A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation

The ECO Files

Cultural memory preservation shouldn't depend on who can afford a subscription. The ECO Files funds access to EternalCurrent.Online for the communities who need it most.

Fiscal sponsor: Non Profit Accounting Service EIN: 88-3445197 Founded by Isaiah Bakshi
How it works
For-profit platform
EternalCurrent.Online

A private subscription platform for diaspora families, faith communities, and cultural groups. Built by CRUNOD LLC. Families pay for access.

The ECO Files
covers the cost
501(c)(3) foundation
The ECO Files

A nonprofit foundation that receives grants and donations, then funds ECO subscriptions for communities that cannot afford them. No subscription cost to the community.

Grant-funded access
Full ECO access
delivered to community
Community
Your organization

A senior living program, a tribal nation, a veteran family group, an immigrant services organization. Full ECO features. No cost.

$0 to community
Who we serve
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Tribal Nations & Indigenous Communities

Language preservation, oral history, and sovereignty over cultural records. Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and language programs across the United States.

Tribal programs →
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Senior Living & Memory Care Programs

Memory capture before the window closes. Senior living facilities, PACE programs, and families navigating Alzheimer's and dementia.

Memory care programs →
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Immigrant & Diaspora Communities

Migration stories, language preservation, and cultural continuity across generations and continents. Community organizations serving diaspora families.

ECO for diaspora families →
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Veteran & Military Families

Service histories, unit networks, and the stories that don't make it into official records. VSOs and military family support organizations.

Veteran programs →
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Collegiate & Ethnic Studies Programs

Living primary sources for heritage language courses and Ethnic Studies cohorts. Real migration data, real vocabulary, real family histories — not textbook examples.

Collegiate programs →
Other Qualifying Communities

If your organization serves a community with stories worth preserving and faces financial barriers to doing so, reach out. We evaluate every inquiry on its own terms.

Get in touch →
Current programs

The ECO Files is currently active in the following program areas. Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Fiji & Pacific Diaspora
Pacific Cultural Heritage Documentation

A grant-funded program to document cultural heritage among Fijian diaspora communities and strengthen transoceanic family connections between Fiji and the United States. Funded through partnership with the U.S. Embassy Suva. Application in progress.

In progress
United States — Tribal Nations
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Partnerships

ECO networks for Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to document oral histories, preserve cultural vocabulary, and maintain language archives on community terms. Current outreach across federally recognized nations in Northern California and beyond. Aligned with TBCP Round 3 Use & Adoption funding windows (applications due September 17, 2026).

Active outreach
United States — Senior Care
Senior Living Memory Preservation

Grant-funded ECO access for senior living facilities and memory care programs, enabling residents to capture life stories, record family histories, and create Future Arc messages for their families. Partnerships with facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Active
Funding landscape

The ECO Files' work — cultural heritage preservation, oral history, language revitalization, senior memory programs, and Indigenous community support — aligns with the funding priorities of the following agencies and foundations. This is not a list of current funders. It is the grant landscape in which The ECO Files operates and actively seeks support.

U.S. Federal Agencies
NEH
National Endowment for the Humanities
Oral history, language preservation, cultural heritage documentation
IMLS
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Community archives, digital preservation, cultural memory
ANA
Administration for Native Americans (HHS)
Indigenous language preservation, sovereignty, cultural programs
ACL
Administration for Community Living (HHS)
Senior populations, aging programs, memory care
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
Cultural programs, community arts, heritage expression
State Dept.
U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Grants
Diaspora cultural exchange, international community ties
NTIA
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) — digital adoption, language preservation, and cultural infrastructure on Tribal lands
International Bodies
UNESCO
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Intangible cultural heritage, endangered languages, community memory
UNICEF
UN Children's Fund
Children's cultural identity, intergenerational community programs
UNDP
UN Development Programme
Community resilience, diaspora development, cultural sustainability
IOM
International Organization for Migration
Diaspora engagement, migrant cultural identity, community integration
Private Foundations
Ford
Ford Foundation
Diaspora equity, cultural preservation, immigrant communities
Mellon
Mellon Foundation
Humanities, cultural heritage, community archives
Wellcome
Wellcome Trust
Global health, dementia research, memory and aging programs
Packard
Packard Foundation
Bay Area community programs, cultural and civic organizations
Knight
Knight Foundation
Community information, digital culture, civic technology
Kresge
Kresge Foundation
Arts and culture, community development, equity

If your foundation or agency funds work in these areas and would like to discuss a partnership, contact The ECO Files directly.

For funders & partners

Why fund The ECO Files?

Cultural heritage is not evenly preserved. Communities with resources document their histories. Communities without them don't. The ECO Files closes that gap directly — every grant dollar funds real network subscriptions for communities that would otherwise have no access.

Because The ECO Files funds access to an existing, operational platform, overhead is low. Grants go to network subscriptions, not to building infrastructure that already exists.

Every network funded through The ECO Files is permanent. A community that receives a grant-funded ECO network owns its stories indefinitely — even if funding ends, the content remains in Directed Dormancy, intact and exportable, until the community chooses to continue or export their archive.

Grant & legal details

Fiscal Sponsor
Non Profit Accounting Service
P.O. Box 3 · Columbia, CA 95310
Office: 209-736-7884  ·  Cell: 209-728-7846
EIN: 88-3445197
Leadership

The ECO Files is led by its founder and supported by an advisory board with expertise across technology, biopharma, and hospitality finance.

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Isaiah Bakshi
Director & Lead
The ECO Files · EternalCurrent.Online

Founder of The ECO Files and co-founder of EternalCurrent.Online. Isaiah leads the foundation's grant programs, community partnerships, and outreach — bringing the mission of cultural heritage preservation to communities who cannot afford a subscription. Also hosts ECO Reflections, the foundation's public podcast.

Advisory Board
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Vikas Bakshi
Technical Advisor
EternalCurrent.Online · CRUNOD LLC

Founder and technical lead of EternalCurrent.Online. Brings platform architecture, product strategy, and deep expertise in diaspora community technology to the foundation's work.

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Pragati Sharma
Advisor — Biopharma
Biopharma Industry

Senior professional with deep expertise in the biopharmaceutical industry. Guides The ECO Files' clinical and research partnerships, including memory care programs and dementia family support initiatives.

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Vikram Sharma
Advisor — Finance
Hospitality Finance

Financial professional with hospitality industry expertise. Advises on the foundation's fiscal management, grant accounting, and organizational sustainability.

ECO Reflections
Now listening · A podcast from The ECO Files

ECO Reflections

Hosted by Isaiah Bakshi. Each episode features diaspora storytellers, cultural scholars, and community keepers in conversation about what families carry, what communities preserve, and what gets passed forward. ECO Reflections is free and publicly available — produced by The ECO Files as part of its mission to surface the importance of cultural heritage preservation.

Listen to ECO Reflections →
Get in touch

Contact The ECO Files

Tell us who you are and what you're trying to do. Whether you're a community organization seeking grant access, a funder exploring a partnership, or a journalist researching the program — we respond directly.

Community — seeking grant access
Tell us about your organization, the community you serve, and roughly how many people would benefit from ECO access.
Funders & grant partners
We can provide an IRS determination letter, program documentation, and fiscal sponsor details for your due diligence.
Donations
Individual and organizational donations accepted. We will provide written acknowledgment for tax purposes.
Direct contact
Admin@eternalcurrent.online
Subject: The ECO Files