The Northrop Grumman Employees Charity Organization (ECHO)
The Employees Charity Organization (ECHO) of Northrop Grumman is a non-profit agency established to provide a means for employees to support communities in which they live and work. By making contributions to the ECHO fund through payroll deductions, employees are able to support a wide variety of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and abroad. Northrop Grumman pays all administrative costs, ensuring that 100% of employees’ donations go directly to charity.
Grants focus on arts and culture, education programs, the environment, health and human services, humanitarian aid and disaster relief in the Northrop Grumman operating communities of: Huntsville, Ala; Los Angeles, Calif; San Bernardino, Calif; San Diego, Calif; San Jose/Sacramento, Calif, Aurora, Colo; Colorado Springs, Colo; and Greater Metro Washington D.C. area.
ECHO General Fund Guidelines and Criteria
To be considered for an ECHO General Fund grant, the organization must be registered as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) with the Internal Revenue Service and make their services available to all without prejudice. Applications will only be accepted once in any 12-month period.
ECHO does not fund these types of requests:
General operating costs
Memberships
Multi-year commitments
Fundraising events
School sponsored athletic events or athletic organizations
School affiliated events such as, but not limited to, orchestras, drill teams, drama groups, clubs
Grant making organizations
Memorials, endowments, foundations, capital campaigns
Religious activities, in whole or in part, for the purpose of furthering religious doctrine
Requests should be submitted using the applicable invitation code below to the General Fund committee in your community. At this time we are unable to consider requests from areas that do not have a General Fund Committee.
