Massachusetts · Nonprofit
UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION (Massachusetts) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,063,920 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($436,100). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $454k
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $307k
What Ukraine Global Scholars Foundation does
Mission
UGS assists bright Ukrainian high school students from modest backgrounds in getting a world-class education abroad, in exchange for their commitment to returning to Ukraine and working there for at least five years. UGS aims to develop a new generation of Ukrainian leaders capable of creating a victorious and prosperous future in Ukraine today. Through mentorship, education, career guidance, and empowerment for Ukrainian youth, UGS seeks to scale its impact and generate a powerful ripple effect.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Student Applications and Admissions: covers boot camp expenses, the Last Mile Fund - which includes insurance, visa fees, transportation, and other relocation expenses - as well as all admissions-related expenses such as SAT, CSS, SSS, and additional fees UGS supports on behalf of its students. UGS 2023 cohort - which included both boarding school seniors and reapplicants - achieved an overall acceptance rate of 69% in 2024. 55 out of 78 students received college acceptance decisions (21 on early decision in December 2023), or a 71% acceptance rate; and 28 out of 43 students got accepted to boarding schools, or a 65% acceptance rate. The colleges include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Georgetown University, Minerva University, Columbia University, etc. The boarding schools include St. Paul's School, Deerfield Academy, Taft School, Hotchkiss School, 'Iolani School, Westminster School, etc.
$229,070 spent65% of program spendingRepatriation Program: includes summer internships and first-job placements in Ukraine, along with the Social Impact Internship Fund, which provides stipends and covers related expenses for students participating in unpaid internships. UGS has expanded the UGS Internship Program, which has been in place since 2017, into the UGS Repatriation program to help its students find summer internships in Ukraine and support their return to Ukraine after graduation. Over 50 students completed 60+ internships with 33 employers in 2024. These included for-profit companies like Civitta and Farmak, DIXI, EntroPi Ai, and Support Your App; nonprofits such as Ukrainer, Razom, Teach for Ukraine, and Superhumans Rehabilitation Center; and state institutions, including the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, and Lviv City Council. To further strengthen the program and amplify its impact, UGS successfully piloted the UGS Social-Impact Internship Fund (SIIF), which provided financial assistance for unpaid or low-paying internships at high-impact organizations in Ukraine. The program helped students gain valuable professional experience, build local networks before graduation,…
$83,429 spent24% of program spendingCultural and Auxiliary Support: includes mental health programs, host family arrangements, and participation in cultural and educational events in the US, UK, and Ukraine. This includes student transportation and accommodations-related expenses to host families and events. In 2024, 25 host families welcomed 38 students during holiday breaks, including Easter, Thanksgiving, and winter holidays. In May, ten students from the 2023 Cohort visited Biopharma, a leading biological R&D center in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, where they explored biochemistry research and career opportunities. On June 21, UGS hosted its Annual Summer Event at MacPaw Space in Kyiv, bringing together over 100 participants - including finalists, alumni, mentors, and partners. In July, UGS alumni organized a Kyiv reunion to share study-abroad experiences and foster mentorship. In September, UGS students met with UGS advisers to discuss Ukraine's socio-political situation and career opportunities for returning students. In partnership with Ukrzaliznytsia, UGS participated in the Zalizna Zmina (Iron Squad) youth education project, where 13 finalists toured Western Ukraine, met with civic leaders, and veterans. In the…
$37,878 spent11% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $350,377.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $114k to $228k (+101%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Yuliya Sychikova
Chair, Board Member
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $14k → $189k.
8 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 75% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 71% · 2019 74% · 2020 50% · 2021 73% · 2022 70% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
63% of UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
75% of UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $267k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Massachusetts, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $797k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 4 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION?
- UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION (Massachusetts) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,063,920 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($436,100). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $1,063,920 in grants to UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $436,100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UKRAINE GLOBAL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 12 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing