Educational Credit
ECMC (Educational Credit Management Corporation) is a nonprofit organization that provides student loan services, borrower education, repayment counseling and default resolution resources. The site includes borrower account access, guidance on repayment/rehabilitation, and links to ECMC Foundation grant and funding activities.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations focused on college access, FAFSA/student financial aid support, higher-education institutions or intermediaries, and campus emergency-aid or student support programs—especially Minnesota-based programs or national education intermediaries—are most aligned with observed giving.
Good Fit
- • Work that advances FAFSA completion, student financial aid access, or repayment counseling
- • Programs serving college students (campus emergency aid, food pantry, retention supports)
- • Established higher-education institutions or national education intermediaries
- • Demonstrated capacity to manage grants in the small-to-mid range up to multi‑million partnerships
- • Programs with measurable student outcomes and partnership-ready implementation plans
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached recipients in 49 states, indicating a national footprint even though a large share of dollars was focused in Minnesota.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 287 distinct recipients with about 92% new entrants, which demonstrates a broad and diverse recipient set despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the funder added many new grantees in the latest year (264 new recipients), which suggests unfamiliar organizations can enter the portfolio; this is tempered by the absence of published application guidelines, though a program contact is listed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
