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United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 Scholarship Fund

EIN 34-1727490 · Broadview Hts, OH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceWeak29 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 880 SCHOLARSHIP FUND ANNUALLY AWARDS UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TYPICALLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000 PER RECIPIENT AND PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS OF $1,000 EACH. THE TRUSTEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO PERMIT DISTRIBUTION OF THE $2,000 AWARD IN DIFFERENT INSTALLMENTS IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES MAY ALSO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS, OR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THOSE GRANTS, AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIFTS, NOT LOANS.AVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS IS PUBLICIZED IN THE UNION NEWSPAPER AND ON THE UNION'S WEBSITE.

Income
$86,814
Spending
$19,370
Spent on programs
98%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$487,052, trustee

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    0 of 25

    0 of 2 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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. $12,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED TO 7 INDIVIDUALS PAID IN INSTALLMENTS OF $1,000:SELECTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN IN TWO WAYS: (1) THE VAST MAJORITY OF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE INTERNATIONAL UNION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. EACH SUCH APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THEY MUST SEND THEIR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE INTERNATIONAL UNION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING. ONCE THE INTERNATIONAL UNION'S SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE HAS EVALUATED ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, IT SENDS THE RANKED RESULTS (AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS) FOR THOSE APPLICANTS WITHIN LOCAL 880'S JURISDICTION TO THE LOCAL 880 SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES. THESE MATERIALS AND RANKINGS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ARE REVIEWED BY THE LOCAL 880 SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES, AND IF THE TRUSTEES AGREE WITH THE RANKINGS, THEN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO THE TOP THREE APPLICANTS FROM THE CLEVELAND AREA, TWO APPLICANTS FROM THE AKRON-CANTON AREA, AND ONE APPLICANT FROM THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. IF THE TRUSTEES DO NOT AGREE WITH THE RANKINGS FROM INTERNATIONAL, THE TRUSTEES MAY REVISE THE RANKINGS AND THOSE APPLICANTS WHO WILL BE SELECTED TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. FURTHERMORE AND IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT APPLICANTS IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (CLEVELAND, AKRON-CANTON OR YOUNGSTOWN), THEN A SELECTION WILL BE MADE FROM THE OTHER TWO AREAS BASED UPON THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE TRUSTEES. (2) ON OCCASION, THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES WILL AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT THE HIGHEST RANKED BY THE INTERNATIONAL AND TO DESERVING APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED SOLELY TO LOCAL 880. IN THESE CASES NEED AND COMMITMENT TO THE UNION MOVEMENT ARE THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN AWARD RATHER THAN SCHOLASTICS.NOTIFICATION AND FOLLOW UP TERMS AND CONDITIONS: THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES NOTIFY THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS OF THEIR SELECTION. EACH APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A SCHOLARSHIP ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT AND A VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT FORM. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES ANNUALLY VERIFY CONTINUED ENROLLMENT AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. A VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT FORM SIGNED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO PROVE THE GRANTEE REMAINS ENROLLED. THE TRUSTEES ALSO CHECK THE UNION'S MEMBERSHIP DATABASE TO CONFIRM THE CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP STATUS OF THE RECIPIENT OR A PARENT.
  2. $7,020 spent. DONATION GRANTED TO FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE TASTE OF THE BROWNS:THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UFCW LOCAL 880 SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONATED $10,000 TO FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH AND $2,020 TO THE TASTE OF THE BROWNS.IN ADDITION, THE A $5,000 DOANTION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WAS RETURNED TO THE UFCW LOCAL 880 SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS NETTED OR REDUCED THE DONATION AMOUNT PRESENTED ABOVE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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