Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity FY2020 filing

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Evanston, IL501(c)(7)Since 1856EIN 36-1773950Revenue $6.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsae.net1856 Sheridan Rd, 60201-3837 · Evanston, ILTax-exempt since Nov 1940

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The mission of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, and service for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders. To help develop and foster personal development of member's skills in leadership, scholarship, citizenship, social and moral responsibility.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(7)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.4M
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$9.6M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$16.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1940.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $4.3M Management & general 32% · $2.0M

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director-
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em Sup Archo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em Sup D Arc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em Sup Chron
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em Sup Heral
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em Sup Warde
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steven Mitchell$284,114————
Chris Hancock$172,930$200,490$157,914$156,371$73,648
Dan Stanczak$120,892$118,129$114,426$105,696$95,146
Juan Faria$89,792————

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

Develops members' leadership, scholarship, and service skills through friendship and moral responsibility.

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3 programs · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Financing of insurance risk to lessen burden costs on individual chapters and members.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Operation of member services to further education and social aspects of students on a college campus.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Leadership school for the enrichment of college experience, as well as training for future careers and lives.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$950K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$565K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$950K
Total revenueLn 12$6.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$565K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$565K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$829K
Other assetsLn 15$222K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 64,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$565K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$834K$829K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$343K$183K$160K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$998K$506K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$29K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$184K$141K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$142K$109K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$134K$134K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$5K$96K
Office expensesLn 13$168K$33K$135K
Information technologyLn 14$94K$94K
OccupancyLn 16$213K$213K
TravelLn 17$494K$231K$263K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19−$6K−$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2.4M$2.3M$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$196K$122K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$12K$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$4.3M$2.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.6M$5.2M$4.4M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.9M$7.8M$84K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.1M$7.9M$191K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.2M$6.4M$848K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$5.1M$856K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.4M$6.3M$153K$7.7M 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 $6,406,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,749,566$2,441,784
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,365,517$2,853,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $170,191$162,000
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,545,142$949,604
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,830,416$6,406,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,971,981$2,211,098
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,837,917$4,042,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,809,898$6,253,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,518$152,716
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
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 $6,406,615 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,326,784
VIII-1d Related organizations$115,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,441,784
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,853,227$2,853,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $162,000$162,000
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $91,408$91,408
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $858,196$858,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,711,423 · Unrelated business $253,408$6,406,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,253,899 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $183,141 · Management $160,332$343,473
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $997,566 · Management $506,371$1,503,937
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,650 · Management $8,684$37,334
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $141,369 · Management $42,860$184,229
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,067 · Management $33,058$142,125
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $134,484$134,484
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,100$29,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,648$3,648
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,579 · Management $96,178$100,757
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,431 · Management $134,789$168,220
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $93,639$93,639
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $212,821$212,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $231,242 · Management $263,166$494,408
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms −$5,777−$5,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,583$5,583
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,347,966 · Management $40,671$2,388,637
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $195,942 · Management $121,639$317,581
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,200 · Management $87,500$99,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,279,376 · Management $1,974,523 · Fundraising $0$6,253,899
Part X · Balance sheet $11,146,002 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393,379$565,077
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,519$135,261
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $80,907$98,099
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $685,156$817,594
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $834,308$828,725
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,920,517$8,479,341
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $680,130$221,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,645,916$11,146,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,167,619$3,465,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,178,266$3,465,166
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,467,650$7,680,836
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,467,650$7,680,836
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,645,916$11,146,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,680,836 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,406,615
XI-2 Total expenses$6,253,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,716
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,467,650
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,680,836

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