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Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity

Not tax-deductible

Carmel, IN501(c)(7)Mutual / membership EIN 43-0689936Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsigtau.org808 Monon Green Blvd 101, 46032-0000 · Carmel, INTax-exempt since Mar 1950

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Support the social, leadership and character building programs of college based fraternal associations.

501(c)(7) social or recreational club; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 60 volunteers and 23 employees.
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 deficit $53K a year · 1% 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
$110K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $122K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
Net assets
$811K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$811K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$807K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$694K
FY2025$811K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 1950.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $110K 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
Wp Barlow JR
Chief Executive Officer
$110,270Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Champ
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremy Daus
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Johnston
SR Past President, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Phillips
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christian Ely
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wp Barlow JR$110,270$130,000$70,000———
Vanessa Ryan——$69,414$116,298$120,137$105,775

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

Empowers college fraternal associations through social, leadership, and character-building programs.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Facilitate fraternal associations amongst approximately 3,000 students and 66,000 alumni members through record maintenance, periodical print and electronic publications, coordination of volunteer services, and management of convention and regional conclaves.

Pt IX · col B
02

Support citizenshiip, leadership, scholarship, service and brotherhood programming with manuals, seminars, staff consultation visits, the saga magazine, organizational website, awards and recognition.

Pt IX · col B
03

Advance the organizational standards through manuals and instruction that teach traditions and ideals, organizational management and leadership, vision and goals.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation INCFY2024$122K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$122K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$811K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$917
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$530K
SavingsLn 2$492K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$343K
Other assetsLn 15$343K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$811K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$990K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$918K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K$343K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$694K$811K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$655K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K
Management feesLn 11a$57K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
Information technologyLn 14$65K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M
TravelLn 17$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$236K
InterestLn 20$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K
InsuranceLn 23$179K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$2.9M$87K$811K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$3.7M−$733K$694K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.7M$104K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.8M$162K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.0M$241K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$4.4M−$179K$807K 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 $3,028,655 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,167$121,676
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,495,979$2,746,361
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$745,242$27,960
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,227$132,658
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,939,131$3,028,655
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,500$3,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $749,926$824,711
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,918,420$2,113,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,671,846$2,941,751
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$732,715$86,904
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,028,655 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,628 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$121,676
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,730,961$2,730,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $5,470 · Excluded from tax $21,573$27,043
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $18,782$18,782
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $917$917
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $110,648$110,648
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,860,237 · Unrelated business $5,470 · Excluded from tax $41,272$3,028,655
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,941,751 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$3,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$120,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$655,367
IX-9 Other employee benefits$3,514
IX-10 Payroll taxes$45,470
IX-11a Management fees$57,158
IX-11b Legal fees$32,570
IX-11c Accounting fees$14,186
IX-11f Investment management fees$4,470
IX-11g Other fees for services$30,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,751
IX-13 Office expenses$5,298
IX-14 Information technology$64,609
IX-16 Occupancy$1,217,923
IX-17 Travel$39,950
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$236,160
IX-20 Interest$47,694
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$52,741
IX-23 Insurance$178,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$116,357
IX-24e All other expenses$13,099
IX-25 Total functional expenses$2,941,751
Part X · Balance sheet $3,035,705 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $586,424$530,242
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $403,176$491,712
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $254,800$230,569
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,775$25,635
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,411$65,161
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $322,749$342,592
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $899,110$1,006,416
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $18,770$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $857,446$343,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,421,661$3,035,705
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,317$78,043
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,545$73,744
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $476,806$423,806
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,714,381$1,304,455
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,727,228$2,224,720
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $694,433$810,985
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $694,433$810,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,421,661$3,035,705
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,028,655
XI-2 Total expenses$2,941,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,904
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$694,433
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,648
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,985

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

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