Sigma 1916 FY2020 filing

Berkeley, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 94-0276950

Sorority, College Education and Student Housing

77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $27K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$297K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$400K
Spent
$316K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$948K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$400K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$532K
Expenses
$316K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$370K
Net assets
$948K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$948K
FY2021$709K
FY2022$824K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $244K Management & general 23% · $72K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides sorority, college education, and student housing support.

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1 program service account for $244K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Sorority Student Housing.

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Investment incomeLn 3$178
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165
Money outPt IX
$316K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$948K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$297K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165
Investment incomeLn 3$178
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$886K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$297K
Net assetsLn 32$948K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$643K$886K
Total assetsLn 16$863K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$297K
Net assetsLn 32$863K$948K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$179K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$59K$59K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$180$180
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$4K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$316K$244K$72K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $532K$370K$162K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $377K$355K$22K$866K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$350K$20K$844K 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$339K$115K$824K 990 PDF
FY2021 $42K$280K−$238K$709K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $400K$316K$84K$948K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $400,251 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$165
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $178$178
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $274,423$274,423
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $125,485$125,485
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $399,908 · Excluded from tax $178$400,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $316,056 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,056$179,056
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,902$4,902
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,206$17,206
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,555$11,555
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,833$3,833
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,289$16,289
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $58,633$58,633
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $10,686$10,686
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $180$180
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,730$6,730
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,379 · Management $2,607$6,986
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,950 · Management $72,106 · Fundraising $0$316,056
Part X · Balance sheet $1,244,783 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,602$320,871
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $177,799$37,737
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $643,032$886,175
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $863,433$1,244,783
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$297,155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$297,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $863,433$947,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $863,433$1,244,783
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $947,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$400,251
XI-2 Total expenses$316,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$863,433
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$947,628

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