ECM Foundation
The foundation awards scholarships for higher education to children of employees of Mississippi's various electric cooperatives, certain participants in the electric cooperatives of Mississippi youth tour program and to electrical engineering candidates located in rural electric service areas in Mississippi. In addition, the foundation provides other assistance consistent with its exempt purpose.
ECM Foundation at a glance
In short: ECM Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,011,691
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who ECM Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Human Connections Foundation Inc ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How ECM Foundation gives
- Giving fell 33% 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 $7K (2020) to $30K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Human Connections Foundation Inc Raleigh, NC | Disaster Assistance | $10,000 |
| South Carolina Cooperatives Care Cayce, SC | Disaster Assistance | $10,000 |
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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 | $2,011,691 | $548,348 | $139,312 | $20,000 | 2 | $212,575 |
| 2024 | $1,647,837 | $247,715 | $139,410 | $20,000 | 2 | $51 |
| 2023 | $1,376,211 | $305,371 | $120,439 | $22,000 | 2 | $32,435 |
| 2022 | $1,149,085 | $347,831 | $121,771 | $30,000 | 2 | $95,519 |
| 2021 | $1,110,332 | $197,075 | $98,983 | $20,000 | 1 | $68,429 |
| 2020 | $903,042 | $170,867 | $93,359 | $6,500 | Total only | $32,022 |
| 2019 | $839,947 | $221,571 | $93,378 | $10,000 | Total only | $31,657 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About ECM Foundation
Based on IRS filings
ECM Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ridgeland, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $213K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ECM Foundation is led by Randy Smith, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Randy Smith
Chairman
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Hayward
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Hughey
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Robison
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Carroll
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Dodson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cody Durham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Rowland
Vice Chairman
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Callahan
Sec-Treasure
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Brian Clark (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Neely (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kevin Bonds (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Doddridge (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Long (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Barnes (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Randy Wallace (2019–2020) — Director
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 ECM Foundation
How much does ECM Foundation give each year?
ECM Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 2 grants.
How large is ECM Foundation?
ECM Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $548K.
What is ECM Foundation?
ECM Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ridgeland, MS. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does ECM Foundation operate?
ECM Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina.
What is ECM Foundation's EIN?
ECM Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3033260. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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