Sigma Chi Leadership Institute

Analysis

Sigma Chi Leadership Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Sigma Chi Leadership Institute reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.8m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sigma Chi Leadership Institute sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workers Defense Project Inc ($3.8m), Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence ($3.8m) and San Joaquin a Plus Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $438k, net assets of $602k. It reported 14 employees.