ECMC Foundation

ECMC Foundation is a Los Angeles-based, nationally focused foundation whose mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially among under served populations—through evidence-based innovation. It is one of several affiliates under the ECMC Group enterprise based in Minneapolis. ECMC Foundation makes grants in two focus areas: College Success and Career Readiness. Additionally, out of the Education Innovation Ventures portfolio, ECMC Foundation makes program-related investments, into both nonprofit and for-profit ventures. ECMC Foundation’s vision is for all learners to unlock their fullest potential and achieve family-sustaining wages.

Jacob Fraire

President

Past deals in Charity

The Camden Promise

Grant in 2024
The Camden Promise supports neighbors through service and community initiatives.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Grant in 2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America provides children with assistance to reach their full potential. It is a non-governmental organization providing volunteer supported mentoring through a network that provides children with assistance to achieve measurable outcomes such as educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships. It provides its network of mentors through its partnership with schools, parents, guardians, corporations, and communities. It pairs children with screened volunteer mentors and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course. BBBS primarily provides professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships to children who face adversity and single or low-income households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military. It currently has nearly 340 agencies across the country. BBBS serves approximately 200,000 children, their families and 200,000 volunteer mentors. It was established in 1904 and it is based in New York.

Avis Brebnor Memorial Award for Excellence

Grant in 2024
Avis Brebnor Memorial Award for Excellence provides assistance to underrepresented minority students for higher education.

JP4 Foundation

Grant in 2024
JP4 Foundation IS uplifting underserved urban communities through healthy activities, healthy meals, and healthy relationships.

AdoptAClassroom.org

Grant in 2024
AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that increases opportunity for student success by empowering teachers with community partners.

Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul

Grant in 2024
Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul develops and implements philanthropic programs to benefit children and adults in the region.
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