Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation FY2020 filing

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Chapel Hill, NC501(c)(3)Since 1984EIN 52-1370798Revenue $858K in FY2020

On file with the IRStrisigmafoundation.org1506 E Franklin St Ste 300, 27514-2825 · Chapel Hill, NCTax-exempt since Feb 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The tri Sigma Foundation secures and provides charitable resources to support educational leadership development, scholarship assistance, and philanthropic initiatives, including grants to charitable partners such as march of dimes and community health organizations. These initiatives primarily benefit women affiliated with Sigma Sigma Sigma while advancing broader charitable purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$858K
Spent
$735K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$858K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$818K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$735K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$891K
FY2024$931K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Feb 1985.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $398K Management & general 26% · $193K Fundraising 20% · $144K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meghan Paden——$113,573$128,070$112,800$117,800
Shelly Bateman$120,400$115,931$24,650———

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 women's leadership training, scholarships, and children's therapy programs.

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3 programs · $341K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Sigma Sigma Sigma

Established for the purpose of leadership education for sorority members.

$267Kprogram expense
02

Named Scholarships and Destination Sigma Scholarships

Named scholarships are awarded to an undergraduate or graduate sorority member. Qualification depends on merit, academic acheivement and other criteria.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Robbie Page Memorial

Established for the purpose of awarding grants and assistantships in the academic field of play therapy.

$24Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $617K · 2019–2024
Sigma Sigma Sigma SororityNC · FY2024$81,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$41,100
March of Dimes INCVA · FY2024$23,090
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,280
Unitemized GrantFY2023$54,400
Sigma Sigma Sigma SororityNC · FY2023$42,342
Lourdes Foundation INCLA · FY2023$16,882
March of Dimes INCVA · FY2023$15,844
Adventhealth Foundation INCFL · FY2023$14,707
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,305
Unitemized GrantFY2021$60,460
Unitemized GrantFY2020$44,050
March of Dimes INCVA · FY2020$38,489
Sigma Sigma Sigma SororityNC · FY2020$19,070
March of Dimes INCVA · FY2019$38,021
Unitemized GrantFY2019$32,350
Sigma Sigma Sigma SororityNC · FY2019$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$858K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$805K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$398K
Managementcol C$193K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$805K
Government grantsLn 1e$105K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Total revenueLn 12$858K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6225
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$337K$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$72K$72K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$59K$38K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$248K$116K$75K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$3K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$13K$9K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$6K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$20K$575$4K
Information technologyLn 14$54K$41K$6K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$729$797
TravelLn 17$18K$14K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$345$808
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$569$621
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$27K$373$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$398K$193K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.0M$36K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$931K$383K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $818K$891K−$73K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$822K$260K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $936K$753K$183K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $858K$735K$123K$2.0M 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 $857,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $781,015$805,305
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,408$52,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $833,423$857,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $289,428$104,008
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $330,896$410,739
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,482$220,273
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $899,806$735,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,383$122,668
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $857,688 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$104,589
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$700,716
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,912
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$805,305
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,383$52,383
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,383$857,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,020 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,658$71,658
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $32,350$32,350
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,094 · Management $38,397 · Fundraising $28,885$126,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,024 · Management $75,388 · Fundraising $56,714$248,126
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,918 · Management $2,898 · Fundraising $1,474$7,290
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,287 · Management $8,713 · Fundraising $6,947$28,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,234$8,234
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,274$14,274
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,567$13,567
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,454$3,454
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,921 · Fundraising $27,882$33,803
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,699 · Management $575 · Fundraising $3,758$24,032
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,737 · Management $6,360 · Fundraising $6,953$54,050
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,654 · Management $729 · Fundraising $797$6,180
IX-17 TravelManagement $13,610 · Fundraising $3,989$17,599
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $345 · Management $808$1,153
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,486$5,486
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,627 · Management $569 · Fundraising $621$4,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,491 · Management $373 · Fundraising $5,760$33,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,805 · Management $193,435 · Fundraising $143,780$735,020
Part X · Balance sheet $2,047,355 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,682$293,536
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $59,150$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $67,335$25,124
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$1,279
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,416$10,430
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,669,262$1,716,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,087,845$2,047,355
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,307$10,754
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $160,262$38,810
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,569$49,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $219,882$275,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,653,394$1,721,973
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,873,276$1,997,791
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,087,845$2,047,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,997,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$857,688
XI-2 Total expenses$735,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,873,276
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,847
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,997,791

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