Fsa Scholarship Foundation is committed to promoting careers and developing community leaders for the retail food industry by annually rewarding scholarships to graduating high school students and adults working in texas food stores. These scholarships are funded through partnerships with local retailers and through special events sponsored by the Fsa Scholarship Foundation. I.e. Partnership luncheons annual Scholarship banquet and annual golf tournament

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ 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)(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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$78K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$20K
Expenses
$78K
FY2025▲ +151%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$78K
Net assets
$97K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$97K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

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Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $31K Management & general 60% · $47K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$17,130Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,081Pt VII · Sec A
VP Fundraising
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Scholarship Program
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Golf Classic - Houston
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Friends of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Diaz’s $17K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
April Fuchs——$17,400$23,865$17,490$17,940
Veronica Diaz$17,130—————
Hillary Pennartz—$11,272$3,885———
Cindy Taylor$6,081—————

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

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Fsa scholarship foundation is committed to promoting careers and developing community leaders for the retail food industry by annually rewarding scholarships to graduating high school students and adults working in texas food stores.

$31Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $180K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$29,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$65,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$78K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$20K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$188K$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$155K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$30K$30K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$0$27K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$712$0$712$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$978$978$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$0$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$0$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$78K$31K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20K$78K−$58K$97K 990 PDF
FY2024 $25K$31K−$6K$155K 990 PDF
FY2023 $53K$58K−$5K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $56K$65K−$9K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$59K$41K$175K 990 PDF
FY2020 $100K$97K$4K$134K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,300$19,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,306$19,719
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$30,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,306$26,792
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,668$20,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,974$77,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,668−$57,939
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,719 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,200
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$19
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$19,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,658 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $26,792 · Fundraising $0$26,792
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,081 · Fundraising $0$6,081
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $712 · Fundraising $0$712
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,343 · Fundraising $0$4,343
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $978 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$978
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,865 · Fundraising $0$1,865
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $3,158 · Fundraising $0$3,158
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,729 · Fundraising $0$3,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,978 · Management $46,680 · Fundraising $0$77,658
Part X · Balance sheet $134,879 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,818$134,879
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,818$134,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $32,386$37,386
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,386$37,386
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,750$97,493
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,682$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,432$97,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,818$134,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,719
XI-2 Total expenses$77,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,432
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,493

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