Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning EIN 23-6414300 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning FY2024 filing

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Provides interest-free tuition loans to help college students achieve their goals. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $449K in revenue, $401K in expenses, and $6.7M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Lancaster, PA
Website
www.lancdollars.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$449KFY2024
Expenses
$401K
Net assets
$6.7M
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  23-6414300 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lancaster, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides interest-free tuition loans to help college students achieve their goals.
Leadership
Jean Bednarski · President
Money in and out
$449K revenue, $401K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$449K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$401K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $48K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
126.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$449K
FY2024▲ +32%
Expenses
$401K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total assets
$6.7M
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2024▼ -30%
Total revenue
$449K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$401K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$48K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $254K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Loans for College Students

Funds are loaned interest-free to students who are expected to repay loans after graduation. There were 357 new loans extended during the year ended september 30, 2024.

$254Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLancaster Dollars for Higher Learning
EINHdr · item D23-6414300
Principal addressHdr · item CLancaster, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lancdollars.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1962

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$179K · 40%
Contributions & grants$143K · 32%
Program service revenue$126K · 28%
Investment income40%$179K
Contributions & grants32%$143K
Program service revenue28%$126K
Other revenue$869
Total revenueLn 12$449K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.08
Program services67%$269K
Management & general25%$100K
Fundraising8%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$6.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.2M · Operating expenses/yr $401K
126.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $269K · Total expenses $401K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $100K · Total expenses $401K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $401K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $19K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $155K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $143K · Total revenue $449K
32%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $449K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $126K · Total revenue $449K
28%
Investment reliance
Investment income $179K · Total revenue $449K
+40%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $126K · Total expenses $401K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $449K · Prior year $341K
+32%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $269K · FY2023 $449K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $6.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $449K · Expenses $401K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $6.7M · Total assets $6.7M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.7M
62%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jean Bednarski · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $401K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77K · Total expenses $401K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 25%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth 32%
Investment management fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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 · FY2024
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

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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)$498K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$449K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$341K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$398K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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