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.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K 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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FY2025 · 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
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.6 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
$66K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$1.2M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
41%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +27%
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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
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$639K
FY2022$768K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$824K
FY2025$1.0M
FY2026$1.1M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +8%
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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 FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $428K Management & general 59% · $605K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$130,680Pt 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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student 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 · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To perpetuate scholastic achievement and fellowship on college campuses throughout the United States and internationally through its affiliated chapters.

$428Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$895K
Investment incomeLn 3$215K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$428K
Managementcol C$605K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$996K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$895K
Investment incomeLn 3$215K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$996K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$996K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$897K$996K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$248K$248K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$173K$173K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$72K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$535$535
InsuranceLn 23$575$575
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$161K$96K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$19K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$428K$605K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$386K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2025 Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$207K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $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
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Part I · Summary $1,239,743 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$109,796
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $680,111$895,141
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $243,168$215,149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,870$19,657
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $973,149$1,239,743
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $243,113$247,551
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $287,113$392,978
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $293,404$391,940
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $823,630$1,032,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $149,519$207,274
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 $1,239,743 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,657 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,796
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,796
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $895,141$895,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $189,899$189,899
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $25,250$25,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $940,048 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $189,899$1,239,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,032,469 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $247,551$247,551
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $125,680$125,680
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $173,257$173,257
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $71,535$71,535
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $22,506$22,506
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,091$13,091
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $31,695$31,695
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,087$15,087
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,358$5,358
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $535$535
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $575$575
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,213 · Management $96,119$257,332
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,999 · Management $49,268$68,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,763 · Management $604,706 · Fundraising $0$1,032,469
Part X · Balance sheet $6,980,535 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $896,956$996,162
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,864$71,702
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,316$2,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,345$21,965
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,163$4,772
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,512,398$5,883,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,506,042$6,980,535
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,612$23,124
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $119,589$43,180
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $123,201$66,304
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,382,841$6,914,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,382,841$6,914,231
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,506,042$6,980,535
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,914,231 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,239,743
XI-2 Total expenses$1,032,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$207,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,382,841
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$324,116
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,914,231

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