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Ecier Foundation

Preselected recipients only Merrillville, Indiana · EIN 462483045

Ecier Foundation is a private foundation in Merrillville, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $12,658 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5,438 the year before.

80% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,4385$413,424
2024$12,6585$415,533

How to apply

Ecier Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ecier Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$7,500
Illinois2$4,000
Indiana1$658
Ohio1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Livingston College
Salisbury, NC
Alysia anderson$7,500
Illinois Media School
Chicago, IL
Khaya njumbe scholarship$3,000
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Scholarship-asia dunham$1,000
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN
Scholarship-dmari rozier$658
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
Scholarship-naomi primos$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ecier Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ecier Foundation give?

$12,658 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Ecier Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists See STMT Attached - All Part Time (0).

What does Ecier Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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