Echo Community

Analysis

Echo Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Folsom, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Echo Community reported income of $1.1m and spending of $654k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $374k to $1.1m (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Echo Community sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes ($1.1m), Whole Child International ($1.1m) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $146k. It paid $19k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $4,080, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 7 employees.