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Scholarship America Inc

(see schedule o)

$26M
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$169k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

85% of Scholarship America Inc’s FY2024 grant dollars went to New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

1
’17
1
’18
0
’19
2
’20
4
’21
1
’22
3
’23
3
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Education$6.1MPhilanthropy$620k
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 17 grants below total $680,540 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $25,753,219 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $25,072,679 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $410k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $259k
$28,500
Median grant
9
States reached
$277M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$168,687
NORTHWEST MN FOUNDATION$90,000
PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$47,881
ADA-BORUP-WEST ISD 2910$45,000
ADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC$44,702
YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$41,900
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH PUGET SOUND$40,000
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$36,597
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES$28,500
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE$28,030
OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$27,396
PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$24,771
INNOVIA FOUNDATION$19,645
EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT$15,886
DEARBORN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, your grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 90% of your dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%SUNNYSIDE FOUNDATION DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $66k → 15%OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $61k → 12%NEVIS PAM LINDOW SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $552k → 10%ADA-BORUP-WEST ISD 2910: $45k → 10%COMMUNITY GIVING: $125k → 11%NORTHWEST MN FOUNDATION: $90k → 17%YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $107k → 9%JOHNSBURG DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $91k → 10%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $713k → 14%PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $58k → 8%DAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THRU FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES: $600k → 10%SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $39k → 16%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA: $45k → 17%RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $250k → 14%THE PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $117k → 10%WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $52k → 13%SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: $51k → 9%YELM DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $50k → 9%INNOVIA: $85k → 12%NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $280k → 13%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $169k → 7%ADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $45k → 10%COMMUNITY GIVING: $50k → 11%YORK SUBURBAN DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $50k → 9%JOHNSBURG DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $53k → 10%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $90k → 14%PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $43k → 8%RI FOUNDATION: $134k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $68k → 10%WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $37k → 13%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH PUGET SOUND: $40k → 9%INNOVIA: $75k → 12%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $103k → 7%YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $42k → 9%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $60k → 14%HOPE HIGH DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $102k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $48k → 10%INNOVIA: $42k → 12%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $55k → 7%RI FOUNDATION: $70k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $41k → 10%INNOVIA: $41k → 12%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $43k → 7%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $41k → 14%RI FOUNDATION: $60k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $39k → 10%ST JOHN-ENDICOTT SCHOOLS' FOUNDATION DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $38k → 12%RI FOUNDATION: $50k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
ND
MN
NY
MA
IA
IN
PA
RI
NE
AZ
AL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Montgomery County Community Foundation

The mission of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) is to provide leadership in Montgomery County by directing sustainable financial resources that strengthen our community and improve the quality of life for current and…

Philanthropy
2
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

The greater cedar rapids community foundation (the community foundation) partners with donors, funders, and other community collaborators to achieve high-impact philanthropy, supports nonprofit organizations that address our community's…

Philanthropy
3
Community Foundation for Western Iowa

The community foundation for western iowa is dedicated to creating a lasting legacy in our region by engaging our citizens and communities for durable change and fostering a culture of philanthropy. this is where giving grows.

Philanthropy
4
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
5
Community Foundation of Snohomish County

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County (the Foundation) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. The Foundation serves as a community foundation, supporting a broad spectrum of…

Philanthropy
6
The Vermont Community Foundation

The vermont community foundation helps to build philanthropic resources to sustain healthy and vital vermont communities. the foundation connects and mobilizes people through giving to multiply the impact of philanthropy.

Philanthropy
7
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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8
The Community Foundation of Dickinson County Inc

To connect donors with their charitable giving priorities, serve as a resource for local nonprofit organizations and provide leadership to the community.

Philanthropy
9
Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties

To grow community giving by fostering a community of grantmakers, promoting strategic local leadership, and investing in partnerships for the benefit of the community of loudoun and northern fauquier.

Philanthropy
10
Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region

To connect people who care with causes that matter.

Philanthropy
11
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

Inspire individuals and organizations to invest in their community to improve the quality of life.

Community Improvement
12
South Dakota Community Foundation

Receive and administer charitable gifts and permanent endowments primarily for the benefit of south dakotans. work with donors, charities, and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in south dakota.

Philanthropy

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and the most unlike its peers is Ada Scholarship Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 40 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%0%<5yr14%3%5–10yr19%0%10–20yr16%33%20–35yr13%43%35–55yr16%20%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%9%5–10yr19%0%10–20yr16%18%20–35yr13%57%35–55yr16%15%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/41
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,524

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

31 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
23/31
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $904,110 · PhilanthropyROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $665,309 · PhilanthropyTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN — $600,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDNPUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $408,394 · PhilanthropyPUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation — $382,962 · PhilanthropyNew Hampshire Charitable FoundationInnovia Foundation — $340,149 · PhilanthropyInnovia FoundationNORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $280,000 · PhilanthropyYORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $273,400 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC — $238,511 · PhilanthropyPELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $217,397 · Philanthropy+14 more — $1,077,356 · Philanthropy+14 moreJOHNSBURG DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS — $143,672 · OtherJOHNSBURG …CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND — $117,690 · OtherCITY OF SO…BELLEVUE ROTARY FOUNDATION — $84,353 · OtherBELLEVUE R…SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC — $66,360 · OtherSCHOLARSHI…ADA-BORUP-WEST ISD 2910 — $45,000 · OtherADA-BORUP-…ADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $44,702 · OtherADA SCHOLA…REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 50 SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK SCHOLARSHIP FUND — $33,705 · OtherTOWN OF BURLINGTON — $27,983 · OtherBLACKDUCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL — $27,552 · Other+3 more — $41,080 · Other+3 moreNEVIS PAM LINDOW SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDA — $551,906 · EducationNEVIS PAM…FARGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — $24,000 · Education+1 more — $17,607 · EducationNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — $90,000 · Public BenefitSEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS — $50,580 · Health
Philanthropy$5,387,588Other$632,097Education$593,513Public Benefit$90,000Health$50,580

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $904,110 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $665,309 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN — $600,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $408,394 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation — $382,962 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetInnovia Foundation — $340,149 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetNORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $280,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetYORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $273,400 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC — $238,511 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetPELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $217,397 over 7y, 15% of budgetCOMMUNITYGIVING — $175,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOmaha Community Foundation — $143,218 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Community Foundation of South Puget Sound — $138,563 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetGREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $101,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — $90,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDEARBORN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $90,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetWASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $88,597 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetBELLEVUE ROTARY FOUNDATION — $84,353 over 1y, 28% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA — $80,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES INC — $73,723 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Central Iowa Community Founda — $54,622 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetSEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS — $50,580 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $44,702 over 1y, 24% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE — $37,030 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $30,588 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC — $24,589 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFARGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — $24,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY — $23,070 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWHITE HALL ENRICHMENT ADVANCEMENT TEAM — $17,607 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING — $17,356 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Independent Colleges …The Funders Network I…Indiana Philanthropy …Indiana Philanthropy …Lilly Endowment IncInatai FoundationThe McKnight Foundati…Otto Bremer TrustThrivent Charitable I…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Minneapolis Found…Baird Foundation Inc
Independent Colleges of Indiana IncIN15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc · The Funders Network Inc · Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Inc · Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Foundation Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · Inatai Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Scholarship America Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%your share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 41 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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