Skal Philanthropic Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464145238
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
7817068313
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$154,497
Expenses
$47,102
Assets
$179,918

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHANIE PAPPAS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEPHANIE PAPPAS (PRESIDENT)
  • TRISH BERRY (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAKEYA CHRISTMAS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The skal philanthropic fund encourages professional development within the lodging industry by awarding academic scholarships to college students who are permanent residents of Massachusetts and are enrolled in travel and tourism industry majors at a two-or four-year higher education accredited institution.

What it reported doing in 2025

Cape & islands veterans resource center 55,400 abby berry - scholarship 2,500 florimond vockaert fund 500 mla education foundation 2,872

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 30.9%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.5%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.82; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 30.9% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.