To facilitate the funding of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, internship opportunities, on and off campus experiential learning, and support of risk management curricula.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$168K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$9.4M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1981.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $189K Fundraising 16% · $340K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Eff. 1/20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Eff. 1/20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Miller’s $387K as CEO is at the 98th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Megan Miller$386,769$341,738$298,904$255,909$242,954
Kenneth Goldstein$170,261$170,048$131,447——
Tandeka Nomvete$103,788$161,731$134,835——
Gina M Boyle—$22,750$140,000$20,000—

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.

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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

Funds the education of future risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, and experiential internship opportunities.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Scholarships

The foundation is the leading institution awarding scholarships to college students going in the fields of risk MANAGEMENT/INSURANCE. In 2020 the foundation awarded $550,655 across 89 scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.

$551Kprogram expense
02

Grants

The foundation supports experiential learning activities both on- and off-campus. In 2020 the foundation awarded 12 grants to universities and professional institutions totaling $381,150.

$381Kprogram expense
03

Internships

The foundation awards amounts of $7,500 to risk managers looking to hire a summer internship into their risk management department. In 2020 the foundation awarded $193,765 across 26 companies.

$194Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K
Grants paid · 388 grants · $9.6M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$835,000
Saint Joseph's UniversityPA · FY2025$82,500
Florida State UniversityFL · FY2025$49,700
Naaia FoundationDC · FY2025$46,343
Depauw UniversityIN · FY2025$44,926
University of ChicagoIL · FY2025$40,000
Morgan State UniversityFY2025$38,500
University of North TexasFY2025$37,869
Fisk UniversityTN · FY2025$35,150
Florida State UniversityFL · FY2025$35,000
The University of AkronFY2025$29,370
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$189K
Fundraisingcol D$340K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$189K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$32K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$582K$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.3M$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$168K
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M$9.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$681K$681K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$551K$551K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$32K$32K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$619K$314K$116K$190K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$65K$65K
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39$39
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$447$11K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$875$19K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$1K$390
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$299
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$125$3K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$189K$340K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.3M$4.7M−$458K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2025 $3.6M$3.1M$472K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2024 $2.5M$2.7M−$249K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 27, 2023 $2.7M$2.3M$406K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2022 $2.4M$1.9M$512K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2021 $2.1M$2.1M−$21K$9.0M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,098,749 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,932,616$1,782,768
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $579,255$269,098
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,549$46,883
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,516,420$2,098,749
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,527,956$1,264,332
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $65,676$65,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $870,735$790,650
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,464,367$2,119,982
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,053−$21,233
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,098,749 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$275,138
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,507,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,782,768
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,924$79,924
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $189,174$189,174
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,944$10,944
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $35,939$35,939
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $315,981$2,098,749
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,119,982 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $681,177$681,177
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $550,655$550,655
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $32,500$32,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $313,626 · Management $115,833 · Fundraising $189,785$619,244
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,650$17,650
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $65,000$65,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,991$23,991
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $39$39
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $447 · Fundraising $11,045$11,492
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,203 · Fundraising $1,603$9,806
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $875 · Management $19,163$20,038
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,499 · Management $1,135 · Fundraising $390$12,024
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,110 · Management $299$1,409
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125 · Management $2,888 · Fundraising $71,944$74,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,591,014 · Management $189,162 · Fundraising $339,806$2,119,982
Part X · Balance sheet $9,186,050 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $581,720$1,517,911
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $767,123$831,717
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,700$11,450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,215$10,215
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,275,719$6,814,757
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,645,477$9,186,050
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,045$92,435
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$55,975
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,520$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,565$168,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,650,747$7,168,463
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,979,165$1,849,177
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,629,912$9,017,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,645,477$9,186,050
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,017,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,098,749
XI-2 Total expenses$2,119,982
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,629,912
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$408,961
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,017,640

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