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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority INC

Not tax-deductible

Madison, WI501(c)(7)Mutual / membership EIN 39-0297610Revenue $673K in FY2025

On file with the IRS270 Langdon St, 53703-1259 · Madison, WITax-exempt since Nov 1940

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Hold title to real estate for Sorority which provides housing to members of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority at university of wisconsin-madison.

501(c)(7) social or recreational club; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 11 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(7)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$574K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$673K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$673K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$727K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$673K
Expenses
$690K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$690K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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 Nov 1940.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Emma Rapallini
Chapter President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luisa Walraven
Chapter Financial Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Bawden Westphal
Chapter Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grace Ruhly
Chapter Facility Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Cusick
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Fenster$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000

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 15aNo

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Owns property to house Gamma Phi Beta sorority members at UW-Madison.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The gamma phi beta house association holds title to real estate used by the gamma chapter of the gamma phi beta sorority at the university of wisconsin-madison.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$673K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$574K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$971
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$673K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$906K
SavingsLn 2$436K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$503K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$574K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$240K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$445K$503K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K$574K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K
Office expensesLn 13$27K
Information technologyLn 14$4K
OccupancyLn 16$340K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$650
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K
InsuranceLn 23$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$216K
All other expensesLn 24e$322
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $673K$690K−$17K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $636K$535K$100K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $727K$560K$167K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $603K$730K−$127K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $421K$346K$75K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $472K$339K$133K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $672,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$971
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $618,735$649,530
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,991$11,124
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,821$11,279
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $635,547$672,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,821$65,081
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $484,297$624,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $535,118$689,534
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $100,429−$16,630
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $672,904 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,351 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$971
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $649,530$649,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $11,124$11,124
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,928$9,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $649,530 · Unrelated business $11,124 · Excluded from tax $11,279$672,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $689,534 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$6,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$45,802
IX-9 Other employee benefits$6,000
IX-10 Payroll taxes$7,279
IX-11b Legal fees$5,874
IX-11c Accounting fees$13,550
IX-13 Office expenses$26,558
IX-14 Information technology$4,328
IX-16 Occupancy$339,504
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$650
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$6,154
IX-23 Insurance$11,415
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$216,098
IX-24e All other expenses$322
IX-25 Total functional expenses$689,534
Part X · Balance sheet $2,273,373 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $968,528$905,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $230,652$435,864
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,110$152,928
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $444,803$503,290
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $187,266$220,398
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $52,721$55,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,888,080$2,273,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,321$160,948
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,950$1,950
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$364,893
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,100$46,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $202,371$573,891
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,685,709$1,699,482
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,685,709$1,699,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,888,080$2,273,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,699,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$672,904
XI-2 Total expenses$689,534
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,630
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,685,709
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,403
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,699,482

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

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