Revised 12/2020
SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION
ACTION ITEMS FOR FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Calendar Year 2021
This outline summarizes the actions that need to be taken with respect to scholarships awarded
by your Affiliated Fund:
For Affiliated Funds that DO NOT award any scholarships:
1. If your Affiliated Fund either does not have any scholarship accounts or does not intend
to select any scholarship recipients or make any scholarship payments from any of the
accounts within your affiliated fund during 2021, the chairperson or treasurer of your
Fund Advisory Committee (FAC) should sign the 2021 “Do Not Grant Scholarships
Response Form” (Attachment B) and return it to NCF.
2. Retain a signed copy of your Response and the rest of this information in the event that
your Affiliated Fund decides at a future date to award scholarships.
For Affiliated Funds that DO award scholarships:
1. Read all of the information in this packet. Remember that you cannot begin the
scholarship selection process until steps 1-3 are complete.
2. Submit your Scholarship Selection Committee Nomination Form (Attachment A) to NCF.
3. Wait to receive Scholarship Selection Committee notification of approval from NCF.
Please allow two weeks from the date submitted for NCF to review paperwork.
4. After receiving approval from NCF regarding your 2020 Scholarship Selection Committee
you may begin the scholarship selection process.
5. Familiarize yourself with the NCF Scholarship Policy & Guidelines (as amended
November 6, 2015) and follow all requirements.
6. Look at your quarterly fund report to find out how much is available to grant from each
of your endowed scholarship accounts. If you have questions, check with NCF.
Contact NCF if you have questions regarding this process
Dena Beck, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator…………………….……......308.832.7810
KC Belitz, Chief Operating Officer……………………………………………………….………402.270.9119
Steve Brewster, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator………………….…….402.340.9937
Janny Crotty, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator……..…………..….…..402.770.3533
Denise Garey, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator……..…………….……..308.340.1942
Jim Gustafson, Director of Advancement and Gift Planning……………...…....402.323.7341
Jana Jensen, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator …...….…………….….....308.588.6299
Les Long, Controller ……………………………………………….………………………………....402.323.7346
Emily Sulzle, Assistant Director of Gift Planning………………………………………….402.323.7329
Kara Weander-Gaster, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator……………...402.750.0600
SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS
For scholarship selections during the period:
January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Refer to the Nebraska Community Foundation Scholarship Administration Policy as amended November 6, 2015
for additional information regarding the process for putting a Scholarship Selection Committee (SSC) in place for
your affiliated fund. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 mandated changes to the federal law governing certain
scholarship awards, so it is important to follow these procedures carefully.
“Affiliated Fund Name” is the name of your community foundation fund (e.g., Hometown Community
Foundation Fund); “Account within Affiliated Fund” is the name of the particular account (e.g., Jane Smith
Memorial Scholarship).
Attachment A, Page 2
Part I: Nominations for Scholarship Selection Committee (SSC):
Nominations of SSC:
Nominate at least four but no more than seven individuals for the Scholarship Selection Committee.
At least one nominee must be a current member of the Fund Advisory Committee for your Affiliated Fund.
Do not nominate any individuals who may have a relationship of the type set forth in the Scholarship
Policy with a person who may apply for a scholarship from the Fund. (see NCF Scholarship Policy &
Guidelines for definition of family member).
Qualification of Nominees:
Briefly state each individual’s qualifications to serve on the SSC. Examples would include educators
(principal, guidance counselor, teacher) and community or civic leaders.
Part II: List All Scholarships
List each Scholarship that will be awarded by the nominated SSC.
State the account within the Affiliated Fund from which scholarship is to be paid.
Part III: FAC Signoff
The SSC Nomination Form must be completely filled out and signed by an officer (chairperson, vice chair,
treasurer, secretary) of the Fund Advisory Committee.
Part IV: Appointment:
NCF will need to appoint the SSC for your affiliated fund every year, even if your Fund Advisory Committee
wants to nominate the same individuals who served on the SSC in the previous year.
The scholarship grant process cannot begin until NCF has appointed your SSC for the current award cycle.
Attachment A, Page 3
SSC Member Information Form:
A copy of the information form must be completely filled out and signed by each SSC nominee.
Keep copies of each information form for your committee records.
Submit all pages to NCF in a single package by mail to P.O. Box 83107, Lincoln, NE 68501 or by fax to (402) 323-7349.
Upon approval of the SSC, NCF will return a signed copy of Page 2 to the Fund Advisory Committee. Please
allow two weeks from submission for NCF to review all documents.
Attachment A
Page 1 of 4
Once your SSC has been approved and you have received notification from NCF, you may begin the scholarship
selection process.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact one of the following individuals at NCF:
Dena Beck, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator……………………….………..308.832.7801
KC Belitz, Chief Operating Officer……………………………………………………….……….402.270.9119
Steve Brewster, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator…………………..…….402.340.9937
Janny Crotty, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator……………………………..402.770.3533
Denise Garey, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator…………………………….308.340.1942
Jim Gustafson, Director of Advancement and Gift Planning……………..….…….. 402.323.7341
Jana Jensen, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator …...……………….….…...308.588.6299
Les Long, Controller……………………………………………………………..………………….... 402.323.7346
Emily Sulzle, Assistant Director of Gift Planning…………………………………………..402.323.7329
Kara Weander-Gaster, Affiliated Fund Development Coordinator......………….402.750.0600
Attachment A
Page 2 of 4
SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
For scholarship selections during the period:
January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
See SSC Member Information Form (Attachment A, Page 3) and Instructions (Attachment A, Page1)
Affiliated Fund Name:
Part INominations for Scholarship Selection Committee (SSC)
Names of individuals nominated for SSC by Fund
Advisory Committee
Qualifications for serving on SSC
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Part IIList all scholarships administered by the Affiliated Fund to be awarded by the above SSC
Part IIIFund Advisory Committee Signoff
We recommend the nomination of the above-named individuals to serve on the Scholarship Selection Committee and state
that to the best of our knowledge the group of individuals nominated would not cause the SSC to be “donor controlled” with
respect to any of the scholarships to be administered by the SSC. All scholarships will be awarded in accordance with NCF’s
Scholarship Administration Policy.
Printed Name of Fund Advisory Committee Officer:
Signature:
Date:
Part IVAppointment of SSC members by Nebraska Community Foundation (to be completed by NCF)
Nebraska Community Foundation hereby appoints members of the Scholarship Selection Committee for the above-named
affiliated fund as follows:
____ All individuals nominated by the FAC except for (list): ___________________________________________
Individuals appointed who were not nominated by the FAC (list): ________________________________________
Signature of Nebraska Community Foundation representative: __________________________ Date___________
Attachment A
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SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
For scholarship selections during the period:
January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Scholarship Selection Committee Member Information Form
(this page must be completed by each nominee for the Scholarship Selection Committee)
Name of Individual (please print):
Affiliated Fund Name:
Please review the list of scholarships on Attachment A, Page 2 of the Scholarship Selection Committee Nomination Form
and answer the following questions with respect to each scholarship. If the answer to any question is “yes”, please
provide the name of the scholarship from the list in Part II on page 2 and the pertinent facts at the bottom of this page.
Yes
No
1.
Are you or a family member the donor for which the fund,
account or scholarship is named?
2.
For any memorial scholarship, are you a family member of the individual being
memorialized?
3.
For any scholarship named for an alumni or professional group, are you a
member of the group?
4.
For any scholarship named for a corporation or other business, are you an
officer or employee of the corporation or other business?
5.
Do you have a professional advisory relationship (e.g., attorney, accountant,
investment advisor) for the donor of any scholarship fund?
6.
Do you have a family member who may be applying for a scholarship? If yes,
stop here; you may not serve on the Scholarship Selection Committee (See the
Scholarship Policy & Guidelines, as amended November 6, 2015, for a definition
of family member).
Additional information with respect to all “yes” answers:
Signature: ________________________________________
Attachment A
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Attachment B
SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE FORM
FOR AFFILIATED FUNDS THAT DO NOT GRANT ANY SCHOLARSHIPS
For the Period
January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Name of Affiliated Fund:
We have read the letter from the Nebraska Community Foundation dated January 2021 and the attached
information, and hereby confirm the following statements (check the line that applies):
Our Affiliated Fund does not have any scholarship accounts;
Our Affiliated Fund does not grant any scholarships out of our general account, endowment
account or any other account; and
We will notify Nebraska Community Foundation in advance of beginning the selection process
if our Affiliated Fund decides to begin granting scholarships, so that we may implement the
scholarship administration policy and procedures then in place.
- - OR - -
Our Affiliated Fund granted scholarships in the previous year but will not be selecting any
scholarship recipients or making any scholarship payments during 2021. Name of
scholarship(s): ____________________________________________________________
By: _________________________________ ________________________________
Signature Printed Name
Title: _______________________________
Return to NCF
If by mail: Nebraska Community Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Administration
PO Box 83107
Lincoln, NE 68501-3107
If by fax: 402.323.7349
Attn: NCF Scholarship Administration
SCHOLARSHIP REPORTING FORM
Instructions: This form, along with a completed Disbursement Request Form, should be submitted at
the time you want the scholarship payment to be made. This form must be filled out completely. The
Selection Committee Chair must sign and date the form before submitting to the Nebraska Community
Foundation.
To comply with IRS reporting requirements, the Nebraska Community Foundation requires a separate
reporting form for each scholarship awarded by your fund.
Name of Scholarship Fund: ______________________________________________________
Selection Committee Chair: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________
Names of Selection Committee: __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Scholarship Recipient Name: ____________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________
Student ID _________________ or Social Security No.______________________________
(only if Student ID Number not known)
Residence Address: ________________________________________ City: _______________
State: ______ Zip: _______________ Award Amount:____________
College/University___________________________________________
Mailing Address:____________________________________________
Phone: ________________ Email: _______________________________________________
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
How was the scholarship recipient selected?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
By checking the box, the Selection Committee Chair certifies that no Scholarship Selection Committee
member is a family member (as defined in the Scholarship Policy & Guidelines) of the scholarship recipient.
Contact NCF before awarding this scholarship if there is a family relationship between a Scholarship Selection
Committee member and a proposed scholarship recipient.
Selection Committee Chair:________________________________ Date: _______________
(signature)
Apply To:
Fall semester only
Spring semester only
Split equally Fall/Spr.
Other_____________
Please sign and return this form with a completed Disbursement Request form to: Nebraska Community Foundation
P. O. Box 83107 | Lincoln NE 68501 | 402.323.7330 | Fax 402.323.7349
Revised 12/2020
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form;otherwise,wewillmailthecheckdirectlytothepayee.
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SCHOLARSHIPPOLICY&GUIDELINES
AdoptedbytheNebraskaCommunityFoundationBoardofDirectors
February7,2007
AsAmendedNovember6,2015
I. Purpose
ThepurposeofthisScholarshipPolicy&Guidelines(“Policy”)istoguideNebraskaCommunity
FoundationstaffandaffiliatedfundadvisorycommitteemembersandScholarshipSelection
Committeemembersintherequirementsfor
awardingscholarshipsincompliancewithInternal
RevenueService(“IRS”)rules.ThisPolicyalsoprovidesaconsistentprocessforawarding
scholarships.
II. Scope
ThisPolicyappliestoallgrantsforscholarshipsforanindividualtoattendaneducational
institutionwhentheaffiliatedfundadvisorycommitteeorasubcommitteethereofis
involved
intheselectionofscholarshiprecipients.
ThisPolicydoesnotapplytograntsfromanaffiliatedfundtoaneducationalinstitutionifthe
educationalinstitutionwillselectthescholarshiprecipient(s)inaccordance withitsownpoli cies
andproceduresforscholarships.
GrantstoindividualsforcharitablepurposesotherthanscholarshipsaresubjecttootherIRS
restrictionsandarenotcoveredbythisPolicy.NCFstaffshouldbeconsultedpriorto
consideringsuchgrantsto
individuals.
III. AwardingofScholarships
IRSrulesrequirethatscholarshipsbeawardedonan“objectiveandnondiscriminatorybasis”.
Thisrequiresthat(1)thepoolofeligiblerecipientsbelargeenoughtoconstitutea“charitable
class”,i.e.thatthereis“indefiniteness”astowhowillreceivethebenefit;(2)theselection
criteriamaynotresultindiscrimination inviolationofthelaw;and(3)thepersonsinvolvedin
selectingrecipientsarenotinapositiontobenefitdirectlyorindirectlyfromtheselection
process.Inordertomeettheserequirements,allaffiliatedfundsgrantingscholarshipsmust
complywiththefollowing:
GranteePool‐Ascholarshipfundoraccountmaydefinetheapplicantpoolbyacademic
standards,financialneed,residency,organizationorfieldofinterest,orgraduationfrom
aspecificNebraskahighschool(s),subjecttoNCFstaffapprovaloftheselectioncriteria.
Theaffiliatedfundshouldwidelypublicizetheavailabilityofscholarshipsinorderto
assureabroadapplicantpool.
NondiscriminatorySelectionCriteria‐Usingreligion,race,
ethnicorigin,orgenderas
criteriaforascholarshipisnotallowedunlessapprovedinadvancebyNCF.
ObjectivityofSelectionCommitteeMembersObjectivitymeansthatthereisneithera
realnoraperceivedconflictofinterest.
o IndividualswhohaveafamilymemberservingontheScholarshipSelection
Committee(asdescribedbelow)arenoteligibletobeawardedascholarshipin
anycircumstance.
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AfamilymemberofanapplicantmaynotserveontheScholarship
SelectionCommitteeatall;itisnotsufficientforthefamilymemberto
excusehim/herselffromthediscussionoftherelatedapplicantorofa
particularscholarship.
Familymembersincludetheindividual’s,parent,grandparent,great
grandparent,sibling,
spouse,child,grandchild,orgreatgrandchild.
Steprelativesinthesamerelationshipastheprecedingsentenceare
consideredfamilymembersforthispurpose.
o TheFundAdvisoryCommitteeshouldavoidnominatingindividualsfora
ScholarshipSelectionCommitteeeveniftheyarenotfamilymembersof
applicants,buthaveotherclose
relationshipswithascholarshipapplicantsuch
thatothersinthecommunitymightperceivealackofobjectivity.
Additionalrequirementsforawardingscholarshipsincludethefollowing:
Scholarshipawardsmustbeforstudyataneducationalinstitution.Aneducational
institutionisaschool,collegeoruniversitywhichmaintainsaregularfacultyand
curriculumandhasaregularlyenrolledbodyofstudentsinattendanceattheplace
whereitseducationalactivitiesareregularlycarriedon.
NCFmustappointtheScholarshipSelectionCommitteepriortothebeginningofthe
scholarshipannouncement,appli cation,andselectionprocessinordertocomplywith
IRSrequirements.
TheScholarshipSelectionCommitteeisresponsibleforwidelypublicizingtheavailability
ofscholarships,providingapplicationformstointerestedindividuals, evaluatingthe
applicationsbasedontheselectioncriteriaforeachscholarshipandselectingrecipients.
IV. ScholarshipSelection
Committees(“SSC”)
Eachaffiliatedfundthatawardsoneormorescholarships shallhaveaScholarship
SelectionCommitteeconsistingoffourormoreindividuals,atleastoneofwhommust
beacurrentFundAdvisoryCommitteememberoftheaffiliatedfund.
Toensurecompliancewiththerequirementsforscholarships
implementedbythe
federallawknownasthePensionProtectionActof2006(“PPA”),noSSCmaybe
controlledbyadonororpartiesrelatedtoadonorwithrespecttoanyofthe
scholarshipstobeawardedbytheSSC.“Donor” shallincludeanyonereasonably
determinedbyNCFtobe
coveredbytheprovisionsofthePPA,andshallinclude:
o Familymembersinthecaseofadonoradvisedfundestablishedbysuchfamily.
PursuanttothePPA,thisdefinitionoffamilymemberisbroaderthanthatin
SectionIIIabove.
o Familymembersofadeceasedindividualin
thecaseofamemorialfund.
o Membersofaprofessionaloralumnigroupwhichsponsorsascholarship.
o Employeesofacorporationinthecaseofafundestablishedbythecorporation.
o ToensurethataSSCisnotcontrolledbyadonor,lessthan50%ofthe
membership
oftheSSCmaybeadonor,familyoremployeesofthedonor,or
individualswhoserveinanadvisorycapacitytothedonor,withrespecttoany
scholarshiptobeawardedbysuchSSC.
Annually,onascheduletobedeterminedbyNCF,eachFund AdvisoryCommitteeshall
nominateindividualstoparticipateontheFund’sScholarshipSelectionCommittee.As
statedinSectionIIIabove,apersonwhowillhaveafamilymemberapplyfora
scholarshipmaynotserveontheSSC.
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Annually,NCFwillappoint theScholarshipSelectionCommitteeforeachaffiliatedfund.
WhilethenominationsmadebytheFundAdvisoryCommitteewillbetakeninto
account,NCFinitssolediscretionwillselecttheSSCmembers.
V. ScholarshipFundandAwardMinimums
Aminimumof$25,000ininitialcontributions
isrequiredtoestablishascholarshipfund
oraccount.
Theminimumamountofanannualscholarshipawardtoanyonerecipientis$500.NCF
encouragesaffiliatedfundstoawardscholarshipsinlargeramountsinrecognitionofthe
highcostofeducation.
VI.ProceduresforPaymentofScholarshipAwards
TheSSCmustcompleteaScholarshipReportingFormforeachscholarshipawarded.
TheScholarshipReportingForm,alongwithaDisbursementRequestForm,shouldbe
submittedtoNCFwhenpaymentofthescholarshipistobemade.
NCF,inaccordancewiththelaw,mustretainfinalresponsibilityforalldistributions.
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Accordingly,NCFmaynotapproveaselectionmadebytheSSCiftheinformationonthe
ScholarshipReportingFormorotherinformationknowntoNCFindicatesthatthe
recipientwasnotselectedonanobjectiveandnondiscriminatorybasisortheawardis
notconsistentwiththepurposesofthefund
oraccountfromwhichthescholarshipisto
bepaid.
Paymentwillbemadetotheeducationalinstitutionforthebenefitofthestudent,not
directlytothescholarshiprecipient.
Scholarshipawardsof$2,000orlesswillbepaidtotheeducationalinstitutioninasingle
installment.Scholarshipsof
morethan$2,000maybepaidinoneortwoinstallmentsat
thediscretionofthefundadvisorycommittee.
ItisintendedthatthisPolicybeincompliancewithallIRSrequirementsforscholarshipawards.
Additionalproceduresbeyondthosestatedhereinmaybeputintoplaceinordertomeet
such
requirements.