To help students succeed in postsecondary education and workforce pathways — particularly low-income, underserved, and historically excluded students — by funding programs, research, and partnerships that increase access, persistence, completion, and career outcomes.
Ecmc Education Inc’s recent grantmaking is dominated by one clear pattern: supplying Chromebooks for educational use. The largest grant on file is $175,684 to Jeremiah Program in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and the same purpose appears across a long list of schools, colleges, and student-serving organizations. That makes the foundation’s approach easy to identify: practical technology support tied to student access and participation. The foundation’s giving sits within a broader mission to help students succeed in postsecondary education and workforce pathways, especially low-income, underserved, and historically excluded students. Recent grants also reach institutions such as Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee; Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina; and Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon in San Juan, Puerto Rico, showing that the Chromebook support extends to multiple types of learners and settings. Within the recent grant list, many awards cluster around Minnesota recipients, but the grantee mix also includes colleges, charter schools, public schools, and community-based organizations. The result is a grant pattern centered on direct educational access rather than broad unrestricted philanthropy.
Technology access is the clearest thread in the recent grant list. Ecmc Education Inc awarded $76,607 to Brooklyn Center High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and $41,039 to Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina, both for supplying Chromebooks for educational use. Similar awards went to Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee and Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon in San Juan, Puerto Rico, indicating that the equipment support reaches both mainland and Puerto Rico-based institutions. The foundation also appears to prioritize student-serving organizations and schools embedded in local communities. It gave $27,360 to Adopt a Classroom in Minneapolis and $16,689 to St Paul Public Schools - Project Reach & Fostering Connections in St Paul for the same Chromebook purpose. Several charter and alternative schools in Minneapolis also appear in the list, including El Colegio Charter High School, Minnesota Transitions Charter School, and Venture Academy. Across these grants, the funding is tied to direct access to devices rather than general operating support.
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Most grants fall between $17K and $27K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$27K
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Grant size clusters tightly around a mid-$19,000 level. The median grant is $19,152, with the 25th percentile at $17,305 and the 75th percentile at $27,292. The recent list includes both larger one-off awards and a run of repeated awards at the same amount, suggesting a standardized equipment-grant structure rather than highly customized sizes. The foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, not a DAF vehicle or program-related investment vehicle. The data show a clear one-year snapshot in 2023, so recurrence over multiple years cannot be established from the provided grants list. Its active grant programs are all invitation-based or non-unsolicited, including Strategically Responsive Grants, Basic Needs Initiative, Rural Impact Initiative, CTE Leadership Collaborative, and Parenting Student Success Initiative.
The geographic pattern is heavily concentrated in Minnesota, which is also the top state by grant count and accounts for 72% of grants. Minneapolis appears repeatedly, with additional Minnesota activity in St Paul. Outside the state, grants land in Fairhaven, Massachusetts; Jackson, Tennessee; Denmark, South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based across the listed grants.
The foundation’s stated mission is to help students succeed in postsecondary education and workforce pathways, particularly low-income, underserved, and historically excluded students. Its listed focus areas include postsecondary access, college completion and student supports, workforce and career pathways, re-engagement of stopouts and adult learners, and educational research and evaluation.
Typical grants are relatively consistent: the 25th percentile is $17,305, the median is $19,152, and the 75th percentile is $27,292. Several recent awards are exactly $19,152, which shows a standardized grant amount appears frequently in the recent list.
Recent grants repeatedly specify ‘SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE.’ That includes awards to schools, colleges, and student-serving organizations such as Brooklyn Center High School, Lane College, and Universität Del Sagrado Corazon, showing the foundation uses direct equipment support to expand access to digital learning tools.
The active grant programs listed — Basic Needs Initiative, Rural Impact Initiative, CTE Leadership Collaborative, Parenting Student Success Initiative, and Strategically Responsive Grants — are all marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Minnesota is the top state by grant count, and 72% of grants go to recipients in Minnesota. Recent Minnesota recipients include organizations in Minneapolis and St Paul, showing a strong in-state concentration even though the foundation also funds outside Minnesota and in Puerto Rico.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Ecmc Education that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Project-based or reform-oriented concepts that fit one or more strategic priorities; no general operating support; focus on postsecondary persistence/completion for underserved learners; indirect costs must not exceed 10% of direct costs.
Deadline: No deadline; letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM | FAIRHAVEN, MA | $175,684 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| BROOKLYN CENTER HIGH SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $76,607 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| LANE COLLEGE | JACKSON, TN | $54,719 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| VOORHEES UNIVERSITY | DENMARK, SC | $41,039 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| ADOPT A CLASSROOM | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $27,360 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| HIAWATHA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $27,086 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZON | SAN JUAN, PR | $26,539 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| EL COLEGIO CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| MINNESOTA TRANSITIONS CHARTER SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| VENTURE ACADEMY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| SEJONG ACADEMY | ST PAUL, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| LA OPPORTUNIDAD | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| METRO SCHOOLS COLLEGE PREP | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,152 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS - PROJECT REACH & FOSTERING CONNECTIONS | ST PAUL, MN | $16,689 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $13,680 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| BENEDICT COLLEGE | COLUMBIA, SC | $10,670 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,472 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,472 | 2023 | SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE |
BROOKLYN CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
$76,607SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZON
$26,539SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
EL COLEGIO CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
MINNESOTA TRANSITIONS CHARTER SCHOOL
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
VENTURE ACADEMY
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
SEJONG ACADEMY
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
LA OPPORTUNIDAD
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
METRO SCHOOLS COLLEGE PREP
$19,152SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS - PROJECT REACH & FOSTERING CONNECTIONS
$16,689SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
BENEDICT COLLEGE
$10,670SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
$5,472SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$5,472SUPPLY CHROMEBOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE
