Encourage superior scholastic achievement among students in their first year at institutions granting baccalaureate and associate degrees; promote intelligent living, service, and a continued high standard of learning; assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $277K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $88K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$973K
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$824K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$973K
FY2024▲ +93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$505K
FY2024$973K
FY2025$1.2M
FY2026$1.4M
Expenses
$824K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$639K
FY2022$768K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$824K
FY2025$1.0M
FY2026$1.1M
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.9M
FY2026$8.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · 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: FY2026. IRS ruling in Mar 1951.

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Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $389K Management & general 53% · $435K

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; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$123,508Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Chapter Relations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Merberg’s $129K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Eileen Merberg$128,702$130,680$123,508$111,800$100,000$106,415

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

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1 program · $389K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To perpetuate scholastic achievement and fellowship on college campuses throughout the United States and internationally through its affiliated chapters.

$389Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$88K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$219,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$37,116
Unitemized GrantFY2024$211,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,980
Unitemized GrantFY2023$211,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,113
Unitemized GrantFY2022$211,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,725
Unitemized GrantFY2021$198,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,348
Unitemized GrantFY2020$180,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,450

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$973K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$680K
Investment incomeLn 3$243K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$824K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$435K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$897K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$680K
Investment incomeLn 3$243K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7$97K
Total revenueLn 12$973K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$897K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$897K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$897K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$243K$243K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$105K$105K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$536$536
InsuranceLn 23$809$809
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$135K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$11K$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$824K$389K$435K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$386K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2025 $1.2M$1.0M$207K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $973K$824K$150K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $505K$774K−$269K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$768K$378K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$639K$811K$6.1M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $973,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $642,262$680,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$292,041$243,168
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $154,726$49,870
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $504,947$973,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $233,725$243,113
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,743$287,113
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $245,422$293,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $773,890$823,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$268,943$149,519
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $973,149 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $49,870 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $680,111$680,111
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $146,371$146,371
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $96,797$96,797
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $826,778 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $146,371$973,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $823,630 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $243,113$243,113
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $123,608$123,608
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $104,598$104,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $42,473$42,473
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $16,434$16,434
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,056$12,056
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $27,930$27,930
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,629$4,629
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,613$4,613
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $536$536
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $809$809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,089 · Management $23,599$158,688
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,638 · Management $73,505$84,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,840 · Management $434,790 · Fundraising $0$823,630
Part X · Balance sheet $6,506,042 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,027,455$896,956
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,483$31,864
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,091$42,316
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,740$20,345
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,649$2,163
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,679,858$5,512,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,779,276$6,506,042
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,407$3,612
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $113,577$119,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,984$123,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,663,292$6,382,841
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,663,292$6,382,841
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,779,276$6,506,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,382,841 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$973,149
XI-2 Total expenses$823,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,663,292
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$570,030
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,382,841

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