Fighting Back Scholarship Program INC EIN 01-0731414 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Fighting Back Scholarship Program INC FY2023 filing

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Offers scholarships to individuals recovering from life-changing injuries or illnesses. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $604K in revenue, $383K in expenses, and $937K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Malvern, PA
Website
www.fightingbacksp.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$604KFY2023
Expenses
$383K
Net assets
$937K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  01-0731414 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Malvern, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers scholarships to individuals recovering from life-changing injuries or illnesses.
Leadership
Scott Dillman · President
Money in and out
$604K revenue, $383K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$604K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$937K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $221K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
29.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$604K
FY2023▲ +36%
Expenses
$383K
FY2023▲ +12%
Total assets
$937K
FY2023▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$604K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$937K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$221K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$937K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFighting Back Scholarship Program INC
EINHdr · item D01-0731414
Principal addressHdr · item CMalvern, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fightingbacksp.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $309K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Scholarship Program

To provide financial assistance for post-rehabilitative exercise to individuals recovering from a life changing injury or ILLNESS.DURING the 2023 fiscal year, 92 individual scholarships were provided for post rehabilitative exercise. This is the equivalent of over 3,000 hours of post rehabilitation exercise over a one year period.

$201Kprogram 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.

$108Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$543K · 90%
Program service revenue$50K · 8%
Investment income$11K · 2%
Contributions & grants90%$543K
Program service revenue8%$50K
Investment income2%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$604K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program services81%$309K
Management & general14%$55K
Fundraising5%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$937K
Total assetsLn 16$937K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$937K
Months of cash on handcomputed29.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $937K · Operating expenses/yr $383K
29.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $309K · Total expenses $383K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $55K · Total expenses $383K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $383K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $412K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $543K · Total revenue $604K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $604K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $604K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $604K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $383K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $604K · Prior year $443K
+36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $937K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $604K · Expenses $383K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $937K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $937K · Total assets $937K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $937K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott Dillman · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $383K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $383K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 36%
Accounting fee ratio 10%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$580K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$511K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$604K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$443K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$308K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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