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SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC (EIN 04-2296967)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2017-09-06
IRS object ID
201722499349301112
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2017-09-06T13:55:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1225 S 6th St 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN042296967EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Scholarship America IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone9528307396PhoneNum

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PersonRICHARD GREENEPersonNm
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Phone9528307396PhoneNum
Signature2017-09-01SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLawrence H Mohr CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Principal OfficerRobert BallardPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityMinneapolisCityNm
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Gross Receipts$251,090,678GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Liabilities EOY$37,375,604TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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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 $3.3 BILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 2.0 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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Grant$181,575,490GrantAmt
Revenue$11,825,457RevenueAmt
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DescDollars for Scholars is a national network of over 500 community-based, volunteer-driven affiliated organizations that raise funds and provide scholarships and educational support to local students in communities across the country.Desc

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DescDREAMKEEPERS IS A COLLEGE-BASED EMERGENCY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS WITH AN UNFORESEEN FINANCIAL EMERGENCY STAY IN COLLEGE.Desc

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Expense$405,511ExpenseAmt
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD S GREENE CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9528307396PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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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
Richard Greene
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$183,788$0$23,976
Lauren Segal
Past President and CEO40.00Yes (X)$277,465$0$24,890
Robert Ballard
President and CEO (Part Year)40.00Yes (X)$76,485$0$3,753
Rhianna Quinn Roddy
Executive Director, FOF40.00$184,788$0$24,003Yes (X)
Mary Larson
Senior VP Mktg and Public Policy40.00$159,823$0$1,953Yes (X)
Max Espinoza
Senior VP Programs and Policy40.00$172,058$0$9,085Yes (X)
Jennifer Menke
VP Human Resources40.00$147,481$0$17,052Yes (X)
Mike Nylund
VP of Sales, SMS40.00$128,522$0$22,506Yes (X)
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Avanade Inc
818 Stewart Street STE 400SeattleWA98101Software Development$987,879
Hill & Company Communications
1290 B Street STE 201HaywardCA94541Marketing Communications$356,041
oracle america inc
PO Box 203448DallasTX75320Software Provider$209,402
Daz Systems Inc
880 Apollo Street STE 201El SegundoCA90245Software integrator$202,135
ACT
PO Box 4072Iowa CityIA52243Subcontractor Fees$119,074
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising$346,835FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$170,188,435AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$232,129NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$170,535,270TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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MANAGEMENT FEES900099$11,825,457$11,825,457
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS900099$450,923$450,923
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$65,561,949SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$67,144,966SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$1,583,017SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Program Services$6,179,985ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$7,795FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$456,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$75,096FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Management And General$48,176ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$40,114FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$116,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,903FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Management And General$34,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,612FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,941,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,975,587BOYAmt
EOY$9,092,872EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,123,365BOYAmt
EOY$2,360,006EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,591,915BOYAmt
EOY$1,849,043EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,728BOYAmt
EOY$384,626EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,881,262LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,146,887LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,026,216BOYAmt
EOY$2,734,375EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,915,265BOYAmt
EOY$118,862,820EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,772,771BOYAmt
EOY$1,569,213EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,415BOYAmt
EOY$252,697EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,150,262BOYAmt
EOY$137,105,652EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,483,041BOYAmt
EOY$1,463,323EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,100,623BOYAmt
EOY$937,745EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,552BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,550,773BOYAmt
EOY$34,974,536EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,218,989BOYAmt
EOY$37,375,604EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,664,585BOYAmt
EOY$4,741,496EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,315,495BOYAmt
EOY$81,521,770EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,951,193BOYAmt
EOY$13,466,782EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,931,273BOYAmt
EOY$99,730,048EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,150,262BOYAmt
EOY$137,105,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$13,861,756ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,339,469NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$143,055,784CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$151,980,658CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,070,904CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$156,910,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,535,270CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$757,552,866TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$143,055,784CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$151,980,658CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,070,904CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$156,910,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,535,270CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$757,552,866TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,847,211SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$736,705,655PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,352,273CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,890,246CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$800,811CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,312,344CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,694,818CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,050,492TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$769,603,358TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94800PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,055,616BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,014,528ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,122,048InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$472,890GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$26,257OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,693,045EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01620BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85840PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12540TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$3,225,021DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,638,382BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$496,623OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$155,187DepreciationAmt
Book Value$341,436BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,191,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,766,679DepreciationAmt
Book Value$425,121BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,734,375TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Scholarships Payable$9,373,743
Refundable Deposits$25,600,793
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$34,974,536TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$109,246,491TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$5,339,469NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$185,960OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$5,153,509RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$114,400,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$43,646InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$69,316,106OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$69,359,752RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$183,759,752TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$128,447,716TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$185,960OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$185,960ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$128,261,756ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$43,646InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$69,316,106OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$69,359,752ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$197,621,508TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2015 AND 2014.
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 contributors 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$58,700
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$53,000
SOUTH ASIA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$226,500
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$376,150
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$762,750
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$2,682,315
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$117,750
EUROPE00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$1,841,420
CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN00GRANTMAKINGSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$61,400
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,118,585SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$61,400ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,179,985TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (144 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$7,750CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$11,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$12,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$9,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$39,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$40,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$34,550CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$11,900CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$28,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$9,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$22,062CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$14,938CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$60,974CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$121,300CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$20,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,600CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$102,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$54,650CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$17,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$12,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$16,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$9,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$13,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$17,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$16,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$46,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$250,400CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$44,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$82,300CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,675CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$18,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$49,040CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,300CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$38,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$21,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$13,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$27,100CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$6,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$113,850CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$31,060CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,350CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$29,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$172,200CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$146,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$19,750CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$70,825CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$60,760CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$11,750CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$30,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$13,063CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$85,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$32,680CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,105CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$19,157CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,178CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,815CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$24,015CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$24,953CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$59,359CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$11,686CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$13,022CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$41,993CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,125CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$9,000CHECK OR ET
South AsiaSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
South AsiaSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
South AsiaSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$12,181CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$11,396CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,750CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,585CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$18,500CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$8,250CHECK OR ET
NORTH AMERICASCHOLARSHIPS$13,500CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,980CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,995CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,830CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$11,451CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$39,446CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$15,542CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$13,348CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$26,750CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$9,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,658CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$8,000CHECK OR ET
EAST ASIA/PACIFICSCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,019CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$21,803CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,250CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,531CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,970CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,650CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$11,992CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,345CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$17,250CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,300CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$27,050CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$7,000CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$10,250CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$13,400CHECK OR ET
EUrope/Iceland/GreenlandSCHOLARSHIPS$6,600CHECK OR ET
South AmericaSCHOLARSHIPS$7,500CHECK OR ET

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (9 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SCHOLARSHIPSCENT. AMERICA/CARIBBEAN17$43,900CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSEAST ASIA/PACIFIC207$561,550CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND242$618,650CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSMIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA36$105,600CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH AMERICA82$240,300CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSRUSSIA/NEWLY IND. STATES28$58,700CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH AMERICA125$305,900CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH ASIA68$140,050CHECK OR ET
SCHOLARSHIPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA20$47,000CHECK OR ET
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
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 ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1J MURPHY & ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 EAST HENNEPINE AVE STE 130AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55413ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITING AND CONSULTING SERVICESActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$75,096RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$75,096NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$75,096TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$75,096TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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$369,096GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$346,835CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$22,261GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$39,600FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$15,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$131,360OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$369,096GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$346,835CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$22,261GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,600FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$15,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$131,360OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$185,960DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$163,699NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Recipient83903RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$175,395,505CashGrantAmt

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 (7 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$183,788$0$0$0$0$0$2,275$0$21,701$0$207,764$0$0$0
Lauren Segal
Past President and CEO$277,465$0$0$0$0$0$3,513$0$21,377$0$302,355$0$0$0
Rhianna Quinn Roddy
Executive Director, FOF$184,788$0$0$0$0$0$2,000$0$22,003$0$208,791$0$0$0
Mary Larson
Senior VP Mktg and Public Policy$159,823$0$0$0$0$0$1,250$0$703$0$161,776$0$0$0
Max Espinoza
Senior VP Programs and Policy$172,058$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,085$0$181,143$0$0$0
Jennifer Menke
VP Human Resources$147,481$0$0$0$0$0$1,875$0$15,177$0$164,533$0$0$0
Mike Nylund
VP of Sales, SMS$128,522$0$0$0$0$0$1,609$0$20,897$0$151,028$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$232,129NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Amended Form 990Form 990 has been amended so that Schedule F, Part IV, Question 1 answer is yes. form 926 has been prepared.
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 11AUDIT 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.