Zeta Psi Educational Foundation is a not for profit corporation organized in 1944. The Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees whose mission is educational and charitable. The Foundation is exempt from tax liability under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Fundraising activities include publicizing and conducting fundraising campaigns; maintaining donor lists; conducting special fundraising events; and other activities involved with soliciting contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $359K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$871K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$733K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$871K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$871K
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$733K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$733K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$9.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1949.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $432K Management & general 21% · $155K Fundraising 20% · $146K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$70,472Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

M Lauck Walton’s $70K as Executive Dir. is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
M Lauck Walton$70,472$61,702

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Scholarship program-applications rec'd were reviewed & 245 scholarships awards were processed ranging in size from $100 to $3,500 in accordance with internal revenue guidlines.

$232Kprogram expense
02

Leadership & educational program conducted leadership training seminars & regional conferences on campus. Visits by staff organized education seminars and encourgaged community service: which orograms benefited 700 students directly.

$200Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250
Grants paid · 17 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$151,783
Unitemized GrantFY2023$173,700
Unitemized GrantFY2022$149,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$162,000
Zpae Housing Corp LtdFY2021$13,381
Unitemized GrantFY2020$231,750
Chapter GrantsFY2020$24,603
Unitemized GrantFY2019$101,900
Chapter GrantsFY2019$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$871K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$397K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$733K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$155K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$397K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$284K
Total revenueLn 12$871K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K
Other assetsLn 15$552K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$232K$232K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$59K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$51K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$86$43$43
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$344$258$86
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$3K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K$32K$30K$145K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$6K$29K$818
Total functional expensesLn 25$733K$432K$155K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.6M$572K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.3M$551K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$143K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.1M$1.1M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $871K$733K$139K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $711K$1.1M−$367K$6.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $871,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $405,907$452,961
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $284,270$396,795
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,712$21,524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $710,889$871,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $109,400$256,353
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,580$153,144
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $715,922$323,144
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,077,902$732,641
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$367,013$138,639
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $871,280 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,961
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $112,334$112,334
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,000$21,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $284,461$284,461
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $524$524
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $397,319 · Excluded from tax $21,000$871,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $732,641 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,603$24,603
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $231,750$231,750
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,633 · Management $14,658$73,291
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,477 · Management $12,870$64,347
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,405 · Management $3,101$15,506
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,941$16,941
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,513$26,513
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,290 · Management $10,290$20,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43 · Management $43$86
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $258 · Management $86$344
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,533 · Management $6,905$9,438
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,050 · Management $4,161$6,211
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,836 · Management $29,993 · Fundraising $145,331$207,160
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,922 · Management $29,131 · Fundraising $818$35,871
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,800 · Management $154,692 · Fundraising $146,149$732,641
Part X · Balance sheet $8,206,510 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $103,317; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,905$136,422
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,355$28,332
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,180$1,972
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,538$101,529
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,067,897$7,269,812
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $19,285$12,856
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $414,909$552,270
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,759,272$8,206,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,114$47,871
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,114$47,871
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,565,760$4,243,487
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,132,398$3,915,152
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,698,158$8,158,639
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,759,272$8,206,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,158,639 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$871,280
XI-2 Total expenses$732,641
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,639
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,698,158
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,321,842
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,158,639

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