Plano Community Forum
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Plano Community Forum's primary purpose is to provide scholarships to minority students graduating from Plano Public Schools, and to support community involvement and cultural enrichment.
- Income
- $177,305
- Spending
- $64,124
- Reserves
- 30.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 30.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 64% 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 (3)
- $14,521 spent. One of the primary pillars (programs) of the Plano Community Forum is to award scholarships. The Plano Community Forum awarded scholarships to 7 students to support their continued education into college. Four students received scholarships upon graduating from high school. Each student received funds sent directly to their institution. These students had excelled academically and through extra-curricular activities. All of the students continued into 4-year institutions across the nation. Once the students are selected PCF hosts a reception for the students and their families to celebrate their accomplishment and present their scholarship information to them. This event is intended to be celebratory and supportive for the students. An outside speaker is usually invited to share an inspirational message with the students to help them transition into college life and being away from home. Lastly, one $1500 scholarship is awarded to a Collin College student during the Collin College MLK Power Leadership Breakfast. PCF also hosts a scholarship bootcamp to help students and parents in building systems to look for scholarships and funding for college. This program includes strategies to work with financial aid offices, preparing resumes and completing scholarship essays.
- $8,725 spent. The second pillar (program) of the Plano Community Forum is community involvement. The Forum hosted its annual MLK citywide program that brought community leaders, civic leaders, churches and youth together to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday. This weekend-long celebration included a business and information expo during the Power Leadership Breakfast where we hosted business owners and nonprofits and local candidates for municipal and county leadership. Additionally, the Forum donated to the Plano Police Association's Christmas Cops program donating 13 coats for children in Plano that find themselves in urgent need of clothing from family circumstances. The Forum received the grant for 2024 in early 2025 after the event. Some expenses were accounted for in 2024. The 2025 grant for the 2026 program was received in late 2025. So, two grant deposits were made in 2025.
- $18,130 spent. The third pillar (program) of the Plano Community Forum is the cultural enrichment. The Forum hosted a citywide Juneteenth Celebration that brought together community organizations, civic leaders, faith leaders and residents to celebrate Juneteenth. The event included live music, education about Juneteenth, special guests such as local pastors, Miss Black USA (Texas), NAACP, the Pan-Hellenic Council, Fellowship Christian Community Church and many others. The highlight was a concert by a local female band, Audacity.
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 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 December 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 January 1995.
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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