Beta State Scholarship Fund

Tax-deductible

Lafayette Hill, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-3053039

Contributions are made to the pennsylvania state university for the purpose of granting scholarships and other assistance to deserving students attending penn state university

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 98% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
170610 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 170609.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$572K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$38K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$15
Net assets
$846K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$38K
FY2024-0.3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$52K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$38K
FY2024$38K
Expenses
$15
FY20240%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15
FY2021$5K
FY2022$15
FY2023$54
FY2024$15
FY2024$15
Net assets
$846K
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$641K
FY2021$691K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$771K
FY2024$808K
FY2024$846K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $15

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships and assistance to deserving students at Penn State University.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Contributions are made to the pennsylvania state university for the purpose of granting scholarships and other ssistance to deserving students attending penn state university

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$15
Ln 25
Managementcol C$15
Owns and owesPt X
$846K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$572K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$38K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$572K
Net assetsLn 32$846K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$572K$572K
Net assetsLn 32$808K$846K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$15$15
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$15$0$15$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $38K$15$38K$808K 990 PDF
FY2023 $38K$54$37K$771K 990 PDF
FY2022 $43K$15$43K$733K 990 PDF
FY2021 $54K$5K$49K$691K 990 PDF
FY2020 $52K$15$52K$641K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $37,514 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,514$37,514
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $37,514$37,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15$15
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $15 · Fundraising $0$15
Part X · Balance sheet $1,417,926 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,204,664; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,760$174,386
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,545$38,876
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,380,427$1,417,926
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $571,943$571,943
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $571,943$571,943
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $808,484$845,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $808,484$845,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,380,427$1,417,926
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $845,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,514
XI-2 Total expenses$15
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$808,484
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$845,983

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