Ray Liotta Scholarship Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DESERVING STUDENT-ATHLETES PURSUING COLLEGIATE-LEVEL GOLF AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.
- Income
- $49,050
- Spending
- $11,408
- Reserves
- 39.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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, 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 (1)
- $1,408 spent. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES BY PROVIDING MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO QUALIFYING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATHLETIC COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, AND FINANCIAL NEED IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 PER RECIPIENT. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE ORGANIZATION FURTHERED ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, ENCOURAGING THE INTEGRATION OF ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS, AND FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT LEADERS.
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
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 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in October 2025. It is too new to have a track record.
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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