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Schuler Initiative Supporting Charitable Tr

EIN 87-6587517 · Lake Bluff, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE TRUST WAS FORMED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE OF THE SUPPORTED COLLEGES, EACH OF WHICH IS A PUBLIC CHARITY, TO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THE SUPPORTED COLLEGES ARE: (1) THE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE, OF LEWISTON, MAINE, (2) CARLETON COLLEGE OF NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, (3) KENYON COLLEGE, OF GAMBIER, OHIO, (4) TUFTS UNIVERSITY, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND (5) THE TRUSTEES OF UNION COLLEGE OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK. THE TRUST'S ACTIVITIES ARE TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE SUPPORTED COLLEGES, SPECIFICALLY TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESS TO COLLEGE BY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDOCUMENTED AND PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS ATTENDING SUPPORTED COLLEGES, AND TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE SUPPORTED COLLEGES, ALL AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES. THE TRUST WILL DEDICATED 100 PERCENT OF ITS TIME AND EXPENSES TO THESE ACTIVITIES.

Income
$-772,278
Spending
$1,275
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending

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. THE TRUST'S ACTIVITIES ARE TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORTED COLLEGES, SPECIFICALLY TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESS TO COLLEGE BY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDOCUMENTED AND PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS ATTENDING SUPPORTED COLLEGES, AND TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE SUPPORTED COLLEGES, ALL AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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