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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-0748959

Echo Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $70,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,333,363
  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,294,858
  • Tax year 2022

    $82,407

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,328,020
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,391,377
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,018
  • Tax year 2019

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,322,710
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,415,359

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alabama Museum of the Health SciencesBirmingham, AL

    To further charitable activities

    $50,000
  2. Holy Trinity Holy Cross Greek Orthodox CathedralBirmingham, AL

    To further charitable activities

    $5,000
  3. Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL

    To further charitable activities

    $5,000
  4. Lister Hill LibraryBirmingham, AL

    To further charitable activities

    $5,000
  5. International Multiple Sclerosis Management PracticeNew York, NY

    To further charitable activities

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama4 grants $65,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dennis G Pappas SrDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Dennis G Pappas JrDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lloyd RottonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryant RottonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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