Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu
Scholarships & charitable contributions
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu at a glance
In short: Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,250
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,125
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,125
- Total assets
- $3,113,769
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Funds for Fundamentals ($27K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu gives
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2019) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See attached listing Santa Cruz, CA | — | $73,376 |
| Funds for Fundamentals Santa Cruz, CA | — | $26,874 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,113,769 | $280,606 | $227,972 | $100,250 | 2 | $156,568 |
| 2024 | $2,961,504 | $331,174 | $212,525 | $82,756 | 2 | $204,135 |
| 2023 | $2,567,879 | $176,099 | $216,327 | $92,930 | 2 | $85,377 |
| 2022 | $2,353,355 | $312,288 | $211,755 | $75,230 | 2 | $79,137 |
| 2021 | $2,511,323 | $262,717 | $143,182 | $36,500 | Total only | $95,053 |
| 2019 | $1,911,592 | $154,865 | $153,595 | $15,600 | 1 | $48,588 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu
Based on IRS filings
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu is a public charity, based in Santa Cruz, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $157K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu is led by Michele Costa, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michele Costa
President
Charity Chair & Director → Charity Chair, 2022
Charity Chair → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Alexander
Endow Chair
Chairman → Endow Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
April Lambert
Parliamentarian
Co-President → President, 2024
President → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Johnson
Endow Secretary
Secretary → Publicity, 2023
Publicity → Endow Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gillian Westbrook
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa O'Rourke
Endow Treasurer
Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Endow Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Connolly
Scholarship
Publicity → Scholarship, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Deaver
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lusk Muccia
Charity
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamera Smith
Guard
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Kathy Hormel (2019–2024) — Scholarship
- Former: Sarah Wolfson (2019–2024) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Marianne Lin (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Nancy Rader (2024) — Charity
- Former: Tiffany Verbica (2024) — Guard
- Former: Deme Scott (2019–2023) — Recording Secretary
- Former: JoAnn Hughes (2019–2023) — Scholar Chair
- Former: Pat Shirley (2019–2023) — Endow Treasurer
- Former: Mary Kay Pierson (2021–2023) — Renewal Chair
- Former: Georgia Chronopolis (2022–2023) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Janet Krassow (2023) — Corresp. Secretary
- Former: Robyn Slater (2023) — Guard
- Former: Nancy Tocchini (2019–2022) — Scholar Chair
- Former: Eva Pacak (2022) — Guard
- Former: Judy Hagar (2022) — Corresp. Secretary
- Former: Lissa Sabedra (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Janet Alexander (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Janice Allegri (2019–2021) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Jeanine Daugherty (2019–2021) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Georgia Chronopolous (2021) — Co-President
- Former: Susan Bosso (2021) — Corresp. Secretary
- Former: Vicki Granger-Jones (2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Georgia Chronopoulos (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Heidi Sitton (2019) — Guard
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu
How much does Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu give each year?
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $83K across 2 grants.
How large is Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu?
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $281K.
Where does Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu operate?
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu has awarded grants in California.
What is Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu's EIN?
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Nu's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7348116. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 30, 2019)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 13, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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