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Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils Inc

EIN 25-1181791 · New Castle, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

See Schedule O

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 43.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
35 of 35 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$39,280 spent. State Convention 2024 The organization's annual convention is hosted by different member school districts throughout the Commonwealth. The host school is responsible for the registration of all participants, students and advisors, as well as payments for all expenses. Our organization provides awards and limited funds as seed money to begin the planning process two years in advance.
$30,108 spent. Summer Leadership Camp. This year we were able to provide students with leadership training at one site. All three levels; middle school, high school and advanced high school students spent several days on a college campus, receiving in depth leadership training.
$1,044 spent. Senate Youth. The U.S. Senate Youth Leadership Program is sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. In Pennsylvania, PASC administers this program on behalf of the Hearst Foundation and PDE. PASC sends information to all schools in PA regarding the application process. PASC also coordinates the scoring of applicants, as well as the interviews of the ten finalists and selection of the recipients from Pennsylvania. Each year two students are chosen for a week in Washington D.C. as well as a $10,000 college scholarship.
$529 spent. Other program services (Describe on Schedule ).
Expenses $529.00 Revenue $1219.00 Misc. Revenue from sale of PASC merchandise and reimbursement for meeting costs. Misc. Expenses from advertising programs and PASC Merchandise.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 August 2025.
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 June 1974.
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 November 4, 2026.

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