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The Buck Scholars Association Inc

EIN 26-4119873 · Sacramento, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE BUCK SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION (BSA) IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 2008 BY THE NEARLY 300 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS OF THE FRANK H. AND EVA B. BUCK FOUNDATION (BUCK SCHOLARS). BSA'S MISSION IS TWO-FOLD. FIRST, TO FOSTER THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF THE BUCK SCHOLARS NOW SPREAD ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND SECOND TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NEW GENERATION OF EXTRAORDINARILY PROMISING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH.

Income
$26,105
Spending
$73,744
Reserves
67.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 64%
Highest pay
$31,875, executive director

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

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 67.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 182% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (2)
  1. $50,653 spent. FELLOWS PROGRAM - THE BUCK FELLOWS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTEND TOP COLLEGES AROUND THE NATION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ALONG THEIR JOURNEY TO COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED 50 RISING HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES ATTEND UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS HARVARD, STANFORD, YALE, COLUMBIA, PRINCETON, UC BERKELEY, WEST POINT, AMONG OTHERS, BY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT CLSOE TO $6,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.
  2. $1,977 spent. SCHOLARS PROGRAM - THE BUCK SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION FOSTERS THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF CLOSE TO 300 BUCK SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS NOW SPREAD ACCROSS THE GLOBE.

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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