About Echoing Green
We discover emerging social entrepreneurs and invest deeply in the growth of their ideas and leadership, providing seed funding and intensive fellowship support to accelerate social impact.
Focus Areas
Climate ChangeEducationHealthHuman RightsPovertyRacial Justice
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (including fiscally-sponsored projects)social entrepreneurs and innovation teamsearly-stage projects and pilot initiatives
Funding Style
fiscal sponsorship / intermediary supportseed / early-stage fundingfollow-on / continuity funding
About Echoing Green
ECHOING GREEN INC is headquartered in New York, NY. It reported $14,836,353 in annual grants and $74,391,016 in total assets on its latest 990 on file for 2025. The foundation focuses on climate change, education, health, human rights, poverty, and racial justice, and it supports social innovation, social entrepreneurship, project incubation and prototyping, scaling early-stage initiatives, follow-on support, and short-term cash assistance. ECHOING GREEN INC describes its work as discovering emerging social entrepreneurs and investing in the growth of their ideas and leadership through seed funding and intensive fellowship support. Recent grants show a mix of early-stage and post-fellowship support. Notable awards include $880,223 to SUMMER HOUSE INSTITUTE (PHILADELPHIA, PA) for fiscal sponsorship, $500,000 to WELLTHI TECHNOLOGIES INC (WASHINGTON, DC) for a signal fund grant, and $250,000 to GOOD CALL TECHNOLOGIES INC (BROOKLYN, NY) for a signal fund grant. Other large grants include $176,285 to BLOCPOWER LLC (BROOKLYN, NY) and $175,750 to TASSELTURN (CHICAGO, IL).
What Echoing Green Funds
Recent grantmaking spans social entrepreneurship, early-stage venture support, and equity-centered scaling. ECHOING GREEN INC’s active programs include the Echoing Green Fellowship for emerging social entrepreneurs, as well as Follow-On Funding and Sustainability and Scale grants for past Fellows. Notable grants include $500,000 to WELLTHI TECHNOLOGIES INC (WASHINGTON, DC) for a signal fund grant, $250,000 to GOOD CALL TECHNOLOGIES INC (BROOKLYN, NY) for a signal fund grant, and $100,000 to THE APPELLATE PROJECT (WASHINGTON, DC) for follow-on funding. Grants also show fiscal sponsorship support, such as $880,223 to SUMMER HOUSE INSTITUTE (PHILADELPHIA, PA).
How Echoing Green Gives
ECHOING GREEN INC gives nationally and most often in New York by grant count. Its typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows many awards at $100,000, along with larger grants for fiscal sponsorship and signal fund support. Program descriptions indicate a mix of unsolicited fellowship applications and invited follow-on grants; the Fellowship accepts unsolicited applications, while Follow-On Funding and Sustainability and Scale do not. Beneficiaries include nonprofit organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, social entrepreneurs, and early-stage projects and pilot initiatives.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.8M
Total Assets
$74.4M
Total Revenue
$19.8M
Total Expenses
$22M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National32 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHERYL DORSEY
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