About Ecmc Group
To help students succeed by creating, providing and investing in innovative educational opportunities.
Focus Areas
postsecondary educationworkforce developmentcollege access and student successEdTech and workforce technologycapacity building for institutions and community organizationsresearch and public awareness campaigns (e.g., Question The Quo)rural learners
Who They Fund
nonprofit leaders and nonprofit sector organizationscollege/university students (interns, scholarship recipients, work-study)corporate internship participants / early-career professionalsdisaster-affected communities (Maui residents)
About Ecmc Group
Ecmc Group Inc’s largest recent grants went to its own affiliated education entities, including a $501.6 million general support grant to Ecmc Foundation in 2023 and $82.9 million in 2025. That pattern shows a funder that channels very large resources into postsecondary education infrastructure, rather than only making one-off external awards. Across the recent grant list, the foundation also supports student-facing and educator-facing programs: University of Minnesota Foundation received multiple John DePodesta Leadership Program grants, and The UCLA Foundation received funding to establish an endowed lecture in nonprofits. The foundation’s stated purpose is to help students succeed by creating, providing and investing in innovative educational opportunities. Its portfolio includes college access, student success, workforce development, EdTech and workforce technology, capacity building for institutions and community organizations, research and public awareness campaigns, and rural learners. Recent grants also show support for scholarships, internships, work-study, leadership development, and emergency relief tied to international and domestic crises. The mix of large internal transfers and smaller targeted awards suggests a structure that supports both institutional scale and specific programmatic initiatives.
What Ecmc Group Funds
Postsecondary education is the clearest throughline. Ecmc Group Inc gave $82.9 million in 2025 and $58.5 million in 2024 to Ecmc Foundation for general support, reinforcing a broad education mission. Student access and completion appear in scholarship and coaching grants. Metropolitan State University Foundation received $26,250 in 2024 for a scholarship, while the ECMC Scholars Program is described as a scholarship and mentoring effort for select high school students in target states. Workforce readiness shows up through career-connected learning. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities received $48,750 in 2025 for a corporate internship program, and Cristo Rey Corporate Internship received $36,500 in 2023 for a work study program sponsorship. The foundation also funds sector knowledge and leadership development. The UCLA Foundation received $106,500 in 2023 to establish an endowed lecture in nonprofits, and the John DePodesta Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota Foundation received recurring support.
How Ecmc Group Gives
Typical grants are modest relative to the foundation’s scale: the p25 grant size is $9,000, the median is $21,000, and the p75 is $47,500. The distribution is shaped by a small number of very large internal support grants alongside many targeted awards in the tens of thousands. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ecmc Foundation, Ecmc Education Inc, Educational Credit Management Corporation, University of Minnesota Foundation, Junior Achievement North, Bestprep, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities, and American Red Cross. The organization is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Its Rural Impact Initiative issues RFPs and accepts letters of inquiry, while other grant programs listed as general grantmaking do not accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$105.6M
Total Assets
$5.7B
Total Revenue
$501.3M
Total Expenses
$281M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $48K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$48K
Geographic Reach
Regional6 states funded
About 67% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL S FISHER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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