Gamma Iota Sigma

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Powell, OH501(c)(3)EIN 23-7087235Revenue $1.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgammaiotasigma.orgPo Box 1744, 43065-1744 · Powell, OHTax-exempt since Apr 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and sustain collegiate student interest in careers in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$469K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$933K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$961K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1983.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.0M Management & general 22% · $334K Fundraising 11% · $171K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $469K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$228,540Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, University Partnerships
$123,540Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Development
$116,680Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (term Start 9/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Grace Grant$228,540$196,165$163,750$150,000$114,465
Noelle Codispoti————$171,091
Nikia Stowe$123,540————
Alyssa Bouchard$116,680$104,567———

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes student interest in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science careers through professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

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2 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conferences

Gamma iota sigma (gis) conducts core programming each year through its regional conference series, allies in insurance workshops, leadership symposium, and annual conference. In 2024, these programs engaged over 1,300 students representing more than 100 colleges and universities NATIONWIDE.(CONTINUED on schedule o)the regional conference…

$613Kprogram expense
02

Membership and Chapter Operations

Gamma iota sigma produces student newsletters, industry newsletters, and other communications to inform members about organizational activities, opportunities, and industry developments. Gis provides career guidance office hours to connect students with members of the board of trustees and advisory council for mentorship and career…

$413Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$334K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$766K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$658K
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$766K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$210K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$751
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$766K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K$210K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$961$751
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$961K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$234K$70K$93K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$436K$278K$86K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$26K$14K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$16K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$28K$14K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$315$315
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$24K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$26K$1K
TravelLn 17$31K$30K$24$702
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$540K$534K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$210$110$57$43
InsuranceLn 23$16K$8K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.0M$334K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$60K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.5M$64K$961K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.1M$406K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$933K$194K$717K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$900K$290K$524K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,591,376 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,692$29,959
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,483,965$1,551,284
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,953$10,133
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,520,610$1,591,376
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $700$1,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $689,156$800,104
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $766,396$729,138
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,456,252$1,531,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,358$60,284
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,591,376 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,234 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,959
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,959
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,543,050$1,543,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,133$10,133
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,551,284 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,133$1,591,376
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,531,092 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,850$1,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,079 · Management $93,438 · Fundraising $70,079$233,596
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $278,191 · Management $86,333 · Fundraising $71,832$436,356
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,596 · Management $14,338 · Fundraising $5,777$45,711
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,362 · Management $9,873 · Fundraising $4,401$30,636
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,851 · Management $14,059 · Fundraising $11,895$53,805
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $315$315
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,791$59,791
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,450 · Management $3,288$6,738
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,872 · Management $10,994 · Fundraising $1,619$36,485
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $26,429 · Fundraising $1,259$27,688
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,150 · Management $24 · Fundraising $702$30,876
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $533,628 · Management $6,518$540,146
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110 · Management $57 · Fundraising $43$210
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,404 · Management $4,358 · Fundraising $3,327$16,089
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,800$6,800
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,026,343 · Management $333,815 · Fundraising $170,934$1,531,092
Part X · Balance sheet $1,141,555 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $538,306$658,136
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $502,800$108,181
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$2,533
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,385$77,600
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $88,226$84,149
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $961$751
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $204,669$210,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,431,347$1,141,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,811$8,981
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $42,125$66,548
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $411,933$47,874
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $469,869$123,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $951,478$1,015,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$2,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $961,478$1,018,152
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,431,347$1,141,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,018,152 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,591,376
XI-2 Total expenses$1,531,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,284
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$961,478
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,610
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,018,152

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