The Echo Street Foundation
The Echo Street Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $24.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $2.4M.
The Echo Street Foundation at a glance
In short: The Echo Street Foundation gave $1.4M across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $345K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,378,000
- -2.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- -55.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $344,500
- +119.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $125,000
- Total assets
- $24,817,409
- -10.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- New York (88% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who The Echo Street Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Poole Family Charitable Fund DAF ($1.1M). Together the top 4 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 43 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Echo Street Foundation gives
- Giving grew 49% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $920K (2020) to $1.5M (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Poole Family Charitable Fund DAF New York, NY | For Assistance to Indigent People | $1,110,000 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires Great Barrington, MA | For Educational Development to Indigent People | $150,000 |
| Child Mind Institute New York, NY | For Assistance to Indigent Children | $100,000 |
| West Palm Beach Football Club Inc West Palm Beach, FL | For Assistance to Indigent Children | $18,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24,817,409 | $2,438,828 | $1,393,287 | $1,378,000 | 4 | $1,378,000 | $2,433,397 | $1,415,307 |
| 2023 | $27,610,760 | $1,116,267 | $1,433,190 | $1,410,000 | 9 | $1,410,000 | $1,093,827 | $1,321,208 |
| 2022 | $25,118,662 | $300,565 | $1,631,743 | $1,533,658 | 11 | $1,533,658 | $46,463 | $1,405,587 |
| 2021 | $37,425,696 | $8,677,898 | $945,268 | $927,000 | 9 | $927,000 | $2,464,642 | $1,538,492 |
| 2020 | $26,915,295 | $1,178,156 | $1,260,271 | $919,500 | 10 | — | $9,096 | $1,180,855 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Echo Street Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Echo Street Foundation is led by Anupama Poole, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Anupama Poole
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Poole
Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anson Lee
Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kelly Skura (2020–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Echo Street Foundation
How much does The Echo Street Foundation give each year?
The Echo Street Foundation gave $1.4M across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.4M across 9 grants.
What is The Echo Street Foundation's typical grant size?
The Echo Street Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $125,000, and its average grant was $344,500, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Echo Street Foundation give grants?
The Echo Street Foundation gives mostly in New York: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does The Echo Street Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Echo Street Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Echo Street Foundation?
The Echo Street Foundation reported $24.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is The Echo Street Foundation's EIN?
The Echo Street Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4017816. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
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 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Echo Street Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-echo-street-foundation-morg_2e0bb0620d6a49b2814e436e83ae2276
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