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US nonprofit · EIN 411990628 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 411990628) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ecmc Foundation's network

10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (21) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
James V McKeon ChairBoard Chair2022
4 yrs
Daniel S Fisher (also filed as Daniel Fisher)President & CEO, Ecmc Group2022
4 yrs
Derek LanghauserDirector2022
4 yrs
Diana J IngramDirector2022
4 yrs
Jack O'ConnellDirector2022
4 yrs
James RuncieDirector2022
4 yrs
Jennifer AndersonDirector2022
4 yrs
Julia S GouwDirector2022
4 yrs
K Paul SinghDirector2022
4 yrs
Peter J Taylor (also filed as Peter Taylor)President, Ecmc Foundation-Part Year2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brian BoardmanGRP General Counsel & Corp Secsince 2022
Jacob FrairePresident, Ecmc Foundation2023
Jennifer E ZeislerSr Dir, Program Managementsince 2022
Jessica E HaseltonDir, Education Innovation Venturessince 2022
Joanna RosenthalDir, Communications2023
Loraine ParkSr MGR, Learning & Impactsince 2022
Lynn AlvarezVP, Foundation Programs & Strategysince 2022
Martin A ScanlonCFO & Treasurersince 2022
Sarah BelnickSr Dir, Program Managementsince 2022
Stephen HandelProgram Officer Senior2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jacob FrairePresident, Ecmc Foundation40$600k$66k
Lynn AlvarezVP, FDN Programs & Strategy-Thru 8/240$217k$32k
Jennifer ZeislerSr Dir, Program Management40$208k$29k
Sarah BelnickSr Dir, Program Management40$203k$27k
Jessica HaseltonManaging Director40$191k$56k
Stephen HandelChief of Staff, Foundation40$165k$16k
Loraine ParkDir, Learning & Evaluation-Thru 11/2240$153k$44k
Peter TaylorFormer President, Ecmc Foundation0$42k$7k
Daniel FisherPresident & CEO, Ecmc Group0$0$1.4m$130k
James V McKeonBoard Chair2$0$198k
Diana J IngramDirector1$0$151k
Jack O'connellDirector2$0$135k
Julia S GouwDirector1$0$155k
Derek LanghauserDirector2$0$128k
James RuncieDirector1$0$135k
Jennifer AndersonDirector1$0$139k
K Paul SinghDirector1$0$145k
Martin ScanlonCFO & Treasurer0$0$903k$108k
Brian BoardmanGeneral Counsel & Corp Secretary0$0$521k$92k
Jeremy WheatonFormer President & CEO, Ecmc Group0$0$20k
John F DepodestaFormer Board Chair0$0$60k

About

Legal name
Ecmc Foundation
EIN
411990628
Address
111 Washington Ave S1400, Minneapolis, MN, 55401
State
Minnesota
Mission
Ecmc foundation is a nationally focused foundation whose mission is to improve higher education for career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B02 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Jacob Fraire (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2001
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsJames V McKeon
≥4years on the filingsDaniel S Fisher
≥4years on the filingsDerek Langhauser
≥4years on the filingsDiana J Ingram

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.95bn
Total liabilities
$49.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$1.9bn
Contributions and grants received
$82.9m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$60.6m
Employees
29

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
State Higher Education Executive Officers AssociationGeneral support$3.4m
University of Southern CaliforniaGeneral support$3m
Georgia State University FoundationProgram support$2m
Educational Credit Management CorporationProject success$2m
Southern Education FoundationProgram support$2m
WestedGeneral support$1.9m
National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation IncProgram support$1.8m
Jobs for the FutureGeneral support$1.6m
Association of Community College TrusteesGeneral support$1.5m
The Institute for Higher Education PolicyGeneral support$1.5m
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (Aplu)General support$1.4m
American Council on EducationProgram support$1.3m
Growing Inland Achievement IncProgram support$1m
Columbus Learning Center Management CorporationGeneral support$1m
Communities Foundation of TexasGeneral support$1m
Ecmc Group IncTwin cities impact$1m
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators IncGeneral support$1m
Public Agenda IncProgram support$1m
The Ohio State UniversityGeneral support$975k
Complete College AmericaGeneral support$974k
The Center to Advance CteGeneral support$929k
Scholarship AmericaGeneral support$850k
Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce DevelopmentGeneral support$800k
Community College Baccalaureate AssociationProgram support$760k
BrightworksProgram support$750k