Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc
To foster a brotherhood of transformational leaders who are committed to friendship, justice, and learning.
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,119,666
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,584,303
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $43,864
- +75.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,753,193
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $603K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Evanston, IL | Leadership Program Support | $15,000 |
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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 | $2,119,666 | $6,584,303 | $6,753,193 | — | — | $43,864 |
| 2024 | $2,192,690 | $5,904,276 | $6,001,436 | $15,000 | 1 | $24,949 |
| 2023 | $2,876,673 | $6,258,354 | $6,354,819 | — | — | $45,649 |
| 2022 | $14,445,620 | $6,615,292 | $5,657,831 | $50,000 | Total only | $307,385 |
| 2021 | $15,309,047 | $5,433,402 | $5,250,356 | $603,000 | Total only | $516,999 |
| 2020 | $12,504,396 | $5,330,084 | $5,014,210 | $200,000 | Total only | $238,276 |
| 2019 | $12,503,581 | $6,167,948 | $6,163,513 | — | — | $825,699 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc
Based on IRS filings
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc is a public charity, based in Evanston, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $44K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc's 2025 filing lists 17 officers; 5 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael J Church
Executive Director
Executive Director & President → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $244K (2025)
Dakota Neff
Senior Director of Human Resource
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$125K (2023) → $129K (2025)
Neil Michalenko
Director of Information Tech
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$129K (2024) → $132K (2025)
Kelly Park
Grand Trustee Liason
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dale E Thomas
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$170K (2023) → $176K (2025)
William M Scott
Associate Executive Director
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $116K (2025)
Robert D Wilson
Past Grand Consul
Grand Pro Consul → Grand Consul, 2024
Grand Consul → Past Grand Consul, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan M Temby
Grand Consul
Grand Quaestor → Grand Pro Consul, 2024
Grand Pro Consul → Grand Consul, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan A Shaver
Grand Pro Consul
Alumni Member → Grand Quaestor, 2024
Grand Quaestor → Grand Pro Consul, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Crossan
Alumni Member
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camden M Casper
International Balfour Winner
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher M Walters
Grand Quaestor
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A Cathey
International Balfour Winner
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James S Heffner Jr.
Grand Praetor Liaison
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Logan P Walsh
Undergraduate Representative
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhett W Crain
Undergraduate Representative
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walter J Cooner Jr.
Grand Praetor Liaison
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: D Timothy Sanderson (2019–2024) — Past Grand Consul
- Former: Asher J Kalef (2020–2024) — Grand Praeter Liaison
- Former: Ethan James Parker (2022–2024) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Stephen R Kotz (2022–2024) — Grand Praetor Liaison
- Former: Grant Franko (2023–2024) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Peter M Holzhausen (2023–2024) — Controller
- Former: Joseph Gassensmith (2024) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Kellen Brown (2024) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Steven G Schuyler (2019–2023) — Past Grand Consul
- Former: Richard J Lewandowski (2020–2023) — Grand Trustee Liaison
- Former: Jared W Kuykendall (2022–2023) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Prashanth Chandran Ragunanthan (2022–2023) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Samuel T Romes (2021–2022) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: W Thomas Geddings Jr. (2019–2021) — Past Grand Consul
- Former: Adam R Carrillo (2020–2021) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Andrew S McMahon (2020–2021) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Carter W Ray (2020–2021) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Donald T Hester (2020–2021) — Grand Praetor Liaison
- Former: Walter L Wiggins (2019–2020) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Calen B Griffin (2019) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Gregory Portner (2019) — Undergraduate Representative
- Former: Jeremy W Fernandes (2019) — International Balfour Winner
- Former: Michael A Ursillo (2019) — Past Grand Gonsul
- Former: Peter J Stephens (2019) — Grand Praetor Liaison
- Former: Thomas J Samulski (2019) — Grand Trustee Liaison
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $244K, to Michael J Church (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc
How large is Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc?
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.6M.
Where does Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc operate?
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc's EIN?
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1773960. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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