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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 156,910,250 | 170,535,270 | 161,224,923 | 171,944,877 | 169,977,365 | 830,592,685 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 156,910,250 | 170,535,270 | 161,224,923 | 171,944,877 | 169,977,365 | 830,592,685 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 36,585,739 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 794,006,946 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 156,910,250 | 170,535,270 | 161,224,923 | 171,944,877 | 169,977,365 | 830,592,685 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,312,344 | 2,694,818 | 2,439,905 | 5,239,888 | 2,649,667 | 15,336,622 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 82,625 | 116,081 | 199,719 | 398,425 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 846,327,732 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME |
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| PART I, LINE 1: | BE THE LEADING AND MOST TRUSTED SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OFFERING IMPACTFUL SOLUTIONS WITH STUDENTS ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA HAS AN ADVISORY GROUP CALLED THE HONOR ROLL TRUSTEES (HRT'S). THE HRT GROUP IS COMPRISED OF FORMER BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN OFF THE BOARD FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ELECTED BY THE BOARD TO JOIN THIS ADVISORY GROUP. THE HRT GROUP ELECTS ONE OF ITS MEMBERS TO SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM ON THE BOARD. THE GROUP ALSO SERVES AN ADVISORY ROLE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND STAFF OF SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS, REVIEWS, AND APPROVES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. THE RESULTS OF THEIR REVIEW ARE THEN SHARED FOR FULL BOARD APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. CONTRACTS, RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED IF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS ARE ADHERED TO: A) ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION ARE AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE SUCH CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION; B) THE COVERED PERSON WHO HAS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NEITHER VOTE ON, NOR USE PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO, NOR PARTICIPATE IN (OTHER THAN TO PRESENT FACTUAL INFORMATION OR RESPOND TO QUESTIONS), THE DISCUSSIONS OR DELIBERATIONS RELATING TO SUCH CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION AND, WHERE APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED, SHALL NOT BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM; C) THE MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION SHALL BE FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AS APPROPRIATE, AND THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OR THE PRESIDENT SHALL OBTAIN AND RELY UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO THE COMPARABILITY OF THE CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION WITH APPROPRIATE EXTERNAL STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS, OR RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVING FAIR MARKET VALUE AND ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; AND D) THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AS APPROPRIATE, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION SHALL DOCUMENT THE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION REACHED BY NOTING: 1. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION AND THE DATE OF APPROVAL; 2. THE INDIVIDUALS PRESENT DURING DISCUSSION AND THOSE WHO VOTED; 3. COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON; 4. ACTIONS TAKEN BY ANY COVERED PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTRACT, RELATIONSHIP, OR TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES BASED ON A REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND OTHER HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, THE BOARD MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. DOCUMENTATION WILL INCLUDE: A) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE; C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN (SUCH AS ABSTAINING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE) WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2017 FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, CFO, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES FOR COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR 2018. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ANNUAL REPORT, ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| PART VIII: STATEMENT OF REVENUE, LINE 1F: | CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED INCLUDE AMOUNTS THAT SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA DOES NOT HAVE FINAL VARIANCE POWER OVER. THIS REPORTING IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR REPORTING. |
| PART IX: STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES, LINE 2: | CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED INCLUDE AMOUNTS THAT SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA DOES NOT HAVE FINAL VARIANCE POWER OVER. THIS REPORTING IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR REPORTING. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT CHANGED DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
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