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Mortar Board - Barbara Cook Chapter

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 1926 EIN 35-6065062Revenue $54K in FY2025Latest return filed May 1, 2026

On file with the IRSweb.ics.purdue.edu/~mortarbdColumbus, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1945Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Mortar board's purpose is to contribute to the self-awareness of its members, to promote equal opportunities among all peoples, to emphasize the advancement of women, to support the ideals of the university, to advance the spirit of scholarship, to recognize and encourage leadership, to provide service, and to establish the opportunity for a meaningful exchange of ideas as individuals and as a group.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-6065062) · Dispute this line
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 31 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
49.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $620K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
49.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$54K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$30K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$746K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$54K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$54K
Expenses
$30K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$30K
Net assets
$746K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$691K
FY2025$746K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1945.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $23K Management & general 25% · $8K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eli Ade
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Wolf
VP of Admini
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Li Bahler
VP of Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Kisch
VP of Leader
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joey Vetter
VP of Schola
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Green
VP of Servic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lindsay Sutherland
VP of Financ
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes self-awareness, equal opportunity, women's advancement, scholarship, leadership, service, and idea exchange.

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1 program · $23K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Fellowships and scholarships

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-6065062) · Dispute this line
$23Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $107K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,492
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$32,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$54K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$30K
Ln 25
Programscol B$23K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$746K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$54K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$5
SavingsLn 2$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$620K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$746K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$620K$589K$555K$563K$582K
SpentLn 1d–1f$23K$23K$22K$22K$21K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$589K$620K
Total assetsLn 16$691K$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$691K$746K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$407$1K
TravelLn 17$642$642
InsuranceLn 23$1$1
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$9K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30K$23K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 1, 2026 $54K$30K$23K$746K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2025 $55K$43K$11K$691K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $52K$66K−$14K$646K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 2, 2023 $56K$66K−$10K$668K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $44K$66K−$21K$697K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2021 $79K$79K−$739$579K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $53,510 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,439$3,399
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44,455$43,503
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$221$6,608
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $54,673$53,510
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,750$9,492
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,445$20,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,195$30,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,478$23,036
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $53,510 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,826 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,399
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,508$20,508
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,995$22,995
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $782$782
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $782 · Excluded from tax $49,329$53,510
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,474 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,492$9,492
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $407 · Management $1,173$1,580
IX-17 TravelPrograms $642$642
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1$1
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,017 · Management $6,507$15,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,235$3,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,794 · Management $7,680 · Fundraising $0$30,474
Part X · Balance sheet $745,700 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing−$5
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,424$125,465
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $588,851$620,240
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $691,275$745,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $691,275$745,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $691,275$745,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $691,275$745,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $745,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$53,510
XI-2 Total expenses$30,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$691,275
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,389
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$745,700

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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