· Private foundation
Erco Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | $6,050 |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | $2,070 |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | $785 |
| FOOD FOR THE POOR | $577 |
| NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE | $567 |
| STAND UP TO CANCER | $523 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $500 |
| BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOC | $500 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $120 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC8× · 2017–2024 · $17k · revenue +145%
NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC7× · 2018–2024 · $8k · revenue +15%- ANAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches6× · 2017–2022 · $7k · revenue +46%
Funded once
- CCCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCEgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +97%
- SPSAMARITAN'S PURSEgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +106%
- TLTOWN LAKE ANIMAL CENTERone grant, 2017 · $1k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.
Childfund alliance is a global network of 11 child-focused development and humanitarian organizations working in more than 70 countries. we help nearly 30 million children and their families to overcome poverty and the underlying…
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
For over 20 years, chai's mission has been to save lives and improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries around the world. we do this by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health…
Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…
Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.
To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
How this is measured
22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds STAND UP TO CANCER ↗
- Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds FEED THE CHILDREN INC ↗
- Who funds GOFUNDMEORG ↗
- Who funds Testicular Cancer Foundation ↗
- Who funds GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds FOOD FOR THE POOR INC ↗
- Who funds Christian Herald Association Inc ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds BIDEAWEE INC ↗
- Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
- Who funds Children International ↗
- Who funds ABS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds PAUL THE CAT GUY INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Erco Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Erco Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Feed the Children Inc: 1% of income from government
- Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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