Saylor Family Educational Scholarship Tr
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL GRANTS TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT.
- Income
- $196,077
- Spending
- $16,545
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (5)
- $6,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION IN 2025, THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS AWARDED 6,000.00 IN GRANTS AS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATES OF NECEDAH HIGH SCHOOL. THESE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO THE STUDENTS AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR THIRD SEMESTER OF COLLEGE.
- $2,000 spent. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED A TRUST DISTRIBUTION GRANT OF 2000 TO SUPPORT ITS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (ASP) IN 2024. THE ASP FOR 2024 SERVED UP TO 100 THIRD THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO THROUGH TEST SCORES, AND TEACHER/PARENT INPUT, HAVE SHOWN THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR DAILY CLASSROOMS. THE ASP, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL BUILDING, RUNS FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 3:20 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M., PROVIDING READING, MATH, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THE ASP IS SUPPORTED BY A COORDINATOR, SIX TEACHERS/ TEACHER AIDES, TWO VOLUNTEERS, AND 5 PUPIL ASSISTANT LEADERS (PALS). THE ASP STUDENTS COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS, AND VIRTUALLY ALL OF THEM QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCH BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW HOUSEHOLD INCOME. WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF NECEDAH, WISCONSIN, THESE STUDENTS HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WHERE THEY MIGHT DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF OR INTEREST IN A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE 2000.00 GRANT FROM THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST WAS EARMARKED TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE CAREER-FOCUSED FIELD TRIPS BY WHICH ALL NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ASP STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TRAVEL TO NEARBY CITIES TO LEARN ABOUT POTENTIAL CAREERS. THE GRANT COVERED 40% OF THE TOTAL COSTS (INCLUDING BUSES USED TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS) FOR THESE FIELD TRIPS. TRIP 1: WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 45 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COSTS INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS, TICKETS FOCUS OF TRIP: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: WOOD COUNTY YMCA TRIP 2: UPHAM WOODS, WISCONSIN DELLS, WISCONSIN 30 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COST INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: NATURE TRIP 3: UW MADISON, WISCONSIN 32 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COST INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS, PROGRAM FACILITATION FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: NATURE: LIMNOLOGY LAB, NATURE PRESERVE TRIP 4: UW MADISON, WISCONSIN 22 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COSTS INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: HEALTH: SLEEP CLINIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED A TRUST DISTRIBUTION GRANT OF 2000 TO SUPPORT ITS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (ASP) IN 2024. THE ASP FOR 2024 SERVED UP TO 100 THIRD THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO THROUGH TEST SCORES, AND TEACHER/PARENT INPUT, HAVE SHOWN THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR DAILY CLASSROOMS. THE ASP, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL BUILDING, RUNS FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 3:20 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M., PROVIDING READING, MATH, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THE ASP IS SUPPORTED BY A COORDINATOR, SIX TEACHERS/ TEACHER AIDES, TWO VOLUNTEERS, AND 5 PUPIL ASSISTANT LEADERS (PALS). THE ASP STUDENTS COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS, AND VIRTUALLY ALL OF THEM QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCH BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW HOUSEHOLD INCOME. WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF NECEDAH, WISCONSIN, THESE STUDENTS HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WHERE THEY MIGHT DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF OR INTEREST IN A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE 2000.00 GRANT FROM THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST WAS EARMARKED TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE CAREER-FOCUSED FIELD TRIPS BY WHICH ALL NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ASP STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TRAVEL TO NEARBY CITIES TO LEARN ABOUT POTENTIAL CAREERS. THE GRANT COVERED 40% OF THE TOTAL COSTS (INCLUDING BUSES USED TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS) FOR THESE FIELD TRIPS. TRIP 1: WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 45 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COSTS INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS, TICKETS FOCUS OF TRIP: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: WOOD COUNTY YMCA TRIP 2: UPHAM WOODS, WISCONSIN DELLS, WISCONSIN 30 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COST INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: NATURE TRIP 3: UW MADISON, WISCONSIN 32 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COST INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS, PROGRAM FACILITATION FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: NATURE: LIMNOLOGY LAB, NATURE PRESERVE TRIP 4: UW MADISON, WISCONSIN 22 STUDENTS, GRADES 3-5 COSTS INCLUDE: BUS PER MILE, DRIVER, STAFF, PALS FOCUS OF TRIP: SCIENCE: HEALTH: SLEEP CLINIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
- $2,000 spent. N-VISION AND N-GAGE CHARTER SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTION THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED A TRUST DISTRIBUTION GRANT OF 2000 TO SUPPORT ITS CHARTER SCHOOLS IN 2024. N-VISION SERVES 43 FIRST THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS AND N-GAGE SERVES 36 SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS. OVER FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS. WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF NECEDAH, WISCONSIN, THESE STUDENTS, TOO, HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WHERE THEY MIGHT DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF OR INTEREST IN REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT MAY LEAD TO POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THEIR DAILY CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME POWERFUL LEARNERS THROUGH STUDENT AND TEACHER SELECTED PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. TEACHERS INCORPORATE EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING. THE 2000 GRANT FROM THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST WAS EARMARKED FOR FIELD TRIPS, PRESENTERS OR MATERIALS THAT INCORPORATE THE USE OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THE REAL WORLD. N-VISION AND N-GAGE CHARTER SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTION THE NECEDAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED A TRUST DISTRIBUTION GRANT OF 2000 TO SUPPORT ITS CHARTER SCHOOLS IN 2024. N-VISION SERVES 43 FIRST THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS AND N-GAGE SERVES 36 SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS. OVER FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS. WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF NECEDAH, WISCONSIN, THESE STUDENTS, TOO, HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WHERE THEY MIGHT DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF OR INTEREST IN REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT MAY LEAD TO POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THEIR DAILY CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME POWERFUL LEARNERS THROUGH STUDENT AND TEACHER SELECTED PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. TEACHERS INCORPORATE EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING. THE 2000 GRANT FROM THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST WAS EARMARKED FOR FIELD TRIPS, PRESENTERS OR MATERIALS THAT INCORPORATE THE USE OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THE REAL WORLD.
- $2,000 spent. 9TH GRADE ORIENTATION IN AUGUST, 2025, THE SCHOOL TOOK 36 9TH GRADERS AND 8 MENTORS TO UPHAM WOODS IN WISCONSIN DELLS. WHILE THERE, STUDENTS WERE IMMERSED IN TEAM BUILDING, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES. THE COST OF 1000 WAS COVERED BY THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST. DECA IN FEBRUARY, 2025, 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED AND PRESENTED AT THE STATE DECA CONFERENCE IN LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN. DECA PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCE, COMPETITIVE EVENTS AND CLASSROOM INTEGRATION. 1000 WAS DONATED BY THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST TO COVER COSTS.
- 9TH GRADE ORIENTATION IN AUGUST, 2025, THE SCHOOL TOOK 36 9TH GRADERS AND 8 MENTORS TO UPHAM WOODS IN WISCONSIN DELLS. WHILE THERE, STUDENTS WERE IMMERSED IN TEAM BUILDING, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES. THE COST OF 1000 WAS COVERED BY THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST. DECA IN FEBRUARY, 2025, 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED AND PRESENTED AT THE STATE DECA CONFERENCE IN LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN. DECA PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCE, COMPETITIVE EVENTS AND CLASSROOM INTEGRATION. 1000 WAS DONATED BY THE SAYLOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST TO COVER COSTS.
Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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