Air Force Sergeants Association Scholarship Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FINANCIALLY ASSIST THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES OF ELIGIBLE, DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF THE TOTAL AIR FORCE WHICH INCLUDES AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND, ENLISTED MEMBERS IN ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, OR VETERAN STATUS.
- Income
- $8,405
- Spending
- $24,500
- Reserves
- 85.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $24,500 spent. AFSA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION (AFSA) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1968 WITH ONE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP. TODAY, AFSA HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 883 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING MORE THAN $1,249,800 IN SCHOLASTIC FINANCIAL AID. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED BY DONATIONS FROM AFSA MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION'S FIELD ACTIVITIES, AND MEMORIALS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED IN EACH PROGRAM BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC RECORD, CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WRITING ABILITY, VERSATILITY AND POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. FINANCIAL NEED IS NOT A CONSIDERATION, BUT SPONSORS MUST BE AFSA MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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