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SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC (EIN 04-2296967)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-06
IRS object ID
201712499349300936
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-09-06T13:55:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 S 6th St 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042296967EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Scholarship America IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSCHOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9528307396PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17900 International Dr No 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55425ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD GREENEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9528307396PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLawrence H Mohr CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00447603PTIN
Phone6128764500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.88.188.75IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-08-07IPDt
IP Tm12:23:38IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRobert BallardPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17900 International Dr No 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55425ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$224,876,079GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.scholarshipamerica.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1961FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MOBILIZE AMERICA THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers14000TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,111,801PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,332,837CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue-$122,018CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$183,759,752PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$175,608,075CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$181,575,490PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$197,621,508PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$185,528,185CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$13,861,756PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$9,920,110CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$137,105,652TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$138,143,264TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$37,375,604TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$43,476,003TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$99,730,048NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$94,667,261NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA IS A NATIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE AMERICA THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO MAKE POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS POSSIBLE FOR ALL STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $3.7 BILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 2.3 MILLION STUDENTS SINCE 1958. SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA'S PROGRAMS HELP FUND BOTH ENTRY-LEVEL AND RENEWABLE, MULTI-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL GRANTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS, DREAMKEEPERS, THE DREAM AWARD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND SCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT SERVICES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$178,827,971ExpenseAmt
Grant$171,725,189GrantAmt
Revenue$12,685,840RevenueAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS THE LEADING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE COUNTRY, HELPING CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS DESIGN AND ADMINISTER SCHOLARSHIP AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$952,531ExpenseAmt
Revenue$486,493RevenueAmt
DescDollars for Scholars (DFS) and Other Student Programs is comprised of a national network of nearly 500 community-based, volunteer-driven DFS chapter organizations that provide educational assistance to local communities, along with other programming such as emergency financial assistance grants to drive persistence in post-secondary education.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$546,682ExpenseAmt
DescOther Program Services include the Families of Freedom scholarship program and other related education program research, policy and community engagement activities.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$180,327,184TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD S GREENE CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9528307396PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17900 INTERNATIONAL DR SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55425ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHAEL RYAN
Chair of the Board5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mim Schreck
Past Chair of the board3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy Christensen
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Ryder
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phyllis McGrath
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Young
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith Allen
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roxanne Spillett
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Seema Shah
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas Mello
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Morris
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tina Lee
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Barry Griswell
Vice Chair of the board5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark P Turchan
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael L Davis
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joyce E Smith
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Schwab
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Greene
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$200,860$0$28,712
Robert Ballard
President and CEO40.00Yes (X)$273,125$0$49,407
Rhianna Quinn Roddy
Executive Director, FOF40.00$195,404$0$35,769Yes (X)
Mary Larson
Senior VP Mktg and Public40.00$156,097$0$3,858Yes (X)
Jennifer Menke
VP Human Resources40.00$161,333$0$25,645Yes (X)
Mike Nylund
VP of Sales, SMS40.00$152,429$0$15,615Yes (X)
Stephanie Stoffel
VP, IT40.00$111,811$0$28,777Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,251,059TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$187,783TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Internet Connections Inc
PO Box 205MankatoMN56002Software Development$275,843
International Plaza Partners 2 LLC
PO Box 714541CincinnatiOH452714541Property Owner - Rent$261,308
Avanade Inc
818 Stewart Street STE 400SeattleWA98101Software Development$199,566
oracle america inc
PO Box 203448DallasTX75320Software Provider$169,458
Hill & Company Communications
1290 B Street STE 201HaywardCA94541Marketing Communications$144,801
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising$331,706FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$160,893,217AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$159,246NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$161,224,923TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT FEES900099$12,685,840$12,685,840
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS/OTHER900099$486,493$486,493
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$13,172,333TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,439,905TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,439,905ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,940,308SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,047,376SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,107,068SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,107,068TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$15,985FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$220,628FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$204,643TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$204,643ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther IncomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$82,625ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$82,625OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,210,819ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,931,721TotalAmt
Program Services$165,931,721ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,793,468TotalAmt
Program Services$5,793,468ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,887TotalAmt
Management And General$517,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,225,091TotalAmt
Program Services$4,539,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,748,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$937,820FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$895,295TotalAmt
Program Services$627,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,730FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545,898TotalAmt
Program Services$333,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,535FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$742,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$246,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,349FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,444TotalAmt
Management And General$133,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,303TotalAmt
Management And General$73,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,886TotalAmt
Management And General$37,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$410,991TotalAmt
Program Services$329,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,457FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559,465TotalAmt
Program Services$439,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,067FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,267TotalAmt
Program Services$295,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,573TotalAmt
Program Services$254,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,603FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$578,036TotalAmt
Program Services$364,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,718FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,200TotalAmt
Program Services$57,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,388FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$597,631TotalAmt
Program Services$478,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,626FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,152TotalAmt
Program Services$120,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,837FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Total$112,486TotalAmt
Program Services$19,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,258FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,528,185TotalAmt
Program Services$180,327,184ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,803,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,397,388FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,092,872BOYAmt
EOY$17,581,332EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,360,006BOYAmt
EOY$1,947,612EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,849,043BOYAmt
EOY$1,833,252EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$384,626BOYAmt
EOY$385,887EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,967,794LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,531,596LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,734,375BOYAmt
EOY$2,436,198EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,264,665BOYAmt
EOY$106,279,126EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,598,155BOYAmt
EOY$6,064,086EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,569,213BOYAmt
EOY$1,365,655EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,697BOYAmt
EOY$250,116EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,105,652BOYAmt
EOY$138,143,264EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,463,323BOYAmt
EOY$1,333,825EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$937,745BOYAmt
EOY$772,304EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,974,536BOYAmt
EOY$41,369,874EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,375,604BOYAmt
EOY$43,476,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,741,496BOYAmt
EOY$6,772,995EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,521,770BOYAmt
EOY$74,403,213EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,466,782BOYAmt
EOY$13,491,053EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,730,048BOYAmt
EOY$94,667,261EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,105,652BOYAmt
EOY$138,143,264EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$9,920,110ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,857,323NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$151,980,658CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$135,070,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,910,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$170,535,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$161,224,923CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$775,722,005TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$151,980,658CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$135,070,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,910,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$170,535,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$161,224,923CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$775,722,005TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$22,071,107SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$753,650,898PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,890,246CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$800,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,312,344CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,694,818CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,439,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,138,124TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$786,860,129TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95780PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,501,416BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$39,013ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$982,305InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$543,709GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$82,180OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,896,845EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,993,284BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,745ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$299,648InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$603,842GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,595,123OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,501,416EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,954,992BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$90,871ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$779,779InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$747,168GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,085,190OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,993,284EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,380,843BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$615,239ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,147,018InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$188,108GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$21,954,992EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,693,045BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$43,955ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,001,760InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$616,554GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$741,363OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,380,843EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01910BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83870PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14230TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$329,436OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$329,436BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,863,403OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,397,793DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,465,610BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$496,623OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,099DepreciationAmt
Book Value$304,524BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,278,332OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,941,704DepreciationAmt
Book Value$336,628BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,436,198TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Scholarships Payable$10,172,296
Refundable Deposits$31,197,578
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$41,369,874TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$119,032,526TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,857,323NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$220,628OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,077,951RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$113,954,575RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$37,886InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$61,615,614OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$61,653,500RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$175,608,075TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$124,095,313TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$220,628OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$220,628ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$123,874,685ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$37,886InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$61,615,614OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$61,653,500ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$185,528,185TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 220,628.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships without Variance Power 61,615,614.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 220,628.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships without Variance Power 61,615,614.
PART V, LINE 4:Scholarships: Nearly all of Scholarship America's endowment funds are for scholarship programs as specified by the donors. The donor agreements outline any special award criteria concerning geographic location, school, course of study, etc., and whether or not the principal may be used for awards. Dollars for Scholars: Donors have also established small endowments which support operational expenses of the Dollars for Scholars program.
Part XI, Line 2d and Part XII, Line 2d:Fundraising expenses included in net revenue on 990 and on expense schedule on audited financial statements.
PART XI, LINE 4B AND PART XII, LINE 4B:Scholarship contributions and awards over which Scholarship America does not have Variance Power.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
RUSSIA/INDEPENDENT STATES00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$58,100
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$56,250
SOUTH ASIA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$370,350
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$431,950
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$795,380
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$2,580,576
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$153,100
EUROPE00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$1,259,572
CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$88,190
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,705,278SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$88,190ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,793,468TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (109 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,049CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$29,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$37,850CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$25,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,400CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$36,950CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,200CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$11,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$11,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$15,031CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$38,440CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$15,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$78,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$95,075CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$19,200CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$15,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$61,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$58,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,052CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$32,353CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$12,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$15,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$19,550CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$13,183CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$46,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$238,805CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$40,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$57,130CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$21,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$67,423CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,050CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$23,210CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$39,850CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$11,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$14,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$112,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$21,260CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$9,700CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$25,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$167,650CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$26,800CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$40,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$53,725CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,114CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$78,253CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,750CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,220CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,750CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,300CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$14,250CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$11,050CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$9,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$22,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$16,700CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,750CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,250CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$13,400CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$30,490CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$9,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$13,640CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$12,500CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$8,000CHECK OR ET
Middle East/North Africa$9,000
NORTH AMERICA$5,500
Middle East/North Africa$7,000
South Asia$5,600

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (9 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SCHOLARSHIPSCENT. AMERICA/CARIBBEAN23$68,500CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSEAST ASIA/PACIFIC222$634,620CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND345$878,450CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSMIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA42$128,100CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH AMERICA128$356,054CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSRUSSIA/NEWLY IND. STATES25$58,100CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH AMERICA155$395,200CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH ASIA108$308,050CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA25$54,250CHECK OR ET
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:GRANTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ARE COMPETITIVELY AWARDED USING THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 (GRANTS...IN THE UNITED STATES). IN ADDITION FOR EACH STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA OBTAINS A VERIFICTION OF ENROLLMENT. BEFORE PAYMENT THE NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES ARE COMPARED TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT ON THAT LIST.
PART II, LINE 2:PAYMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ARE PRIMARILY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE PAYMENTS ULTIMATELY REPRESENT GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA. WHILE SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA KNOWS THE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING PAYMENT ARE NOT ON THE OFAC'S SDN LIST, WE ARE UNCERTAIN CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATIONS' CHARITY AND TAX EXEMPT STATUS. BASED ON ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE, ALL ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANT PAYMENTS FROM SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA APPEAR TO BE INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Award BanquetEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$347,691GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$331,706CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,985GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$220,628OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$347,691GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$331,706CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$15,985GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$220,628OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$220,628DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$204,643NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient86348RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$165,931,721CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I PART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationScholarship America was formed to encourage citizen support of higher education including the administration of scholarship programs on behalf of participating corporations, foundations, and individuals. Scholarship America's grants to individuals for study purposes are made in compliance with procedures set forth in the Scholarship America awards kit on file with the IRS. In administering a scholarship program Scholarship America is available to perform the following in determining the recipients: 1. Prepare and furnish application forms (electronic and paper); 2. Receive all application materials directly; 3. Process and evaluate all applications; 4. Determine the recipients and amounts to be awarded; 5. Notify the recipients of their award; 6. Confirm the appropriate employment relationship or program eligibilities are met; 7. Confirm enrollment in a qualified educational institution; 8. Make payment of the award; 9. Supervise and investigate the use of the funds by the recipients in their educational programs. Recipients are determined by Scholarship America utilizing selection criteria based on a detailed analysis of the following candidate information: 1. Scholastic aptitude as measured by performance on a recognized scholastic aptitude test; 2. Scholastic performance measured by rank in class or grade point average; 3. Adult independent appraisal; 4. Work experience, interest, activities, and leadership contributions; 5. Financial need may also be taken into consideration.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Richard Greene
Chief Financial Officer$188,360$0$12,500$0$0$0$0$0$28,712$0$229,572$0$0$0
Robert Ballard
President and CEO$273,125$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$49,407$0$322,532$0$0$0
Rhianna Quinn Roddy
Executive Director, FOF$190,404$0$5,000$0$0$0$0$0$35,769$0$231,173$0$0$0
Mary Larson
Senior VP Mktg and Public$151,097$0$0$0$5,000$0$0$0$3,858$0$159,955$0$0$0
Jennifer Menke
VP Human Resources$153,833$0$7,500$0$0$0$0$0$25,645$0$186,978$0$0$0
Mike Nylund
VP of Sales, SMS$142,429$0$10,000$0$0$0$0$0$15,615$0$168,044$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$159,246NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Column (b):ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN PART 1, COLUMN (B).
Part I, Line 32b:Scholarship America uses a third party broker to receive stock contributions made to the organization. Additionally, the third party broker disposes of stock contributions in accordance with the organization's policies.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aScholarship 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 11bAUDIT 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 IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cANNUALLY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THAT REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH THE INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY STAFF IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON SURVEYS AND/OR CONSULTATION WITH OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERTS. COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS SET BY MANAGEMENT AND HR DEPARTMENT BASED ON COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The annual report, annual audit report, and Form 990 are available to the public on the website. Articles and By-laws are available 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.