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Fighting Back Scholarship Program INC

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Malvern, PA501(c)(3)Education EIN 01-0731414Revenue $580K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfightingbacksp.orgPo Box 141, 19355-0141 · Malvern, PATax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide scholarships for individuals Fighting Back from a life changing injury or illness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$580K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$479K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$580K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$308K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$511K
FY2025$580K
Expenses
$479K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$479K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$615K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$937K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $385K Management & general 13% · $64K Fundraising 6% · $30K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Scott Dillman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William W Orr
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Sergas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Fugale
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Beeman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patti Bosco
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Connor
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rita Hollis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers scholarships to individuals recovering from life-changing injuries or illnesses.

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2 programs · $385K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarship Program

To provide financial assistance for post-rehabilitative exercise to individuals recovering from a life changing injury or ILLNESS.DURING the 2025 fiscal year, 109 individual scholarships were provided for post rehabilitative exercise. This is the equivalent of over 3,500 hours of post rehabilitation exercise over a one year period.

$263Kprogram expense
02

Our annual achievement night to honor those individuals who have displayed courage, desire, and perseverance in fighting back from their life altering medical issue.

$122Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Around the Table FoundationFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $975K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$244,860
Unitemized GrantFY2023$212,410
Unitemized GrantFY2022$186,210
Unitemized GrantFY2021$176,299
Unitemized GrantFY2020$155,290

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$479K
Ln 25
Programscol B$385K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$245K$245K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$7K$35K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$695$6K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$758$7K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$560$559
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$149K$132K$15K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K$385K$64K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $580K$479K$101K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $511K$432K$79K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $604K$383K$221K$937K 990 PDF
FY2022 $443K$342K$100K$715K 990 PDF
FY2021 $308K$249K$60K$615K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $580,242 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $439,540$466,310
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,390$63,896
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,327$50,036
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $511,257$580,242
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $212,410$244,860
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,324$12,101
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,102$222,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $431,836$478,984
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,421$101,258
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $580,242 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$466,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$466,310
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,896$63,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,036$50,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,896 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,036$580,242
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $478,984 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $244,860$244,860
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,070 · Management $35,451 · Fundraising $8,398$50,919
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,101$12,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $695 · Fundraising $5,690$6,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $758 · Management $7,094$7,852
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $560 · Fundraising $559$1,119
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,108$5,108
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,227$1,227
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,505 · Management $14,685 · Fundraising $3,223$149,413
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $385,448 · Management $63,565 · Fundraising $29,971$478,984
Part X · Balance sheet $1,117,202 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,298$12,548
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $976,646$1,104,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,015,944$1,117,202
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $915,983$1,006,103
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $99,961$111,099
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,015,944$1,117,202
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,015,944$1,117,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,117,202 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$580,242
XI-2 Total expenses$478,984
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,015,944
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,117,202

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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