To promote educational and charitable purposes by providing scholarships, student aid and assistance to needy and deserving students and by the development of educational work in the chapters of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$223K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $495K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $651K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
50%
Net assets
$15.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$15.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$15.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1958.

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Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $1.2M Management & general 26% · $610K Fundraising 24% · $554K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $223K 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
Chief Advancement Officer
$143,045Pt VII · Sec A
$47,199Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$32,859Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Wight’s $143K as Chief Advancement Officer is at the 60th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Nathan Wight$143,045$141,086
Phil Rogriguez$47,199$45,451
Courtney Williams$32,859$30,857

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships and student aid to needy students, supporting educational work.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Scholarships and grants to delta sigma phi fraternity and other local chapters.

$1.2Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 50 grants · $4.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$191,804
Alumni of Alpha Mu INCUT · FY2024$111,143
Unitemized GrantFY2024$46,856
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity INC Beta Kappa AcbFY2024$20,300
Dsp Epsilon Rho Alumni AssociationFY2024$12,000
Gamma Epsilon Alumni Corp Board of the Delta Sigma Phi FraternityFY2024$7,500
Beta Mu Alumni Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi FraternityFY2024$6,550
Alumni of Alpha Mu INCUT · FY2023$471,733
Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,432
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$327K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$610K
Fundraisingcol D$554K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$327K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$633K
SavingsLn 2$492K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M
Other assetsLn 15$820K
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$15.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$590K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.6M$12.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M$15.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$940K$940K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$239K$239K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$247K$70K$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$243K$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$25K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$29K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Investment management feesLn 11f$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$7K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$6K$52K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$2K$4K$15K
TravelLn 17$46K$9K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$1K$4K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$71K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$927$195
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.2M$610K$554K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$2.3M$735K$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$2.2M$1.6M$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.7M−$429K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.7M$675K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$330K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.4M$23K$10.5M 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 $3,079,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,986,533$2,751,865
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,892,791$327,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,543$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,873,781$3,079,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,060,727$1,178,302
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $597,812$703,823
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $577,750$461,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,236,289$2,343,918
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,637,492$735,331
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,079,249 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,751,865
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,854
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,751,865
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $330,862$330,862
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,478−$3,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $327,384$3,079,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,343,918 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $939,642$939,642
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $238,660$238,660
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $69,795 · Fundraising $177,059$246,854
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $242,912 · Fundraising $123,987$366,899
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,299 · Fundraising $2,705$8,004
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $24,910 · Fundraising $12,715$37,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $29,423 · Fundraising $15,018$44,441
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $43,601$43,601
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,650$33,650
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $57,918$57,918
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,114 · Fundraising $16,067$23,181
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,939 · Fundraising $52,482$58,421
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,080 · Management $4,485 · Fundraising $15,400$21,965
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,728 · Fundraising $37,517$46,245
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,149 · Fundraising $3,869$5,018
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,293$3,293
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $45,451$45,451
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $70,613 · Fundraising $51,315$121,928
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $927 · Fundraising $195$1,122
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,180,382 · Management $609,756 · Fundraising $553,780$2,343,918
Part X · Balance sheet $15,770,460 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $422,465$633,357
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $167,898$492,282
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $818,334$1,208,627
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,292$11,588
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,723$16,908
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,562,270$12,587,603
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $801,532$820,095
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,805,514$15,770,460
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,588$15,201
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $129,704$108,658
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,791$86,458
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $201,083$210,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$526,544−$72,687
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,130,975$15,632,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,604,431$15,560,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,805,514$15,770,460
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,560,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,079,249
XI-2 Total expenses$2,343,918
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$735,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,604,431
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,157,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$62,800
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,560,143

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