Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc
Uses charitable donations from alumni and friends to provide college student members of fraternity chapters with scholarships, leadership and citizenship seminars, educational consultant services and educational publications.
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc gave $122K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $122K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $121,676
- +36.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $121,676
- +36.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $121,676
- Total assets
- $3,157,582
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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 Tau Gamma Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Inc ($122K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 47% 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 $19K (2020) to $122K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $122K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Inc Carmel, IN | Educational and Leadership Programs | $121,676 |
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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 | $3,157,582 | $502,627 | $444,071 | $121,676 | 1 | $151,675 |
| 2024 | $2,965,294 | $356,871 | $382,904 | $89,167 | 1 | $126,193 |
| 2023 | $2,748,892 | $297,478 | $360,110 | $107,297 | 1 | $32,050 |
| 2022 | $2,652,488 | $448,641 | $425,014 | $82,750 | 1 | $147,722 |
| 2021 | $2,904,644 | $520,435 | $374,455 | $51,900 | 1 | $160,864 |
| 2020 | $2,458,606 | $427,459 | $360,612 | $19,000 | 1 | $23,500 |
| 2019 | $2,311,555 | $378,904 | $425,877 | $58,756 | 1 | $38,179 |
About Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Carmel, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $122K. Net investment income was $152K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc is led by Wp Barlow Jr., Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2023; none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wp Barlow Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Russo
Chairman
Vice Chairman - Fundraising → Vice Chairman - Fundraisin, 2021
Vice Chairman - Fundraisin → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Mueller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Szczesny
Trustee
Vice Chairman - Investment → Vice Chairman - Finance, 2022
Vice Chairman - Finance → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Bartels
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Wojcik
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Kaspar
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Parker
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Bearse III
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Hidinger
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwayne Cole
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Rodgers
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Haire
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bevers
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Rea
Vice Chairman - Grants
Trustee → Vice Chairman - Grants & Secretary, 2023
Vice Chairman - Grants & Secretary → Vice Chairman - Grants, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Motin
Vice Chairman - Investment
Trustee → Vice Chairman - Investments, 2023
Vice Chairman - Investments → Vice Chairman - Investment, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Kelly
Past Chairman
Chairman → Past Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Espy
Vice Chairman - Finance
Trustee → Vice Chairman - Finance, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Goodlett
Vice Chairman - Fundraising
Trustee → Vice Chairman - Fundraising, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Michael D. Schermer (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Matznick (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman - Fundraisin
- Former: Ben Holdren (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Carl Barber-Steele (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Phillips (2023–2024) — Vice Chairman - Finance
- Former: Dw Cole (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John Barger (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Van Camp (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman - Stewardship
- Former: Vanessa L. Ryan (2019–2022) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Clayton Whitehead (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Carl Mueller (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Edgar Jimenez (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jesse Arnett (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ben Paige (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Janicki (2019–2020) — Past Chairman
- Former: Benjamin Holdren (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William Hardebeck (2019) — Trustee
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 Tau Gamma Foundation Inc
How much does Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc give each year?
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc gave $122K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $89K across 1 grant.
How large is Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc?
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $503K.
What is Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc?
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Carmel, IN. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc operate?
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc's EIN?
Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6071658. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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