Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity FY2021 filing

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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.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
$120K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$4.1M
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% 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
$4.2M
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2021▲ +0.6%
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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
$4.0M
FY2021▼ -9%
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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
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +43%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$120,137Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

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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

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
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

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$122K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
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$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$76K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$239K
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
Accounts receivableLn 4$246K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$40K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$126K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$807K$1.2M
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$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$511K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K
Management feesLn 11a$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K
Office expensesLn 13$4K
Information technologyLn 14$75K
OccupancyLn 16$2.1M
TravelLn 17$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$85K
InterestLn 20$144K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K
InsuranceLn 23$200K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$426K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2026 $3.0M$2.9M$87K$811K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2025 $2.9M$3.7M−$733K$694K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 $3.8M$3.7M$104K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2023 $4.0M$3.8M$162K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 18, 2022 $4.2M$4.0M$241K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2021 $4.2M$4.4M−$179K$807K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,200,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,000$51,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,016,078$3,980,627
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,903$83,944
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $129,422$84,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,177,403$4,200,972
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260$3,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $882,488$704,156
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,473,711$3,251,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,356,459$3,959,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$179,056$241,387
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 $4,200,972 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $36,855 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,947,121$3,947,121
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $6,622 · Excluded from tax $1,764$8,386
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $20,422$20,422
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$551−$551
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $75,558$75,558
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $61,281$61,281
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,045,257 · Unrelated business $6,071 · Excluded from tax $97,744$4,200,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,959,585 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$3,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$112,430
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$510,911
IX-9 Other employee benefits$34,859
IX-10 Payroll taxes$45,956
IX-11a Management fees$5,843
IX-11b Legal fees$25,634
IX-11c Accounting fees$13,646
IX-11f Investment management fees$5,622
IX-11g Other fees for services$31,155
IX-13 Office expenses$3,735
IX-14 Information technology$75,415
IX-16 Occupancy$2,058,421
IX-17 Travel$14,038
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$84,557
IX-20 Interest$144,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$147,475
IX-23 Insurance$200,401
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$426,219
IX-24e All other expenses$15,347
IX-25 Total functional expenses$3,959,585
Part X · Balance sheet $5,269,847 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,815$238,633
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $170,620$313,261
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $332,284$245,949
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,758$40,447
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $105,197$126,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,131,260$3,057,089
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,099,713$1,192,120
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $104,741$56,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,167,388$5,269,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $350,244$284,577
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,499$65,623
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $2,221,363$2,035,261
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $600,000$600,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,145,262$1,130,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,360,368$4,116,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $807,020$1,153,460
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $807,020$1,153,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,167,388$5,269,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,153,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,200,972
XI-2 Total expenses$3,959,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$241,387
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$807,020
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$49,353
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$55,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,153,460

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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