Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.
Cynthia Devers’s $42K as Journal of Management Editor is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nershi | — | $42,500 | $45,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| Cynthia Devers | $41,500 | — | — | — | — |
| K Michele Kacmar | $35,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Cindy Raborn | $31,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Nancy McIntyre | — | — | $10,000 | $10,000 | — |
| Ericka Lawrence | $5,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 | $5,000 | — |
| Paul Johnson | — | — | — | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| Erika Lawrence | — | — | — | — | $5,000 |
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.
See Southern Management Association executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Promote professional growth and academic achievement through development and scholarship programs.
Questions for Southern Management Association
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Annual conference and consortiums. The most notable service provided by SMA is its annual fall meeting in which competitive as well as invited papers are presented and discussed. These meetings are attended by over 600 participants and provide an excellent opportunity for management, educators and management practitioners to meet in a…
Journal of Management (JOM) & Journal of Management Scientific Reports (JOMSR) SMA in conjunction with SAGE Publications produces the internationally recognized JOM Journal of Management. In 2023 SMA launched JOMSR. JOM is publishes 6-8 issues per year while JOMSR publishes 3-4 issues per year.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $212K | $1.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.9M | $3.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.5M | $4.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $48K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.5M | $4.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management feesLn 11a | $40K | $0 | $40K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $0 | $5K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $0 | $1K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $47K | $0 | $47K | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $984K | $957K | $27K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.1M | $957K | $137K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $55K | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $1.0M | $575K | $431K | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $799K | $771K | $28K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $934K | $506K | $428K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 | $792K | $361K | $432K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,149,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,149,174 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,093,826 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,634,081 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,585,757 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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