named programs · 6 · from sources
what they call their work
Academic Excellence Award
Provides $50 per semester or $33 per trimester to undergraduate brothers who achieve Dean's List recognition; recipients are recognized in The Flame.
Campus Speaker Program
Supports educational events by funding speakers at undergraduate chapter events.
Convention Leadership Seminar
Hosts educational symposiums and leadership development events for members.
Graduate Research Project Stipend
Offers up to $500 in reimbursement for approved research projects pursued by Sigma Phi brothers in graduate programs; recipients are recognized in The Flame.
Honor Society Key Reimbursement
Reimburses costs for honor society membership keys such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi for active brothers.
Thorsen House Restoration
Ongoing preservation and restoration of the historic Thorsen House in Berkeley, CA, including seismic retrofitting, structural repairs, and finish restoration.
activities · 5 groups
what they do
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Academic Recognition and Chapter Publications Support 13 activities
- Academic Honor SupportOffers reimbursement for honor society keys such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
- Awarding Best NewsletterPresents awards for the Best Undergrad Newsletter and Best Graduate Newsletter.
- Awarding best newsletter prizesPresents awards for the Best Undergrad Newsletter and Best Graduate Newsletter.
- Awarding newsletter and honor society recognitionPresents awards for the Best Undergrad Newsletter and Best Graduate Newsletter, and offers reimbursement for honor society keys like Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
- Awarding newsletter and honor society recognitionPresents awards for the Best Undergrad Newsletter and Best Graduate Newsletter, and offers reimbursement for honor society keys such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
- Honor society key reimbursementOffers reimbursement to members for honor society keys, such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
- Providing honor society key reimbursementsOffers reimbursement for honor society keys, such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
- Publication of The Flame newsletterProduces and publishes a periodical newsletter titled The Flame, which includes recognition of members' academic achievements and features awards for best undergraduate and graduate newsletters.
- Publications and Communications SupportProduces and publishes a periodical newsletter titled The Flame, recognizes members' academic achievements in its publication, and presents awards for Best Undergrad and Best Graduate Newsletter.
- Publishing The Flame NewsletterProduces and publishes a periodical newsletter titled The Flame.
- Publishing The Flame newsletterProduces and publishes a periodical newsletter titled The Flame, which also recognizes undergraduate members for academic excellence.
- Publishing The Flame newsletterProduces and publishes a periodical newsletter titled The Flame, which also recognizes undergraduate members for academic excellence.
- Reimbursing Honor Society KeysOffers reimbursement for honor society keys, such as Phi Beta Kappa or Tau Beta Pi.
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Chapter House Educational Infrastructure Funding 9 activities
- Chapter House Infrastructure and Financial SupportProvides stipends for printers and wireless infrastructure, funds education-related improvements for chapter houses, and makes mortgage investments for chapter house purchases or loans, including for Alpha of North Carolina.
- Chapter house infrastructure and education fundingFunds education-related improvements for chapter houses, provides stipends for wireless infrastructure and printers, and offers a stipend for inviting a professor to dinner.
- Funding Chapter House Education ImprovementsFunds education-related improvements for chapter houses, including stipends for wireless infrastructure and printers.
- Funding chapter house education improvementsFunds education-related improvements for chapter houses, including stipends for wireless infrastructure and printers.
- Making Chapter House Mortgage InvestmentsMakes mortgage investments for chapter house purchases or loans, including for Alpha of North Carolina.
- Making mortgage investments for chapter housesMakes mortgage investments for chapter house purchases or loans, including for Alpha of North Carolina.
- Mortgage investments for chapter housesMakes mortgage investments and provides loans to support chapter house purchases, including for Alpha of North Carolina.
- Providing chapter house improvements and stipendsFunds education-related improvements for chapter houses, including stipends for wireless infrastructure and printers, and makes mortgage investments for chapter house purchases or loans, such as for Alpha of North Carolina.
- Providing chapter house supportFunds education-related improvements for chapter houses, provides stipends for wireless infrastructure and printers, and makes mortgage investments for chapter house purchases or loans, including for Alpha of North Carolina.
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Women's Leadership Development Programs 8 activities
- Campus Speaker Program and educational eventsOperates a Campus Speaker Program and organizes Convention Leadership Seminars and Educational Symposiums to support member development.
- Leadership and Educational ProgrammingOperates a Campus Speaker Program and organizes Convention Leadership Seminars or Educational Symposiums to support member development.
- Operating a Campus Speaker ProgramOperates a Campus Speaker Program.
- Operating a Campus Speaker ProgramOperates a Campus Speaker Program to bring speakers to campuses.
- Operating academic and leadership programsOperates a Campus Speaker Program, organizes Convention Leadership Seminars or Educational Symposiums, and offers stipends for inviting professors to dinner.
- Organizing Leadership Seminars and Educational SymposiumsOrganizes Convention Leadership Seminars or Educational Symposiums.
- Organizing educational programs and eventsOperates a Campus Speaker Program, organizes Convention Leadership Seminars or Educational Symposiums, and offers stipends for inviting professors to dinner.
- Organizing leadership seminars and educational symposiumsOrganizes Convention Leadership Seminars or Educational Symposiums.
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Arts Instruction and Cultural Programming 5 activities
- Graduate Research SupportReimburses Sigma Phi brothers pursuing advanced degrees up to $500 for expenses related to approved graduate research projects.
- Graduate research expense reimbursementReimburses Sigma Phi brothers pursuing advanced degrees up to $500 for expenses related to approved graduate research projects.
- Reimbursing Graduate Research ExpensesReimburses Sigma Phi brothers pursuing advanced degrees up to $500 for expenses related to approved graduate research projects.
- Reimbursing graduate research expensesReimburses Sigma Phi brothers pursuing advanced degrees up to $500 for expenses related to approved graduate research projects.
- Reimbursing graduate research expensesReimburses Sigma Phi brothers pursuing advanced degrees up to $500 for expenses related to approved graduate research projects.
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Uncategorized 20 activities
- Academic Awards and Recognition ProgramProvides financial awards of up to $100 annually and $50 per semester (or $33 per trimester) to undergraduate members who achieve Dean's List recognition, along with public recognition in The Flame. Also presents Academic Excellence Awards to active members with Dean's List honors.
- Academic Engagement StipendsOffers a stipend for members who invite a professor to dinner, promoting academic engagement.
- Academic awards and recognition for undergraduate membersProvides financial awards of up to $100 annually and $50 per semester (or $33 per trimester) to undergraduate members who achieve Dean's List recognition, along with formal recognition in The Flame, the organization's publication.
- Awarding Academic Excellence AwardsProvides financial awards of up to $100 per year to undergraduate members for academic achievement, specifically $50 per semester or $33 per trimester for those on the Dean's List, and recognizes these members in its publication, The Flame.
- Awarding academic achievement grantsProvides financial awards of up to $100 per year to undergraduate members for academic achievement, specifically $50 per semester or $33 per trimester for those on the Dean's List.
- Awarding academic achievement grantsProvides financial awards of up to $100 per year to undergraduate members for academic achievement, specifically $50 per semester or $33 per trimester for those on the Dean's List.
- Chapter Expansion OversightMaintains a limited expansion model by establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy.
- Chapter expansion and alumni engagementMaintains a limited expansion model by establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy, and supports operational funding through alumni dues contributions to enable alumni engagement and maintain relationships with undergraduate chapters.
- Limited chapter expansion modelMaintains a limited expansion model by establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy.
- Maintaining a Limited Expansion ModelMaintains a limited expansion model, establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy.
- Maintaining a limited chapter expansion modelMaintains a limited expansion model, establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy.
- Maintaining a limited expansion modelMaintains a limited expansion model, establishing chapters only at high-quality institutions to preserve community intimacy.
- Offering stipends for professor dinnersOffers a stipend for inviting a professor to dinner.
- Preserving and Restoring the Thorsen HouseOwns and has preserved the Thorsen House since 1942, undertaking restoration efforts such as the timber balcony, structural shoring, wood flooring, shingle installation, original finish restoration, and exterior window painting.
- Preserving and restoring the Thorsen HouseOwns and preserves the Thorsen House since 1942, undertaking restoration efforts such as timber balcony restoration, structural shoring, new wood flooring, shingle installation, original finish restoration, and exterior window painting.
- Preserving and restoring the Thorsen HouseOwns and preserves the Thorsen House since 1942, undertaking restoration efforts such as the timber balcony, structural shoring, wood flooring, shingles, original finishes, and window exteriors.
- Preserving and restoring the Thorsen HouseOwns and preserves the Thorsen House since 1942, undertaking restoration efforts such as timber balcony restoration, structural shoring, new wood flooring, shingle installation, original finish restoration, and exterior window painting.
- Providing Professor Dinner StipendsOffers a stipend for inviting a professor to dinner.
- Thorsen House Preservation and RestorationOwns and maintains the Thorsen House since 1942, conducting ongoing restoration and preservation work including structural shoring, balcony and flooring repairs, shingle replacement, wood paneling refinishing, and exterior painting to original specifications.
- Thorsen House preservation and restorationOwns, maintains, and restores the Thorsen House, including structural improvements such as shoring, flooring, shingle replacement, balcony restoration, wood paneling refinishing, and exterior painting to original specifications.
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financials · form 990 · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$43K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$44K102%
Investment income$-734-2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$106K
Program expenses61%
Admin / overhead39%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$36K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$221K
Cash$9K
Investments$145K
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$215K
Liquid reserves17.4 mo
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
who runs it
board members · 1
- Ronald Lackey — General Counsel
relationships · 15
who they work with
- Cornell University Partner — Hosts the Epsilon of New York chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- Hamilton College Partner — Hosts the Beta of New York chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- Hobart College Partner — Hosts the Delta of New York chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- Lehigh University Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Pennsylvania chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- Sigma Phi Educational Foundation Network — Administers the Academic Excellence Program on behalf of Sigma Phi Society.
- Sigma Phi Educational Foundation (SPEF) Partner — Evaluates graduate research projects and provides reimbursement for approved projects.
- Union College Partner — Hosts the Alpha of New York chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of California - Berkeley Partner — Hosts the Alpha of California chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of Michigan Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Michigan chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of North Carolina Partner — Hosts the Alpha of North Carolina chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of Texas - Austin Partner — Future host of the Alpha of Texas chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of Vermont Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Vermont chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of Virginia Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Virginia chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- University of Wisconsin - Madison Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Wisconsin chapter of Sigma Phi Society
- Williams College Partner — Hosts the Alpha of Massachusetts chapter of Sigma Phi Society