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· Public charity

Scholarship America Inc

(see schedule o)

$28M
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$337k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

91% of Scholarship America Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation Of Bartholomew County Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

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’17
1
’18
0
’19
2
’20
4
’21
1
’22
3
’23
3
’24
2
’25

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

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$6.1MPhilanthropy$620k
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $1,554,103, the rows itemized in this filing. The $27,810,640 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $26,256,537 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $172k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $725k
  • $250k+2 grants · $651k
$54,478
Median grant
7
States reached
$312M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HERITAGE FUND OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC$336,882
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE$314,217
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$222,212
NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$154,289
ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$115,000
APW ALUMNI INC$112,691
YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$66,600
PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$54,478
PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$41,736
INNOVIA FOUNDATION$41,570
MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC$31,990
MINOT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$23,938
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES$22,500
DEARBORN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,000
FARGO AREA DFS$6,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 88% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%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%APW ALUMNI INC: $113k → 17%PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $58k → 8%DAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THRU FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES: $600k → 10%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE: $314k → 11%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%HERITAGE FUND OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC: $337k → 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: $222k → 7%ADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $45k → 10%COMMUNITY GIVING: $50k → 11%YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $67k → 9%JOHNSBURG DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $53k → 10%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $115k → 14%PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $54k → 8%RI FOUNDATION: $134k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $68k → 10%INNOVIA: $75k → 12%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $169k → 7%YORK SUBURBAN DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $50k → 9%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $90k → 14%PELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $43k → 8%HOPE HIGH DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $102k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $48k → 10%INNOVIA: $42k → 12%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $103k → 7%YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $42k → 9%ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $60k → 14%RI FOUNDATION: $70k → 14%PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $42k → 10%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $55k → 7%RI FOUNDATION: $60k → 14%NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $43k → 7%RI FOUNDATION: $50k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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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
2
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
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
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

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

Community Improvement
5
Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region

To connect people who care with causes that matter.

Philanthropy
6
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
7
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
8
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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9
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
10
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
11
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc

The community foundation of greater greensboro inspires giving, maximizes opportunities and strengthens communities for present and future generations.

Philanthropy
12
Community Foundation of Fayette County Pa

To build a stronger fayette county by inspiring charitable giving, supporting nonprofits, and nurturing positive community impact.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc; 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.
04the grantee network

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

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
23/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,019,110 · PhilanthropyROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $665,309 · PhilanthropyTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation: $605,174 · PhilanthropyNew Hampshire Charitable 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: $450,130 · PhilanthropyPUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $434,289 · PhilanthropyNORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONInnovia Foundation: $381,719 · PhilanthropyInnovia FoundationCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE: $351,247 · PhilanthropyYORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $340,000 · PhilanthropyHERITAGE FUND - THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC: $336,882 · PhilanthropyPELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $271,875 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $238,511 · Philanthropy+14 more: $1,128,754 · Philanthropy+14 moreJOHNSBURG DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $143,672 · OtherJOHNSBURG …CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND: $117,690 · OtherCITY OF SO…APW ALUMNI INC: $112,691 · OtherAPW ALUMNI…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 · EducationFARGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Education+1 more: $17,607 · EducationNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $90,000 · Public BenefitSEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: $50,580 · Health
Philanthropy$6,823,000Other$744,788Education$599,513Public Benefit$90,000Health$50,580

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,019,110 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $665,309 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation: $605,174 over 7y, 0.1% 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: $450,130 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetNORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $434,289 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetInnovia Foundation: $381,719 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE: $351,247 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $340,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetHERITAGE FUND - THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC: $336,882 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPELLA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $271,875 over 8y, 15% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $238,511 over 4y, 0.5% 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 budgetDEARBORN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES INC: $96,223 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $90,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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 budgetMARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $62,578 over 3y, 0.9% 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 budgetFARGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC: $24,589 over 1y, 0.2% 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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

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

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: 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

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Scholarship America Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Scholarship America Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's 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
    How this is measured
    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 a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than 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 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 44 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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