund Grant | $250,000 |
| Wellthi Technologies Inc Washington, DC | Signal Fund Grant | $250,000 |
| Center for Black Southern Culture Memphis, TN | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Conconnect Holding Corp Yonkers, NY | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Halcyon House-Blue Filter Washington, DC | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Health in Her Hue New York, NY | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| New Voters Berwyn, PA | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Nutrible Inc Black Jack, MO | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Sami Health Tacoma, WA | Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreenurs-AI4ABOLITION Calabasas, CA | Fellowship | $100,000 |
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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 | $67,569,638 | $12,752,182 | $18,136,468 | $2,640,000 | 41 | $2,255,455 |
| 2024 | $74,391,016 | $19,759,875 | $21,996,202 | $5,470,345 | 77 | $1,986,558 |
| 2023 | $73,591,798 | $29,712,980 | $19,811,453 | $5,311,785 | 84 | $665,138 |
| 2022 | $60,744,468 | $19,754,073 | $14,680,792 | $4,054,223 | 62 | $83,220 |
| 2021 | $54,047,472 | $55,333,472 | $9,514,047 | $2,180,158 | 70 | $-311,041 |
| 2020 | $9,638,299 | $9,670,493 | $8,471,371 | $1,095,914 | 13 | $16,714 |
| 2019 | $9,804,254 | $10,382,128 | $10,026,323 | $665,977 | 7 | $12,615 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Echoing Green’s mission is to discover emerging leaders and invest deeply in the growth of their ideas. Its work includes identifying early-stage social entrepreneurs, developing their leadership, and connecting them with resources and a community of support. Its fellowship materials identify areas including education, climate justice, human rights, and health, among others.
The organization’s 2025 grants included awards designated as fellowships and Signal Fund grants. Examples of grantee work, as described by the grantees themselves, include Trubel&Co’s use of STEM education and civic innovation to support diverse youth, and Southern Movement Committee’s community organizing and community-led lawyering for racial justice and human rights in Tennessee. Other 2025 recipients described work in areas such as youth social-change leadership, health equity, legal education, and criminal legal system reform.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Echoing Green reported 41 grants totaling $2,640,000. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000. The two largest listed awards were $250,000 each: a Signal Fund grant to EVMATCH INC and a Signal Fund grant to WELLTHI TECHNOLOGIES INC. Among the listed $100,000 fellowship grants were awards to Center for Black Southern Culture, Health in Her Hue, New Voters, Sami Health, Southern Movement Committee, and Trubel&Co.
Echoing Green describes its Fellowship as a full-time program for early-stage social entrepreneurs, with leadership development, wellbeing support, expert resources, and community convenings. Its fellowship materials describe a $100,000 stipend over 18 months; a separate program listing gives an award range of $80,000–$90,000. The organization also describes Follow-On Funding for Fellow-led organizations, with Catalytic Funding of $25,000 and a Sustainability and Scale grant of $50,000. The Signal Fund is described as providing capital to Echoing Green leaders who have developed their organizations over five to ten years.
The Fellowship application process includes submitting application materials during an open application period, review by the organization’s team, and interviews for selected finalists. The application page says the 2024 application period is closed and invites applicants to sign up for updates on the next cycle. The program listing identifies the Fellowship Grant as active. No deadline is stated.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cheryl Dorsey as president. Esther T. Benjamin and Carter McClelland are listed as co-chairs; Marie Kelly is listed as co-chair through December 31, 2024. Other listed directors and officers are Peggy Segal, secretary; Noah Walley, treasurer; and board members David Hodgson, Hugh Molotsi, Janiece Evans-Page, and Laura Weidman Powers.
Echoing Green Inc is led by Cheryl Dorsey, President on every filing since 2019; 7 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cheryl Dorsey
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$230K (2019) → $425K (2025)
Stacy Dm Lewis
Managing Director & Talent
Senior Director, Hr & Operations → Managing Director & Talent, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$174K (2024) → $191K (2025)
Swandajani Suseno
Senior Director & Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$192K (2025)
Elizabeth Mueller
Vice President & Thought Leadership
Director of Knowledge Management → Vice President of Thought Leadership, 2021
Vice President of Thought Leadership → Vice President & Thought Leadership, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$149K (2019) → $264K (2025)
Sharyanne McSwain
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$150K (2020) → $341K (2025)
Laura Weidman Powers
Board Member
Head of Impact → Board Member & Head of Impact, 2022
Board Member & Head of Impact → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$240K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Kimberly Osagie
Vice President & Programs
Vice President of Programs → Vice President & Programs, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$210K (2023) → $276K (2025)
Kathleen Duff
Vice President & Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$184K (2024) → $211K (2025)
Carter McClelland
Co-Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hodgson
Board Member
Co-Chair → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther T. Benjamin
Co-Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Kelly
Co-Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maya Ajmera
Board Member
Co-Chair → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noah Walley
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Segal
Secretary
Secretary → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rafiq Kalam Id-Din
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raj Panjabi
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Wolfe
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Molotsi
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William M. Lewis Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shivani Siroya
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janiece Evans-Page
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Armstrong
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Andrew Kassoy (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Weiss (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joshua Mailman (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Wieseneck (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert China (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joanna Helou (2021–2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: David Issroff (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Marc Saiontz (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Camila Pazos (2023) — Director Or Investments
- Former: Tiffany Thompson (2023) — Senior Director, Partnerhips & Equity
- Former: Ajay Nagpal (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Janna Oberdorf (2019–2022) — Vice President of External Affairs
- Former: Alexis Williams (2022) — Senior Director & Development
- Former: Diana Propper De Callejon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Guy De Chazal (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robbert Vorhoff (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Balum Cohen (2021) — Creative Director
- Former: Corie Pope Lieberman (2019–2020) — Director of Development
- Former: Ken Shillingford (2019–2020) — Vice President of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Keno Sadler (2019–2020) — Vice President of Programs
- Former: Marianne Gimon (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robb Vorhoff (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Stasny (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Shannon Gibbons (2019–2020) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Steve Buffone (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Ganshaw (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Liza Mueller (2020) — Vice President of Knowledge
- Former: Adam Shapiro (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $425K, to Cheryl Dorsey (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Echoing Green Inc
How much does Echoing Green Inc give each year?
Echoing Green Inc gave $2.6M across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.5M across 77 grants.
What is Echoing Green Inc's typical grant size?
Echoing Green Inc's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $64,390, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Echoing Green Inc give grants?
Echoing Green Inc's top state is District of Columbia, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (22%) and New York (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (8 grants), Dover, DE (3 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Astoria, NY (2 grants).
Does Echoing Green Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 41 grants with a stated purpose on Echoing Green Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Follow-on Funding" (26 grants), "Fellowship" (11 grants) and "Signal Fund Grant" (3 grants).
Who are Echoing Green Inc's largest grantees?
Echoing Green Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Evmatch Inc ($250,000), Wellthi Technologies Inc ($250,000) and Center for Black Southern Culture ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Echoing Green Inc?
Echoing Green Inc reported $67.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.8M.
What does Echoing Green Inc fund?
Echoing Green’s mission is to discover emerging leaders and invest deeply in the growth of their ideas. Its work includes identifying early-stage social entrepreneurs, developing their leadership, and connecting them with resources and a community of support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Echoing Green Inc?
Echoing Green Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check echoinggreen.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Echoing Green Inc's EIN?
Echoing Green Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3424419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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