Provide academic scholarships to students in need from marengo county.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$9K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $805K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
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Revenue
$60K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$50K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$840K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$60K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$40K
FY2023−$887
FY2024$39K
FY2025$60K
Expenses
$50K
FY2025▲ +128%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$50K
Net assets
$840K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$809K
FY2021$836K
FY2022$844K
FY2023$813K
FY2024$830K
FY2025$840K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $39K Management & general 22% · $11K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$9,147Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Regions Bank Trust Department’s $9K as Trustee is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024
Regions Bank Trust Department$9,147$8,761

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides academic scholarships to needy students from Marengo County.

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1 program · $39K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Scholarship fund at the university of west alabama foundation

$39Kprogram expense

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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 · 2 grants · $50K · 2024–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$50K
Ln 25
Programscol B$39K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$840K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$60K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$805K
Total assetsLn 16$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$840K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$793K$805K
Total assetsLn 16$830K$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$830K$840K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$39K$39K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1$1
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$431$431
All other expensesLn 24e$108$108
Total functional expensesLn 25$50K$39K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $60K$50K$10K$840K 990 PDF
FY2024 $39K$22K$17K$830K 990 PDF
FY2023 −$887$30K−$31K$813K 990 PDF
FY2022 $40K$32K$8K$844K 990 PDF
FY2021 $58K$31K$27K$836K 990 PDF
FY2020 $33K$30K$3K$809K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $59,801 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,217$59,801
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,217$59,801
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,291$38,961
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,761$9,147
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,732$1,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,784$49,648
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,433$10,153
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $59,801 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,923$44,923
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14,878$14,878
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $59,801$59,801
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $49,648 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $38,961$38,961
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $9,147$9,147
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1$1
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $431$431
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $108$108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,961 · Management $10,687 · Fundraising $0$49,648
Part X · Balance sheet $840,440 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,257$35,364
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $793,224$805,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $830,481$840,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $830,481$840,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $830,481$840,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $840,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$59,801
XI-2 Total expenses$49,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$830,481
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$194
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$840,440

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