Nonprofit · EIN 16-1477288
THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,588,483 | $5,103,567 | $484,916 | $15,771,916 | $63,049 | $15,708,867 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,242,087 | $5,014,568 | $227,519 | $14,573,678 | $61,086 | $14,512,592 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,289,619 | $5,365,307 | -$75,688 | $13,746,355 | $30,743 | $13,715,612 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,296,812
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $315,051
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$19,447
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$23,967
- Other revenue
- -$23,380
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,408,853
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $141,992
- Other salaries and wages
- $151,674
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $325,079
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,502
- Occupancy
- $14,052
- Travel
- $5,341
- Depreciation
- $1,295
- Program services (functional)
- $4,651,040
- Management and general (functional)
- $183,172
- Fundraising (functional)
- $269,355
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,573,678
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,771,916
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $63,049
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,708,867
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,800
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,122,580
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,817,260
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,891,607
- Gross receipts
- $10,479,147
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARA S MORAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $135,625 | $6,406 |
| REP CHRISTOPHER L JACOBS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS J SZYMKOWIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW L FORS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AMOIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS R BEECHER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY GIBSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOD D MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L MCCABE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN T PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JOSEPH S ROGLIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SHEEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE STANDISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON STEINWALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLIE M ULRICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY E POPADICK THROUGH 122023 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $132,207 | $9,748 |
| CLARA S MORAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $4,808 | $0 |
| REP CHRISTOPHER L JACOBS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS J SZYMKOWIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW L FORS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AMOIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS R BEECHER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOD D MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L MCCABE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY A NAPLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JOSEPH S ROGLIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE STANDISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLIE M ULRICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN T PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY E POPADICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,207 | $9,748 |
| REP CHRISTOPHER L JACOBS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS J SZYMKOWIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW L FORS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AMOIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS R BEECHER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOD D MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L MCCABE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY A NAPLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JOSEPH S ROGLIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE STANDISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLIE M ULRICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN T PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 284 DELAWARE AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14202-1801
- In care of
- % CINDY MCDONALD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DENNIS SZYMKOWIAK, 284 DELAWARE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY 14202
- Signed the 990
- DENNIS SZYMKOWIAK, VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (716) 854-0869
- Website
- WWW.BISONFUND.COM
- Return prepared by
- TSA ADVISORS LLC
Mission
FOUNDED 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.
Program accomplishments
- IN 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.Expenses $4,651,040 · grants $4,408,853
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1477288
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,771,916
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,479,147
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,588,483 | $5,103,567 | $15,771,916 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,242,087 | $5,014,568 | $14,573,678 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,289,619 | $5,365,307 | $13,746,355 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1477288).
Questions about THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
- What is the EIN of THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC is 16-1477288.
- Is THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DENNIS SZYMKOWIAK.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,625 (CLARA S MORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE BISON CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,588,483, expenses of $5,103,567 and total assets of $15,771,916 at year end.
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