John Benson Scholarship Foundation Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 46-1299728

Jul 01, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024 • Filed on Aug 24, 2024

Organization Profile

PO Box 578Walnut, CA 91788

(626) 626-6840

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

-13%

Higher net margin than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

-71%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

0.9%

Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$2,581

Down $6,224 (-71%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$2,581

Down $6,224 (-71%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue57th percentile Net Margin24th percentile

Revenue

$48,909

Up $441 (+0.9%) from 2023

Expenses

$55,133

Up $10,810 (+24%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$6,224

Down $10,369 (-250%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$2,581

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$2,581

Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth47th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$48,909

Expenses$55,133

Net Income-$6,224

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed: Aug 24, 2024
Return Version: 2023v5.1
Gross Receipts: $48,909

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Scholarship for high school students

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
THE JOHN BENSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, INC. IS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS OF JAME A. GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.	$24,000	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
BEE CORONA	President	-	$0	-	-
Tina Barcena	Secretary	-	$0	-	-
MICHAEL FLORES	Vice President	-	$0	-	-
Vivian Van Vlimmeren	Treasurer	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: John Benson Scholarship Foundation
EIN: 46-1299728
Address: PO BOX 578, Walnut, CA 91788

Signing Officer

Name: Bee Corona
Title: President
Phone: 6266266840
Signed: 2024-08-24
Discuss with paid preparer: No

Preparer

Firm: Louis R Avalos EA
Address: 7 Red Rock, Irvine, CA 92604
Preparer: Louis R Avalos EA
Phone: 9493229094

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

General explanation attachment

“The john benson scholarship foundation is dedicated to helping students in financial need through a scholarship program for students of james a garfield high school who wish to continue their education. Our goal is to help deserving individuals within our community to achieve their career goals, an objective which has the added benefit of bettering the community at large. In short, our goal is to ensure that no deserving student athlete in our community will be deprived of higher education because of a shortage of funds.in the 2023-2024 year, 25 scholarships were awarded totaling $24,000.00. Our fundraising efforts and our mentor ship program help students reach their goals. Many scholarships recipients attend prestigious universities and return yearly encouraging the next class.”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt	0	THE JOHN BENSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS IN FINANCIAL NEED THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS OF JAMES A GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WHO WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP DESERVING INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER GOALS, AN OBJECTIVE WHICH HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF BETTERING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN SHORT, OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT NO DESERVING STUDENT ATHLETE IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE DEPRIVED OF HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF FUNDS.IN THE 2023-2024 YEAR, 25 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TOTALING $24,000.00. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND OUR MENTOR SHIP PROGRAM HELP STUDENTS REACH THEIR GOALS. MANY SCHOLARSHIPS RECIPIENTS ATTEND PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND RETURN YEARLY ENCOURAGING THE NEXT CLASS.
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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $2,581
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $2,581
Revenue: $48,909
Expenses: $55,133
Net income: -$6,224

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.94	$0.00	$1.94	$45.1	$45.8	$0.64
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.58	$0.00	$2.58	$48.9	$55.1	$6.22
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$8.81	$0.00	$8.81	$48.5	$44.3	$4.15
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$4.66	$0.00	$4.66	$39.6	$39.6	$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$4.67	$0.00	$4.67	$20.9	$16.7	$4.12
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.55	$0.00	$0.55	$34.7	$37.0	$2.25
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.79	$0.00	$2.79	$37.7	$37.3	$0.40
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.40	$0.00	$2.40	$44.8	$45.4	$0.58
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.97	$0.00	$2.97	$43.9	$43.8	$0.14
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.84	$0.00	$2.84	$67.9	$67.2	$0.65
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.19	$0.00	$2.19	$58.8	$59.5	$0.72
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.91	$0.00	$2.91	$43.0	$47.9	$4.92
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$7.83	$0.00		$59.2	$56.1	$3.15