Inner-City Scholarship Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker La Jolla, CA EIN: 93-1229041

Grant scholarships to children to attend various private schools

Inner-City Scholarship Inc at a glance

In short: Inner-City Scholarship Inc gave $161K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $54K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$161,181
+2.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$53,727
+36.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$46,812
Total assets
$1,267,133
+3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Inner-City Scholarship Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Academy of Our Lady of Peace: $47KAcademy of Our Lady of Peace$47K

The largest 2025 recipient was Academy of Our Lady of Peace ($47K).

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($114,369), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 17 (76%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San DiegoSan FranciscoChula Vista

How Inner-City Scholarship Inc gives

  • Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K7 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2020) to $161K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $161K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$114,369
Academy of Our Lady of Peace San Diego, CAStudent Scholarships$46,812
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,267,133$207,652$165,968$161,1813$51,652
2024$1,225,449$217,473$157,536$157,1444$52,473
2023$1,165,511$209,111$117,704$115,5933$29,992
2022$1,074,104$165,325$135,426$132,9463$575
2021$1,044,205$170,844$124,312$121,9534$94
2020$997,673$180,792$115,068$113,1537$8,542

About Inner-City Scholarship Inc

Based on IRS filings

Inner-City Scholarship Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in La Jolla, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $161K. Net investment income was $52K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Inner-City Scholarship Inc is led by Frederic Clark, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frederic Clark

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Nolan

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent Lucas

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Inner-City Scholarship Inc

How much does Inner-City Scholarship Inc give each year?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc gave $161K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $157K across 4 grants.

What is Inner-City Scholarship Inc's typical grant size?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc's median grant in 2025 was $46,812, and its average grant was $53,727, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Inner-City Scholarship Inc give grants?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Inner-City Scholarship Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Inner-City Scholarship Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Student Scholarships" (3 grants).

How large is Inner-City Scholarship Inc?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $208K.

What is Inner-City Scholarship Inc?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in La Jolla, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Inner-City Scholarship Inc's EIN?

Inner-City Scholarship Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1229041. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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