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Deep Dive - Scholarships
• Legal Background and PPA• Reverse Scholarship Case Study• Fellowship Program Case Study• Q & A
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Pension Protection Act 2006
Defined Donor Advised FundsAdded two new sections to IRC (4966 and 4967)Prohibited grants from DAFs to individualsQuestion:How can a donor participate in making grants to individuals?Scholarship exception to DAF
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Scholarship Exception IRC 4966(d)(2)(B)(ii)
• Donor advises grants to individuals for study/travel or similar purposes
• Donor’s advisory privileges performed as part of committee – all appointed by CF
• Donor and related parties cannot control committee
• Objective and nondiscriminatory criteria• Procedure approved in advance by board
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A Word on Scholarship Guidance:Most guidance we have from the IRS was
created for private foundationsConservative advice = follow PF rules
Keep general principles in mind
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Basic Components
Applicant Pools:• Sufficiently large• Indefinable• Competitive process• “Valedictorian” exception
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Permissible Selection Criteria
• Non-discriminatory• School restrictions (nonprofit & for-profit)• Fields of study/careers• Gender• Ethnic Background• Religion• Community Service• Citizenship
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Selection Committees
• Appointed by the Board• Delegation of Board duty• Donor participation (minority role)• Communication and oversight by CF
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Scholarship vs. “Qualified Scholarship”
• IRC Sec. 117 defines “qualified scholarship” = tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment
• Treas. Reg. 1.117-3 defines “scholarship”• Many items acceptable to pay as “scholarship”
but some portion may be taxable to student – “contributed services and accomodations”
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Payment Issues
• Payment to school• Payment to student• Qualified tuition and related expenses are not
taxable (tuition, fees, books, supplies)• Other payments may be taxable to student• Not generally required to issue 1099
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Reporting and Privacy
• Form 990 reporting (no need to identify)• Do not disclose social security numbers• Inform students of other reporting (annual
reports, publicity photos, etc.)
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Renewals and Reapplications
• Multi-year scholarships (renewals)• Reapplications• Changing procedure mid-stream• Pre-selection problems
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Membership Organizations and Clubs
• Who is the donor?• What is the membership requirement/dues?• Is the intent to recruit members?• Resist temptation to “appoint” club as
committee• Include CF staff on committees
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Changing Criteria
• Avoid pre-selection• Number of awards• Amount of awards• Technical problems and correcting mistakes• Provisions to include in fund agreements• Checking in with donors
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Employer-Related Scholarships • Rev. Proc. 76-47 original guidance for private
corporate foundations• For community foundations - rules to follow if
scholarship is limited to employees and their family members
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IRS Concerns – Noncharitable Purpose
1. Unreported compensation paid to employees2. Scholarship program as
recruitment/retention tool3. Tax advantaged training for current and
future employees
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Avoiding the Appearance of Compensation to Employees
• Competitive process is required• Per Rev. Proc. 76-47 – maximum 25% of all
eligible students who applied and were considered by the selection committee or 10% of qualified students whether or not application submitted
• “Facts and circumstances” test if percentages are not met
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“Preference” vs Requirement
Number of IRS rulings have held that “preference” for employees or family members will require adherence to Rev. Proc. 76-47
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A Note on Selection Criteria
• All other rules still apply• Employment can be an initial qualifier but
continued employment cannot be required• Subjective employment-related performance
criteria cannot be considered (performance reviews, attendance, etc.)
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Scenarios not covered?
Most creative scholarship problem?