The Echement Family Foundation
The Echement Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $34K.
The Echement Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Echement Family Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $100,000
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $21,802
- -75.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Echement Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Endowment Foundation ($100K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Echement Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 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
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Endowment Foundation Hudson, OH | General Purpose | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,802 | $36,341 | $103,857 | $100,000 | 1 | $101,512 | $34,072 | $2,660 |
| 2024 | $89,248 | $4,726 | $856 | — | — | $339 | $3,884 | $5,470 |
| 2023 | $85,413 | $900 | $829 | — | — | $402 | $2,259 | $5,161 |
| 2022 | $85,490 | $5,309 | $987 | — | — | $389 | $4,897 | $5,550 |
| 2021 | $81,115 | $9,288 | $918 | — | — | — | $8,848 | $4,798 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Echement Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Echement Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$850 (2021) → $4K (2025)
Gertrude J. Echement
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John R. Echement
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $4K, to PNC Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Echement Family Foundation
How much does The Echement Family Foundation give each year?
The Echement Family Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Echement Family Foundation?
The Echement Family Foundation reported $22K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $102K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does The Echement Family Foundation operate?
The Echement Family Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is The Echement Family Foundation's EIN?
The Echement Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6636811. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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