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See what God can do through your generosity.
Why Give?
Put God First
Everything we have comes from God. Giving the first 10% back to Him is more than a biblical principle, it’s how we honor God and declare that He comes first in our lives.
Proverbs 3:9
Model Generosity
We follow God’s example by giving freely and joyfully, breaking free from greed and trusting He is our ultimate provider.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Transform Lives
Every gift to the local church is an investment in something eternal. God uses your gift to transform lives and restore hope as more people experience the love of Jesus.
Matthew 6:20–21
Where Your Gift Goes
When you give to Echo, your gift fuels transformative Kingdom work across four key areas:
Make Room for More
We give to create welcoming spaces where the lost, least, and lonely can encounter Jesus.
Equip the Next Generation
We’re raising the next generation to know Jesus, hear His voice, and courageously live out their faith.
Hope Beyond Our Walls
We spread hope and love locally and globally through Echo Compassion partnerships.
Growing Together
We fuel real community, including the hundreds of Echo Groups helping people grow and connect.
Why Tithe?
At Echo, we believe tithing is a gift! It helps us put God first, trust Him more deeply, and loosen our grip on what He has entrusted to us. The first 10% is not a ceiling on generosity, but a starting point for a life of joyful, open-handed giving.
Stories of Generosity
We believe generosity inspires generosity. When we give out of gratitude for all God has done, we reflect His heart and become part of His work in the world. These stories remind us that when we open our hands and allow God to work through us, He transforms us and others through His grace.
Ways to Give
All gifts are tax-deductible. Our Tax ID: 22-3979908.
Corporate Matching
Many companies offer donation matching programs that can double — or even triple — your gift to Echo.Church.
Check with your HR department or your company’s internal giving portal to see if donation matching is available. If so, select or nominate Echo.Church as your charity of choice.
Echo.Church is also a registered charity with Benevity, a platform that connects companies with nonprofit organizations. If your company uses Benevity, you can find us within their platform.
Here are just a few Bay Area employers who use Benevity.
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More About Giving
Find quick answers on a variety of giving topics.
Overflow is Echo’s secure giving platform, making it easy to give by credit card, debit card, ACH, stocks, or cryptocurrency. Overflow is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and uses trusted third-party provider Yodlee — also used by companies like PayPal and Amazon — to securely connect brokerage accounts. Overflow never accesses or stores your brokerage login information.
Our Tax Identification Number is 22-3979908. Echo.Church is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
We send your printed contribution statements by mail every year by January 31. We also send an email with a link to download your contributions statement at my.echo.church.
If you’ve previously logged into your account:
- Go to my.echo.church.
- Enter your username and password.
- Click Log In.
- Under Account Info (top right corner), click Giving History.
If you’ve never logged in before, click Create Account and follow the prompts to set up online access.
You can give any publicly-traded stock through Overflow.
Giving Appreciated Stock
Giving stock that you’ve held for over a year can save you up to 37% in federal income taxes based on the value of the charitable gift when itemizing deductions and protect your realized gains from being subjected to long-term capital gains tax, which can be up to 20%.
Consult with a tax professional to understand the full tax benefits of giving appreciated stock, including potential state tax savings.
Giving Company Stock Outside the Trading Window
If you received company-distributed stock as an employee and the trading window is not open, your brokerage will likely reject the transfer request. We suggest you ask your company for the trading windows and give during those time periods, which typically are open quarterly for three to four weeks at a time.
You can give through your bank’s online bill payment service. Your bank will send Echo.Church the payment, and we will add it to your giving record as if you had written a check yourself. Just indicate “Echo.Church” as your payee, specify your name as the account, and use the following information for the payee address:
Echo.Church
1172 Murphy Ave. Suite 130
San Jose, CA 95131
Allow 24 to 48 hours for your transaction to post to your giving record after we receive the check.
Echo is accountable to an internal Board of Trustees and an external Board of Overseers, which work with our DLT to ensure our stewardship systems are above reproach. We also voluntarily submit to an annual audit by a reputable third-party firm. For any stewardship questions, please contact giving@echo.church to obtain a percentage of breakdown of resource allocation.
The Echo team prayerfully discerns how to steward the resources God has entrusted to Echo. The percentages above reflect our typical ministry investment and serve as guiding targets rather than fixed allocations. Actual investment may vary from year to year based on ministry priorities, special initiatives, designated funding, and opportunities God brings our way.
Roughly 60% of Echo’s ministry investment directly powers the people and spaces that drive our mission. Our staff equip and mobilize hundreds of volunteers every week, while our facilities create sacred environments for people to gather, grow, and encounter Jesus.
We also steward our spaces for maximum Kingdom impact, opening our doors to churches, nonprofits, and community partners. Leasing available space generates dedicated income that we directly reinvest into ministry.
Another 10% or so is invested in compassion, church planting, outreach, and evangelism, serving those in need, engaging our neighborhoods, strengthening the local church, and creating opportunities for people to encounter Jesus.
The remaining investment supports ministries like Groups and the next generation, as well as the essential infrastructure and operations that enable ministry to happen across Echo.
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