Emergency Childrens Help Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113828185
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Staten Island, NY, USA
Phone
7189679085
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$867,838
Expenses
$791,352
Assets
$1,828,849
Liabilities
$8,935

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SEBASTIAN ANGELICO (Chairman)
  • SUSAN BRIENZA (ASST SECRETARY)
  • JOSEPH BIONDOLILLO (ASST TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Emergency Childrens Help Organization ECHO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to a child experiencing a challenging medical or living emergency. ECHOs goal is to help ease the burden financially, along with brightening the childs life during a time of crisis.ECHO is comprised of dedicated caring people whose sole purpose is to brighten a familys path during a difficult journey. Our hope is that our assistance will make a difference to improve their current circumstances both financially and spiritually.

What it reported doing in 2025

Grant awards program: during the year, grant awards were given to the families of children who have serious, life-threatening health and medical conditions. The funds were used to help these families pay for a variety of items including the following: assist in payments for outstanding/current medical billsassist in the purchase of medical equipmentassist in payments for living essentials: supply store gift cards for food, household necessities, school supplies and clothing for the child/family. Assist in funding toward basic utility billsassist in funding towards transportation, lodging, and gas during out of state hospital visitsassist in funding special school or sports programsassist in funding the costs of physical and occupational therapy needs of the child

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 84% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.7%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 76.1%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.8%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.31; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.7% of revenue deployed · 76.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 38 of 38 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $602K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.