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Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity INC

Not tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(7)EIN 95-0920245

Local chapter of national college fraternity providing room and board, meeting facilities, and social activities for members only.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(7)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$95K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$756K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$759K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$756K
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$530K
FY2021$376K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$756K
Expenses
$759K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$416K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$642K
FY2025$759K
Net assets
$23K
FY2025▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$43K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$27K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 0000.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $759K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ben Wilson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Chui
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Offers housing, meals, and social events for college fraternity members.

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3 program services account for $681K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

House

$318Kprogram expense
02

Chapter

$210Kprogram expense
03

Kitchen

$154Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$756K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Money outPt IX
$759K
Ln 25
Programscol B$759K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Total revenueLn 12$756K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$122K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$180K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$27K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170K$170K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$265K$265K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$565$565$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$81K$81K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$203K$203K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$759K$759K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $756K$759K−$3K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $602K$642K−$39K$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $648K$650K−$2K$49K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $376K$416K−$40K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 $530K$496K$34K$82K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $756,104 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$756,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$756,104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$756,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,820 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,900
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,598 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$169,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,522 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,522
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $265,239 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$265,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $565 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$565
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $81,255 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$81,255
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $202,841 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$202,841
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $758,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$758,820
Part X · Balance sheet $118,077 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,063$79,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $750−$21,205
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,351$27,787
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,225$32,318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,389$118,077
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $87,010$56,865
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $66,342$37,842
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,352$94,707
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,037$23,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,389$118,077
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$756,104
XI-2 Total expenses$758,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,716
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,037
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$951
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,370

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

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