Ecg Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 74-2418070. Reported 181 grants totalling $926,345 to 84 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ecg Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Book Festival | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Austin Habitat for Humanity | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Any Baby Can | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lifeworks | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Candlelight Ranch | Austin, TX | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Integral Care | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Age of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Caritas of Austin | Austin, TX | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $16,190 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Austin Center for Grief and Loss | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Austin Theatre Alliance | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| E-3 Alliance | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Leadership Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| NAMI | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Tx | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hand to Hold | Austin, TX | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots | Austin, TX | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Texas Gun Sense | Austin, TX | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women and Their Work | Austin, TX | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Center for Grief & Loss | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bridges to Life | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equidad Atx Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Genaustin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girls Empowerment Network | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior League | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Koop - Austin Community Radio | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prison Entrepreneurship Program | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Radio Lockhart | Lockhart, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sims Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Contemporary Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Other Ones Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Story Book | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wonders & Worries | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zach Scott Theatre | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Eldercare | Austin, TX | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Austin Smile | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| E3 Alliance | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Half Helen Foundation | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Williamson County Child Advocacy | Georgetown, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drive a Senior Central Texas | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shield Ranch | Austin, TX | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Explore Austin | Austin, TX | $6,310 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Down Home Ranch | Elgin, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Half Helen | Austin, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Settlement Home for Children | Austin, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phoenix House | Austin, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin PBS | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Austin | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food in Tummies | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Angels | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Angels of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hyperreal Film Club | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI Central Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Kindness Campaign | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Paramount Theatre | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Therapy Pet Pals of Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Waterloo Greenway | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haam | Humble, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Diaper Bank | Austin, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drive a Senior Central Texas Dba Chariot | Austin, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Creative Alliance | Austin, TX | $3,345 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Smiles | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Refuge for Dmst | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Austin | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chariot | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regarding Cancer | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rise School | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
54 of 84 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Equidad Atx Inc
CHARITABLE - LIVE WELL VIVA BIEN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 104 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $167,000 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 36 | $193,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $177,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $173,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $216,345 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ecg Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 607 W 3RD Street 2760, Austin, TX, 78701. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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