WASDA SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $23K · expenses $27K · assets $85K

Also known as
C/O FERNLEY & FERNLEY INC
EIN
47-2556500
Address
800 ROOSEVELT ROAD BLDG C-312, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137-5899
NTEE code
B82
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Rick Church (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASED ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND APTITIUDE FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONS TO CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF THE WATER & SEWER DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA, TO ENABLE THOSE CHILDREN TO ATTEND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INDLUCING WITHOUT LIMITATION COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nate Peirce VICE PRESIDENT2015-2017 2 $0 reported 2
Bill Driskill PRESIDENT2015-2017 2 $0 reported 2
Bennett Thurgood SECRETARY2016-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Mike Moore TREASURER2015-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Abrams DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Deron Johnson DIRECTOR2015-2017 1 $0 reported 2
Sam Pierce DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Vore DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 2
Richard Campbell (former) PRESIDENT2015-2016 2 $0 reported 2
Sam Peirce (former) DIRECTOR2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL DRISKILL PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
NATE PEIRCE VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
BENNETT THURGOOD SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MIKE MOORE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER ABRAMS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DERON JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
SAM PIERCE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MIKE VORE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD CAMPBELL PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
NATE PEIRCE VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
BILL DRISKILL SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $02
MIKE MOORE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
SAM PEIRCE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DERON JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
BENNETT THURGOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD CAMPBELL PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
NATE PEIRCE VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
BILL DRISKILL SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $02
MIKE MOORE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
SAM PEIRCE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DERON JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,180$27,373 $85,484$85,111 $20,100- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,837$29,345 $89,304$89,304 $34,780- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,352$3,015 $83,812$83,812 $71,352- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $48,450 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
WATER AND SEWER DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA Public charity Exact 2014-2016, 2024 4$35,450 2024$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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A Y MCDONALD MFG CO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WASDA SCHOLARSHIP FUND” 2022-2024 3$3,000 2024$1,000
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WILD GIVES BACK NFPILB82 $24,096$12,207 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONILB82 $25,782$16,660 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
IPLAC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONILB82 $24,872$17,668 BOARD PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
PRIMERA FOUNDATIONILB82 $25,219$48,634 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
JENNINGS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONILB82 $23,896$84,201 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ROTARY CLUB OF WHEELING ILLINOIS- GRANT FUNDILB82 $26,025$49,111 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
RUSSELL BRIAN GUSLOFF FOUNDATIONILB82 $21,790$9,373 PRES$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
YOHAN ABRAHAM FOUNDATIONILB82 $26,107$17,858 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
MARGARET L DAVIS TRUST FUNDILB82 $25,247$38,428 TRUSTEE$11,202 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ELGIN BREAKFAST ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATIONILB82 $22,332$19,087 Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ST FRANCIS WILDCATS FOUNDATIONILB82 $21,565$26,654 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ILLINOIS ALPHA FOUNDATIONILB82 $23,862$21,181 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ANGELA MEARS FOUNDATIONILB82 $24,925$2,954 Director of Creative$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
FAIRFIELD BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMENS FOUNDATIONILB82 $25,367$18,151 TRUSTEE$3,943 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
DEPAUL LAW BLACK ALUMNI FOUNDATION INCILB82 $22,223$1,709 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUNDSCB82 $21,113$21,666 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOCAL 417 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDNYB82 $22,978$44,980 TRUSTEE$292,366 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOCAL 2790 SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCNYB82 $25,582$9,603 PRESIDENT$10,850 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SLADE BAKER SCHOLARSHIP FUNDTXB82 $23,726$26,983 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$520,0003 12012–2017 BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$147,04515 42016–2024 IPLAC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUND; ROCK ISLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION; KYUNG UHN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$85,79413 12012–2025 MERIDIAN CLUB OF WINTER PARK SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$84,7605 12012–2017 BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$82,9859 12009–2021 GREG RICHARDS LARRY POLATSCH AND SCOTT WEINGARD MEMORIAL FUND INC
OUR CHANGE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$75,0721 12025–2025 BAMA WORKS FUND
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$73,4004 32014–2024 NATHAN J BABCOCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC; BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUND; GARY S TELL LITIGATION SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
GREATER LOWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$61,6131 12013–2013 JOANNE WOOD SCHOLARSHIP FUND
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$60,2006 12014–2025 ESSEX ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
CHESTER KITCHINGS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$42,0006 12020–2025 ESSEX ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
GLOBAL IMPACT DAF sponsor$23,9443 12009–2012 CHARLES DREW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
IAA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$21,6843 12022–2024 ROCK ISLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$21,0003 22023–2024 COLLEEN & ERIN MARLATT SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC; CHUCK CASSIDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0002 12016–2018 CHARLES DREW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$16,8062 12019–2020 BJU SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $27,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,000 · events $7,800
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,000 98.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $373 1.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,800reported apart
Total$27,373100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $29,345 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $24,000 81.8%
Fees to independent contractors $5,335 18.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10 0.0%
Total$29,345100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $3,015 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,000 99.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15 0.5%
Total$3,015100%

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