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Chi Phi Fraternity INC FY2020 filing

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Ithaca, NY501(c)(7)Mutual / membership EIN 56-0552457Revenue $355K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchiphiunc.comCo Sciarabba Walker 410 E Upland, 14850-0000 · Ithaca, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1938

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Undergraduate chapter of a national collegiate social Fraternity.

501(c)(7) social or recreational club; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · 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 $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$355K
Spent
$347K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$355K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$592K
FY2025$566K
Expenses
$347K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$591K
Net assets
$42K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$74K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1938.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ari Horwitz
Scholarship
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Payne Lubbers
Accreditatio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Promotes brotherhood and leadership among college men through social and academic programs.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provided food, housing and chapter programming to members of a local chapter of a national collegiate social fraternity.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$355K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$355K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$355K
Total revenueLn 12$355K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Total assetsLn 16$34K$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$329$0
Net assetsLn 32$34K$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K
Office expensesLn 13$6K
OccupancyLn 16$113K
TravelLn 17$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K
InterestLn 20$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $566K$591K−$25K$74K 990 PDF
FY2024 $592K$549K$43K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023 $504K$494K$9K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $213K$205K$9K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $392K$396K−$4K$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $355K$347K$8K$42K 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
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Part I · Summary $355,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $333,397$355,317
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,397$355,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,436$64,657
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,602$282,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $387,038$346,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,641$8,425
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $355,317 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $355,317$355,317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $355,317$355,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,892 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$45,488
IX-9 Other employee benefits$8,335
IX-10 Payroll taxes$10,834
IX-11b Legal fees$11,443
IX-11c Accounting fees$15,248
IX-13 Office expenses$5,967
IX-16 Occupancy$112,944
IX-17 Travel$5,500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$16,555
IX-20 Interest$6,285
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$106,293
IX-24e All other expenses$2,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$346,892
Part X · Balance sheet $42,058 assets, 6 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,944$42,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,962$42,058
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $329$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,633$42,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,633$42,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,962$42,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$355,317
XI-2 Total expenses$346,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,425
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,633
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,058

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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