Miss Michigan Scholarship Program INC

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Ferrysburg, MI501(c)(4)Since 1964 EIN 38-1753186Revenue $160K in FY2025Latest return filed Aug 5, 2026

On file with the IRSmissmichigan.orgFerrysburg, MITax-exempt since May 1967

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Promotion of goodwill throughout state of Michigan, and selection of goodwill ambassador for the state of Michigan. Promotion of education throughout the state of Michigan and the granting of scholarships to worthy individuals.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$160K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$169K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$160K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$160K
Expenses
$169K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$169K
Net assets
$135K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$11K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$101K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$135K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1967.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $128K Management & general 24% · $41K

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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paula Dewall$12,000$8,250$9,000$6,000$3,000$11,200

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Miss Michigan Scholarship Program INC is a membership association based in Ferrysburg, MI, formed in 1964.

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1 program · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conducted pageant to select scholarship recipients and promote goodwill throughout the state of michigan and in the city of muskegon, mi (contestants: 39, attendance: 500)

$128Kprogram 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 · 9 grants · $76K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,337
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,706
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,388
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,553
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,340

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$160K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$724
Money outPt IX
$169K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$724
Total revenueLn 12$160K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25
End of yearLn 1g$34K
Given inLn 1b$54K
SpentLn 1d–1f$21K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$147K$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$144K$135K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$14$14
InsuranceLn 23$2K$560$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$52K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$74K$50K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K$128K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2026 $160K$169K−$9K$135K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 22, 2025 $155K$113K$43K$144K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2024 $156K$124K$32K$101K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 7, 2023 $158K$121K$36K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $111K$67K$44K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $42K$43K−$808−$11K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $160,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,344$42,707
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,173$119,236
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$724
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$14,048−$2,268
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $155,480$160,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,337$20,734
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 $96,229$148,283
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,566$169,017
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,914−$8,618
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $160,399 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,208 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,707
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,508 · Unrelated business $45,520$107,028
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $724$724
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,957−$2,957
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $689$689
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,795 · Unrelated business $46,130 · Excluded from tax −$2,233$160,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,017 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,734$20,734
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,189$4,189
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,559$2,559
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,665$3,665
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,151 · Management $1,152$2,303
IX-20 InterestManagement $14$14
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $560 · Management $1,680$2,240
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,835 · Management $7,469$59,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,677 · Management $24,332$74,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,622 · Management $41,395 · Fundraising $0$169,017
Part X · Balance sheet $143,062 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,131$108,894
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$34,168
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,131$143,062
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,105$7,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,105$7,654
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,026$135,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,026$135,408
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,131$143,062
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,408 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$160,399
XI-2 Total expenses$169,017
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,026
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,408

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

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