The mission of Chi Epsilon is to achieve its vision through its four pillars: scholarship - recognizing excellence and achievement in academic and professional endeavors character - upholding the integrity and responsibility of the civil engineering ommunity through our service and the ethical practice of our profession practicality - educating and encouraging our members to improve our world through innovative and impactful solutions sociability - connecting our members while engaging the broader civil engineering community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 49% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $257K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 19.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$15K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$127K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$85K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$421K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$127K
FY2023▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$178K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$172K
Expenses
$85K
FY2023▲ +102%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$42K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$117K
Net assets
$421K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$375K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$487K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $62K Management & general 25% · $21K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
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Director
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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

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Promotes civil engineering excellence, character, innovation, and community connection.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Operation of national office

$62Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$127K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$85K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$421K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$127K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$257K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$421K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$245K$257K
Total assetsLn 16$375K$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$375K$421K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$48K$15K$801
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$115
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K−$1$4K$211
Total functional expensesLn 25$85K$62K$21K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $172K$117K$54K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $127K$85K$43K$421K 990 PDF
FY2022 $178K$42K$136K$375K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $127,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,209$17,624
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,595$105,660
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,379$7,897
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,707−$3,813
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $177,890$127,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$14,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,852$70,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,852$84,535
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,038$42,833
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $127,368 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,751 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,660$105,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,897$7,897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $938$938
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,847 · Excluded from tax $7,897$127,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,535 across 4 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,033 · Management $15,210 · Fundraising $801$64,044
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,177 · Fundraising $115$2,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$1 · Management $3,989 · Fundraising $211$4,199
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,032 · Management $21,376 · Fundraising $1,127$84,535
Part X · Balance sheet $436,701 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,751$137,578
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,933$42,383
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $244,938$256,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $374,622$436,701
X-25 Other liabilities$15,342
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,342
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $374,622$421,359
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $374,622$421,359
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $374,622$436,701
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $421,359 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$127,368
XI-2 Total expenses$84,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$374,622
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,904
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$421,359

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