George Snow Scholarship Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592162597
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Phone
5613476799
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,548,887
Expenses
$9,066,466
Assets
$20,539,384
Liabilities
$7,430,325

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY G SNOW (PRESIDENT)
  • JEREMY BRANDT (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT)
  • AMY GREENE (VICE PRESIDENT OF SPECIAL EVENTS)
  • LESLIE CORNWELL (VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOLAR SERVICES)

Highest reported compensation

  • TIMOTHY G SNOW (PRESIDENT): $324,416 total reported compensation
  • JEREMY BRANDT (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT): $236,718 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER PUGH (CFO): $172,228 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To treat scholars like family; improving lives and impacting generational change through personalized scholarships and support services.

What it reported doing in 2025

Educational grants: in addition to scholarship awards, the fund supports the student's college experience. In 2025, we had 1,890 applications for our scholarships and awarded more than $6.2 million in scholarships and scholar support services to 490 scholars. In addition to our new awardees, we provided continued support and guidance to our 983 snow scholars currently working on their degrees.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 81% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.5%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.27; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.3% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $324K · 28 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $370K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.