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BETA ALPHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $96K · expenses $102K · assets $57K

EIN
45-5288347
Address
PO BOX 1884, ROLLA, MO 65402-1884
NTEE code
T31
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
Cross-check
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Mission

TO AID, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BETA ALPHA CHAPTER ("CHAPTER") OF THE KAPPA ALPHA ORDER ("FRATERNITY"), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PERSONS ENROLLED AS STUDENTS AT ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN NORT AMERICA AND PARTICULARLY IN THOSE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHERE FRATERNITY IS ACTIVE; TO PROMOTE THE SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER AND MORALITY OF, AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES FOR SUCH STUDENTS; TO FURTHER SOUND LEARNING AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FINANCING OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIP INCENTIVES AND AWARDS FOR THE BENEFET OF SUCH STUDENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chris Marcus TREASURER2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 2
James R Sowers ASSISTANT TR2014-2025 Not reported $0 reported 3
Joseph Walker PRESIDENT2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jim Hennessey (former) PRESIDENT2014-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Laura Ludwig (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Harold Chernoff (former) VICE PRESIDE2014-2018 Not reported $0 reported 1
Adam Siburt (former) SECRETARY2014-2018 Not reported $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MARCUS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS ASSISTANT TR- $0$0$0 $03
JOSEPH WALKER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MARCUS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS ASSISTANT TR- $0$0$0 $03
JOSEPH WALKER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MARCUS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS ASSISTANT TR- $0$0$0 $03
JOSEPH WALKER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MARCUS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS ASSISTANT TR- $0$0$0 $03
JOSEPH WALKER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA LUDWIG SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA LUDWIG SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA LUDWIG SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HAROLD CHERNOFF VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SIBURT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HAROLD CHERNOFF VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SIBURT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HAROLD CHERNOFF VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SIBURT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HAROLD CHERNOFF VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SIBURT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM HENNESSEY PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HAROLD CHERNOFF VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SIBURT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
JAMES R SOWERS TREASURE- $0$0$0 $03

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,140$101,995 $57,208$57,208 $95,890$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,918$54,270 $63,063$63,063 $75,918$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,462$90,182 $41,415$41,415 $77,462$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,868$106,930 $54,135$54,135 $88,868$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,459$63,480 $72,088$72,088 $108,459$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,780$89,215 $27,109$27,109 $67,780$0 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,942$135,293 $48,544$48,544 $119,942$0 -0-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,964$167,948 $63,895$63,895 $138,949$0 -0-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,493$132,136 $92,879$92,879 $179,493$0 -0-
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,953$174,360 $45,572$45,572 $190,865$0 -0-
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$755,179$757,659 $29,017$29,017 $755,120$0 -0-
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$501,906$761,883 $30,706$29,754 $501,849$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $317 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETA ALPHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$220 2023$38
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$97 2015$97
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,577,9387 52016–2022 SHERIDAN COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; PORT WASHINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION; ANTHONY QUINN FOUNDATION; 100 WOMEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$780,14041 162016–2024 THE JEFFIE FOUNDATION; GLORY FOUNDATION; ASHLAND FOUNDATION; FORSYTH EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP and 12 more
WM ANNEN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$481,65717 12012–2024 MT ANGEL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$354,78930 102015–2024 PORT WASHINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION; 100 WOMEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC; LAKE AREA FOUNDATION INC; GLORY FOUNDATION and 6 more
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$349,23111 12014–2024 MT ANGEL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$310,0003 22021–2022 716 FOUNDATION INC; HAWAII BOWL FOUNDATION
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$212,5002 12016–2017 WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$183,3903 12022–2024 VIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $101,995 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $99,062$99,062-- 97.1%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $1,500$1,500-- 1.5%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $818$818-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $600$600-- 0.6%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSES $15$15-- 0.0%
Total$101,995100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $54,270 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $53,500$53,500-- 98.6%
Fees: accounting $575$575-- 1.1%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $195$195-- 0.4%
Total$54,270100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $90,182 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $88,635$88,635-- 98.3%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $997$997-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $550$550-- 0.6%
Total$90,182100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $106,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $105,705$105,705-- 98.9%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $600$600-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $525$525-- 0.5%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $100$100-- 0.1%
Total$106,930100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $63,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $62,525$62,525-- 98.5%
Fees: accounting $495$495-- 0.8%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $450$450-- 0.7%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $10$10-- 0.0%
Total$63,480100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $89,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $87,930$87,930-- 98.6%
Other (as described)ADVERTISING $790$790-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $495$495-- 0.6%
Total$89,215100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $135,293 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $133,200$133,200-- 98.5%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,540$1,540-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $495$495-- 0.4%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $58$58-- 0.0%
Total$135,293100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $167,948 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $167,300$167,300-- 99.6%
Fees: accounting $450$450-- 0.3%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $177$177-- 0.1%
Occupancy $21$21-- 0.0%
Total$167,948100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $132,136 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $130,729$130,729-- 98.9%
Occupancy $592$592-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $450$450-- 0.3%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $365$365-- 0.3%
Total$132,136100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $174,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $173,600$173,600-- 99.6%
Fees: accounting $450$450-- 0.3%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $180$180-- 0.1%
Occupancy $130$130-- 0.1%
Total$174,360100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $757,659 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $756,850$756,850-- 99.9%
Fees: accounting $450$450-- 0.1%
Fees: other services $170$170-- 0.0%
Occupancy $147$147-- 0.0%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $42$42-- 0.0%
Total$757,659100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $761,883 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $751,375$751,375-- 98.6%
Fees: accounting $5,770$5,770-- 0.8%
Occupancy $4,455$4,455-- 0.6%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $258$258-- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $25$25-- 0.0%
Total$761,883100%

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