Matthew Zonghetti Scholarship Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS OR FELLOWSHIP GRANTS ON AN OBJECTIVE AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO STUDENTS OF SERIOUS PURPOSE AND FINANCIAL NEED (PREFERABLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) FROM MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WHO ARE ATTENDING ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE, GRADUATE SCHOOL OR OTHER ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EXEMPT UNDER IRS CODE SECTION 501(C)(3).
- Income
- $62,660
- Spending
- $43,949
- Reserves
- 86.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 55%
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)
- $39,950 spent. THE MATTHEW ZONGHETTI SCHOLARSHIP IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS OR FELLOWSHIP GRANTS ON AN OBJECTIVE AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO STUDENTS OF SERIOUS PURPOSE AND FINANCIAL NEED (PREFERABLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) FROM MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WHO ARE ATTENDING ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE, GRADUATE SCHOOL OR OTHER ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EXEMPT UNDER IRS CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) BY RAISING FUNDS THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS AND FUNDRAISING.IT IS THIS PROGRAMS INTENTION TO ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH HARDSHIPS. AT CURRENT, WEST SIDE BENEVOLENT CIRCLE HAS BEEN ITS MAJOR RECIPIENT, BUT AS THE ORGANIZATION BUILDS THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, THEIR MISSION IS TO SEEK OUT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM A CONTRIBUTION BY THE FUND.
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 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 May 2020.
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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