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John Fox Scholarship Fund

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2009EIN 23-2652470Revenue $74K in FY2025

On file with the IRS22 S 22nd Street Mezzanine Floor, 19103-3005 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Sep 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Providing financial assistance to members of the philadelphia joint board, including its local 274, and their dependents, who have demonstrated scholastic ability, good character, and qualities of leadership, and who might not otherwise be able to afford a college education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $65K a year · 186% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$74K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$94K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$72K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$74K
Expenses
$94K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$94K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$914K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $28K Management & general 70% · $66K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Anne Marie Zaren
Union Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gina Wilson
Union Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynne P Fox
Union Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Minter
Union Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Hildebrandt
Employer Trustee
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Awards scholarships to union members' children with academic merit and leadership potential.

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1 program · $28K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Organization devoted solely and exclusively to the purpose of granting financial aid in the educational endeavors of eligible members and their eligible dependents.

$28Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $217K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$28,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$43,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$44,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$28K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$415
Gains on assetsLn 7−$360
Total revenueLn 12$74K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$750
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$140K$140K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$978K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$28K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$28K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $74K$94K−$21K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $62K$91K−$29K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $82K$108K−$26K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14K$117K−$102K$914K 990 PDF
FY2021 $50K$102K−$51K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 −$72K$88K−$161K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $73,567 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$5,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,423$30,095
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,607$37,965
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$415
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,030$73,567
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,800$28,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,377$66,155
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $91,177$94,155
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,147−$20,588
Part VI · Governance 1 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $73,567 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$5,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,092
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,095$30,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,325$38,325
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$360−$360
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $415$415
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,510 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,965$73,567
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,155 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,000$28,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,007$6,007
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,100$14,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,450$10,450
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $31,691$31,691
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,907$3,907
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,000 · Management $66,155 · Fundraising $0$94,155
Part X · Balance sheet $1,188,664 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,459$28,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,352$111,288
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $360$1,785
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,302$4,702
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $908,978$1,037,003
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $69,343$4,786
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,119,794$1,188,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,297$14,434
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,078$3,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,375$17,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,100,419$1,170,756
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,119,794$1,188,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,170,756 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$73,567
XI-2 Total expenses$94,155
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,100,419
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$90,925
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,170,756

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

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