The organization's purpose is to pay to the school of veterinary medicine at the university of pennsylvania, to a newly established sandra l. Tupper scholarship fund.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 67% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
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
158 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 158.3 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
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12K
FY2022▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$43K
Expenses
$89K
FY2022▲ +168%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$33K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$22K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 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 Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $89K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-T; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$6,162Pt VII · Sec A

Harry J Buckman’s $5K as Trustee is at the 23rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Harry J Buckman$5,192$6,184$5,303$6,162

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

Funds a veterinary scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

As a supporting organization to pay to the school of veterinary medicine at the university of pennsylvania, a newly established sandra L.TUPPER scholarship fund from the trust's net income and principals of the estate of sandra l. Tupper. Scholarship recipients are chosen by the veterinary school.

$89Kprogram 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 · 3 grants · $185K · 2022–2024
U Penn Vet Med Scholarship FdFY2024$59,160
U Penn Vet Med Scholarship FdFY2023$61,766
U Penn Vet Med Scholarship FdFY2022$64,552

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$12K
Investment income$12K
Money out
$89K
Programs$89K
Owns and owes
$1.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.2M
Total assets$1.2M
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
Voting board1
Independent1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$12K
Total revenue$12K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.2M
Total assets$1.2M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.2M
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $43K$22K$21K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $22K$81K−$59K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28K$82K−$53K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $12K$89K−$77K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$33K$27K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $19K$0$19K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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