THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC (EIN 16-1477288)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202641349349304964
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-05-14T12:14:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1TSA ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18321 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWILLIAMSVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14221ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN161477288EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlBISOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168540869PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonDENNIS SZYMKOWIAKPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168540869PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonDIANE M STRAKA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00165826PTIN
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Tax2024TaxYr
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Principal OfficerDENNIS SZYMKOWIAKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1284 DELAWARE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,479,147GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BISONFUND.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFOUNDED IN 1995, THE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BROADEN THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN BY HELPING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AFFORD THE COST OF PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers75TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Total Revenue$5,242,087PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,588,483CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,480,518PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,103,567CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$227,519PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$15,771,916TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$61,086TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$63,049TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionFOUNDED IN 1995, THE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BROADEN THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN BY HELPING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AFFORD THE COST OF PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS.MissionDesc
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Expense$4,651,040ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,408,853GrantAmt
DescIN ADDITION TO GOOD HEALTH AND GREAT LOVE, THE BEST GIFT WE CAN PROVIDE OUR CHILDREN IS A QUALITY EDUCATION. FOR FAMILIES OF MODEST MEANS, ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND. FOR 30 YEARS, MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE HELPED FUND 44,000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOLS OF THEIR CHOICE. BISON IS THE ONLY K-12 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN WNY, AND THE 5TH LARGEST K-8 PROGRAM NATIONALLY. BISON SUPPORTS OVER 1,700 STUDENTS ATTENDING 76 K-12 SCHOOLS ACROSS WNY.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CLARA S MORAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$135,625$0$6,406
REP CHRISTOPHER L JACOBS
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DENNIS J SZYMKOWIAK
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW L FORS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JONATHAN AMOIA
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS R BEECHER JR
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTIN BAUER
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL BAUER
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
COREY GIBSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOD D MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL L MCCABE
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHAWN T PEARCE
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
REV JOSEPH S ROGLIANO
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CATHERINE SHEEDY
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTINE STANDISH
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HARRISON STEINWALD
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BETSY SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KELLIE M ULRICH
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Fundraising$476,001FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,820,811AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,296,812TotalContributionsAmt

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Securities$4,794,361SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$4,813,808SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$19,447SecuritiesAmt

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Total$4,408,853TotalAmt
Program Services$4,408,853ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$141,992TotalAmt
Program Services$34,774ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$91,296FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$32,592ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$101,398FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,329ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$3,490FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$576FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$10,543ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,476FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$17,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$56,750TotalAmt
Management And General$56,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$2,833ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,253FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$15,299TotalAmt
Program Services$15,299ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$14,052TotalAmt
Management And General$14,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$5,341TotalAmt
Program Services$534ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,807FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,295TotalAmt
Management And General$1,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,546TotalAmt
Management And General$7,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PARTNER SCHOOL STEWARDS$139,938$139,938
CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE$49,642$49,642
DONOR CULTIVATION$40,195$40,195
MISCELLANEOUS$7,989$4,125$3,864

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$4,651,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$269,355FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$52,508BOYAmt
EOY$42,522EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$919,159BOYAmt
EOY$259,487EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,066,501BOYAmt
EOY$3,197,503EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$5,012BOYAmt
EOY$5,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$84,609LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$80,809LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$5,095BOYAmt
EOY$3,800EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,380,996BOYAmt
EOY$12,122,580EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$97,437BOYAmt
EOY$103,802EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,970BOYAmt
EOY$37,210EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,573,678BOYAmt
EOY$15,771,916EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,116BOYAmt
EOY$6,089EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$19,750EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,970BOYAmt
EOY$37,210EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,086BOYAmt
EOY$63,049EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,994,558BOYAmt
EOY$9,817,260EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,518,034BOYAmt
EOY$5,891,607EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,512,592BOYAmt
EOY$15,708,867EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,573,678BOYAmt
EOY$15,771,916EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$484,916ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$711,359NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,321,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,160,537CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,756,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,296,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,077,075TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,321,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,160,537CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,756,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,296,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,077,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,948,385SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,128,690PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$136,549CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$154,151CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$207,789CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$284,042CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$334,498CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,117,029TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,194,104TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.55250PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62990PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,883,376BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$456,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$607,416InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,946,792EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,580,203BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$697,437ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$605,736InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,883,376EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,318,610BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$989,900ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$271,693InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,580,203EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,377,555BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$814,691ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$873,636InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,318,610EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,880,739BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,047,129ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$449,687InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,377,555EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,603DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$46,516OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,716DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,800BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,490OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,490DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,800TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$37,210Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$37,210TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,295,914TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$711,359NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$52,822DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$764,181RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,531,733RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$56,750InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$56,750RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,588,483TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,099,639TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$52,822DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$52,822ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,046,817ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$56,750InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$56,750ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,103,567TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BISON LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$507,958GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$457,163CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$50,795GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$35,315FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$32,711OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BISON BASHEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$10,951GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$9,856CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,095GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$2,353FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,180OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$9,981GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$8,983CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$998GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,230FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,066OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$528,890GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$476,002CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$52,888GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,898FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$36,957OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$76,855DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$23,967NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePRIVATELY FUNDED TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDRENGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1700RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$4,408,853NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, COLUMN (A):PRIVATELY FUNDED TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN LIVING IN WESTERN NEW YORK. FAMILIES CHOSEN TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ARE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILD TO A PRIVATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF CHOICE.
FORM 990THE ORGANIZATION PAYS THE SCHOLARSHIPS DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN (NOT THE PARENTS). THE SCHOOL IS RESPONSIBLE TO INFORM BISON IF A STUDENT HAS LEFT THE SCHOOL AND THE REASON. BISON STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH THEIR SCHOLARSHIP. IF A STUDENT LEAVES THE PROGRAM, THERE IS A 6 MONTH GRACE PERIOD IF THEY WISH TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL AND THEIR SCHOLARSHIP IS REACTIVATED. HOWEVER STUDENTS THAT LEAVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN EXPELLED IMMEDIATELY LOSE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP PERMANENTLY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFIRMATION FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE ORGANIZATION WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL BECOMES A BOARD MEMBER. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH THE ELECTION OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS THE ORGANIZATION REVISITS ALL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN THE WRITTEN POLICY EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION TO THE OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TWO EMPLOYEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. SUCH INFORMATION INCLUDES COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND GEOGRAPHY. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT BY THE OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTE IS DOCUMENTED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS PAYROLL RECORDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BISON SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS IN PLACE A GOVERNANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS CHARGED WITH ENGAGING, MEETING, EVALUATING AND HIRING OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH DEFINING AND MONITORING THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AMONG OTHER DUTIES.

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