To spread the gospel of jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$241
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$168K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$161K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$192K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$168K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$168K
Expenses
$161K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$157K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$164K
FY2025$161K
Net assets
$192K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$192K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $143K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $58K 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
Co Executive
$32,620Pt VII · Sec A
Co Executive
$25,296Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson/
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Morris’s $33K as Co Executive is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cara Morris$32,620$29,969$30,370$25,330$24,708$18,403
Mandy Hitt———$25,330$24,708$18,357
Christy Watson$25,296$22,999$12,675———

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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Programs and updates

Spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ to share its message.

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023-2024, sigma phi lambda had over 700 members in its chapters across the southeastern united states carrying out its purpose of glorifying god and making his name great. Sigma phi lambda also hosted almost 165 leaders at its leadership training retreat in august 2023, where the leaders participated in various training sessions to…

$140Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$168K
Gifts and grants$145K
Other income$23K
Money out
$161K
Programs$143K
Owns and owes
$192K
net assets
Total assets$192K
Liabilities$241
People
7
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$145K
Other income$23K
Total revenue$168K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$192K
Liabilities$241
Net assets$192K
Operations
Employees5
Volunteers54
Fiscal year endsMay

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $168K$161K$7K$192K 990 PDF
FY2024 $225K$164K$61K$185K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$138K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$157K$38K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 $192K$164K$28K$140K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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