Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1962.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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
Provides interest-free tuition loans to help college students achieve their goals.
Questions for Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning
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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.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-6414300) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $139K | $92K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.8M | $6.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $6.0M | $6.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $23K | $16K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.0M | $6.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $72K | $14K | $43K | $15K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6K | $1K | $3K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | $19K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $31K | $31K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $15K | $297 | $14K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $27K | $27K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6K | $1K | $3K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $195K | $195K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $401K | $269K | $100K | $31K |
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 |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2025 | $449K | $401K | $48K | $6.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed 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
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Part I · Summary $448,707 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,707 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,797 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,682,452 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,666,201 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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