Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-6414300)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$269K
FY2021	$329K
FY2022	$398K
FY2023	$341K
FY2024	$449K
FY2025	$498K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$177K
FY2021	$226K
FY2022	$282K
FY2023	$324K
FY2024	$401K
FY2025	$414K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.8M
FY2021	$6.2M
FY2022	$5.7M
FY2023	$6.0M
FY2024	$6.7M
FY2025	$7.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1962.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

68%

27%

Program services 68% · $222K Management & general 27% · $89K Fundraising 4% · $14K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jean Bednarski

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Ketterman

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Schroeder

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Freund

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Newkirk

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Jabour

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Lee

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bunnie Buckwalter

Board Member

$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides interest-free tuition loans to help college students achieve their goals.

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1 program · $214K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Loans for College Students

Funds are loaned interest-free to students who are expected to repay loans after graduation. There were 347 new loans extended during the year ended september 30, 2023.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-6414300) · Dispute this line

$214Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024

City Limits FoundationFY2024$42K

Lancaster County Community FoundationFY2024$19K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$62K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $40K · 2021–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,500

Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,200

Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,600

Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,100

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$341K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K

Investment incomeLn 3$89K

Money outPt IX

$324K

Ln 25

Programscol B$222K

Managementcol C$89K

Fundraisingcol D$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$6.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K

Total assetsLn 16$6.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$23K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K

Investment incomeLn 3$89K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$18K

Total revenueLn 12$341K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$139K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$24K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M

Other assetsLn 15$20K

Total assetsLn 16$6.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$23K

Net assetsLn 32$6.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 618

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$349K	$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5.3M	$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$5.7M	$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$23K
Net assetsLn 32	$5.7M	$6.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$8K	$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$58K	$12K	$35K	$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$906	$3K	$918
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$26K		$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K	$421	$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$8K
Information technologyLn 14	$31K	$31K
OccupancyLn 16	$5K	$1K	$3K	$904
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$157K	$157K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$324K	$222K	$89K	$14K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 10, 2026	$498K	$414K	$84K	$7.0M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 12, 2025	$449K	$401K	$48K	$6.7M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 8, 2024	$341K	$324K	$17K	$6.0M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2023	$398K	$282K	$116K	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2022	$329K	$226K	$103K	$6.2M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021	$269K	$177K	$93K	$5.8M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $341,211 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $175,285$146,407

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $125,549$121,487

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $97,328$71,524

I-11 Other revenue$1,793

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $398,162$341,211

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,100$7,600

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,997$62,928

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $211,743$253,689

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $281,840$324,217

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,322$16,994

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $341,211 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,407

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,407

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $121,487$121,487

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89,107$89,107

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$17,583−$17,583

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,793$1,793

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,487 · Excluded from tax $73,317$341,211

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $324,217 across 11 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,600$7,600

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,570 · Management $35,066 · Fundraising $11,722$58,358

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $906 · Management $2,746 · Fundraising $918$4,570

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,800$9,800

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,157$26,157

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $421 · Management $11,980$12,401

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,161$8,161

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,153$31,153

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,064 · Management $3,352 · Fundraising $904$5,320

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,286$3,286

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $157,411$157,411

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $221,572 · Management $89,101 · Fundraising $13,544$324,217

Part X · Balance sheet $6,019,431 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $348,818$138,741

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,000$24,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,840$16,079

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,623,201$3,349,028

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,675,593$2,472,001

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $375$19,582

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,692,827$6,019,431

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,028$3,986

X-25 Other liabilities$19,207

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,028$23,193

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,911,575$5,287,628

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $779,224$708,610

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,690,799$5,996,238

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,692,827$6,019,431

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,996,238 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$341,211

XI-2 Total expenses$324,217

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,994

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,690,799

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$288,445

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,996,238

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Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning

Loans for College Students

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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