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      <FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt>Taxpayer received its exemption in 1983 and has had continual public support for its charitable purposes.The taxpayer currently meets the 10% public support requirement. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, taxpayer's public support was 34.82%, for September 30, 2022, 29.84%, for September 30, 2023, 15.60% and for September 30, 2024, 16.16%. The FHE Leadership has been actively engaging in expanding its marketing reach to not only past scholars but also universities, local non-profits and the general public.The FHE program revenue is geared toward the administration of its Lugar Scholarship Program which awards 2, $20,000 scholarships and eight (8) $4,000 awards every year for a minority high school senior from a school in Indiana to go to a college or university in the state of Indiana. The purpose is to attract and retain Indiana students, preventing brain drain caused by students who would otherwise go to college out of state.The taxpayer pays scholarships to students. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, $72,000 were paid in scholarships, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, $0 were paid in scholarships, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, $130,500 were paid in scholarships, and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, $0 were paid in scholarships, for the fiscal year end September 30, 2024, $69,250 were paid in scholarships.FHE will continue to market, apply for grants and raise money from sources outside of the normal contributions including leveraging social media and using resources like Google which offer free nonprofit advertising.</FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt>
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    <IRS990ScheduleI documentId="RetDoc1041900001">
      <GrantRecordsMaintainedInd>0</GrantRecordsMaintainedInd>
      <GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
        <GrantTypeTxt>Scholarships</GrantTypeTxt>
        <RecipientCnt>40</RecipientCnt>
        <CashGrantAmt>69250</CashGrantAmt>
      </GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
    </IRS990ScheduleI>
    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="RetDoc1044400001">
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Fund for Hoosier Excellence, Inc.'s Form 990 and all related schedules, statements and attachments are reviewed and approved by two directors on the board of directors.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Fund for Hoosier Excellence, Inc. makes its governing documents and financial statments, as applicable, available to the public by written request sent to the address. Fund for Hoosier Excellence, Inc. is also available on the internet.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
    </IRS990ScheduleO>
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