The Echele Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Canton, OH EIN: 20-8379130

The Echele Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Canton, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $940 in total assets.

The Echele Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$940
-58.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,308
-80.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Echele Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

NantucketAlbanyNorwalkOrlandoToledoWashington

How The Echele Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $21K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adventhealth Foundation Central Florida Orlando, FLGeneral$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$940—$1,308———$71
2024$2,248$5,000$6,864$5,0001$5,000$153
2023$4,112$16,000$21,419$20,5004$15,500$521
2022$9,531—$7,684$6,0001$6,000$594
2021$17,215$25,000$7,785$7,5002$7,500$162

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Echele Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $71 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Echele Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David J. Simmons

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Franz A. Geiger

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Shaun D. Patterson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Echele Foundation Inc

How large is The Echele Foundation Inc?

The Echele Foundation Inc reported $940 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is The Echele Foundation Inc?

The Echele Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Canton, OH. It holds $940 in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Echele Foundation Inc operate?

The Echele Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio.

How much is The Echele Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Echele Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $71 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Echele Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Echele Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8379130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 7, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 30, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 27, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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