Sigma Chi Foundation

Tax-deductible

Evanston, IL501(c)(3)Since 1939EducationEIN 36-2208386Revenue $15.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsigmachi.org/foundation1714 Hinman Ave, 60201-4517 · Evanston, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1941Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Sigma Chi Foundation Solicits financial resources, provides faithful stewardship, and engages in exemplary ethical practices in support of Sigma Chi and leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 16 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
Download 990
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$831K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $23K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$283K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$11.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$31.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2024$15.0M
Expenses
$11.7M
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$11.9M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2024$11.7M
Net assets
$31.3M
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32.7M
FY2021$38.7M
FY2022$34.6M
FY2023$34.8M
FY2024$40.5M
FY2024$31.3M

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 1941.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $9.0M Management & general 18% · $2.1M Fundraising 5% · $575K

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; $831K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$180,718Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
$147,051Pt VII · Sec A
$112,001Pt VII · Sec A
$112,000Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$104,010Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Andrew Price’s $181K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Ashley Woods——$339,587$318,838$254,339$343,567
John Price——$247,734$196,714$173,134$174,086
Quinton Jay Ford—$203,223————
Quentin Jay Ford——$203,223$165,275$38,155—
Gregory Morgan—$185,510$185,510$145,077——
John Andrew Price$180,718—————
Stephen Davidson—$180,718$180,718———
Frank Raymond———$123,314$153,340$180,220

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds leadership training, academic scholarships, and educational facilities for fraternity members, and maintains a historical museum.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $9.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Foundation annually supports educational grants that fund values based leadership training programs for members of sigma chi fraternity. In addition, the foundation directly funds academic scholarships and makes grants to support educational facilities at chapter houses in the United States.

$9.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 41 grants · $31.9M · 2019–2024
Sigma Chi Leadership InstituteIL · FY2024$2,378,373
University of WashingtonFY2024$1,481,406
House Corp Beta Omicron Chapter (iowa State University)FY2024$300,000
House Corp Beta Rho Chapter (montana State University)FY2024$171,165
Unitemized GrantFY2024$135,378
Sigma Chi Leadership InstituteIL · FY2023$2,027,960
Zeta Iota Pittsburg State UnivKS · FY2023$321,444
Unitemized GrantFY2023$135,378
University of WashingtonFY2023$108,863
Sigma Chi Leadership InstituteIL · FY2022$3,456,590
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,128,707
Unitemized GrantFY2022$937,624
Sigma Chi House CorporationWY · FY2022$13,411
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Money outPt IX
$11.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.0M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$575K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$31.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$15.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$779K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$779K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$922K
Total assetsLn 16$31.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
Net assetsLn 32$31.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$779K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$42.6M$31.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$283K
Net assetsLn 32$40.5M$31.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6.8M$6.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$135K$135K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$853K$512K$213K$128K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$547K$328K$137K$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K$35K$15K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$17K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$63K$26K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$13K$21K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$3K$5K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$417K$375K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$497K$99K$159K$238K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$23K$11K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$151K$106K$30K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$65K$65K
TravelLn 17$185K$129K$37K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$22$22
InsuranceLn 23$210K$147K$42K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$96K$1.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.7M$9.0M$2.1M$575K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $14.4M$7.7M$6.7M$40.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.7M$11.9M$818K$34.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.4M$11.7M−$1.3M$34.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.7M$10.4M$2.3M$38.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.9M$11.1M−$2.2M$32.7M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,971,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,412,315$14,241,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$374,609
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $775,102$225,829
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $218,538$130,281
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,405,955$14,971,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,566,196$6,948,852
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,830,654$1,591,293
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,346,744$3,111,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,743,594$11,651,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,662,361$3,319,945
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $14,971,831 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,241,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,241,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $374,609$374,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $220,134$220,134
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $128,732$128,732
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,695$5,695
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,549$1,549
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $376,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $354,561$14,971,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,651,886 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,813,474$6,813,474
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $135,378$135,378
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $511,998 · Management $213,333 · Fundraising $128,000$853,331
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $327,981 · Management $136,660 · Fundraising $81,995$546,636
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,832 · Management $14,513 · Fundraising $8,708$58,053
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,664 · Management $6,944 · Fundraising $4,166$27,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,299 · Management $26,375 · Fundraising $15,825$105,499
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,180 · Management $21,087 · Fundraising $31,631$65,898
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,347 · Management $5,356 · Fundraising $8,034$16,737
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $374,609 · Management $41,965$416,574
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,343 · Management $158,947 · Fundraising $238,422$496,712
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,802 · Management $11,401 · Fundraising $3,800$38,003
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $106,030 · Management $30,294 · Fundraising $15,147$151,471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,433$65,433
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129,318 · Management $36,948 · Fundraising $18,474$184,740
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,298$15,298
IX-20 InterestManagement $22$22
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $146,687 · Management $41,911 · Fundraising $20,955$209,553
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,757 · Management $1,355,543$1,451,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,975,430 · Management $2,101,299 · Fundraising $575,157$11,651,886
Part X · Balance sheet $31,551,951 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,892,205$778,755
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,791,831$15,417,616
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $197,763$78,329
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,052$20,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,693,919$4,693,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,209,617$9,640,531
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $785,705$922,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,588,092$31,551,951
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $293,791$282,522
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,789,645$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,083,436$282,522
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,517,903$31,269,429
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,986,753$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,504,656$31,269,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,588,092$31,551,951
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,269,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,971,831
XI-2 Total expenses$11,651,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,319,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,504,656
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$449,902
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$13,005,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,269,429

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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