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Pi Beta Phi Foundation

EIN 43-1542735 · Chesterfield, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION ENABLES THE FRATERNITY TO REALIZE ITS VISION AND ENSURES THE FUTURE OF OUR SISTERHOOD. THROUGH FUNDING FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SELECT PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, THE FOUNDATION IMPROVES THE FRATERNITY, ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

Income
$4.8 million
Spending
$5.2 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
38.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 70%
Employees
8
Volunteers
72
Highest pay
$142,307, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 89 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 38.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $878,030 spent. PI BETA PHI HAS HAD A FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY FROM THE VERY START. IT WAS THE FIRST GREEK LETTERED ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT WITH THE FOUNDING OF THE PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL IN APPALACHIA (NOW MODERN DAY GATLINBURG, TN) IN 1912. TODAY, PI PHI'S FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY REMAINS CENTERED ON ADVANCING LITERACY THROUGH READ>LEAD>ACHIEVE. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WERE ASSISTED THROUGH PI PHI'S LITERACY EFFORTS IN FY24-25 THROUGH SPECIFIC INITIATIVES INCLUDING CHAMPIONS ARE READERS, FRATERNITY DAY OF SERVICE SIGNATURE EVENTS, ARROW IN THE ARCTIC, AND LITERACY GRANTS. ON JULY 1, 2013, PI BETA PHI UNVEILED THE STORY OF ONE, PI PHI'S CAMPAIGN TO IMPACT ONE MILLION LIVES THROUGH READ>LEAD>ACHIEVE BY ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2017 REACHING MORE THAN 1,128,156 LIVES IMPACTED. THE LITERACY ADVOCACY PROJECT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THROUGH GRANTS. PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION ALSO OFFERS DIRECT LITERACY PROGRAMMING GRANTS IN THE FORM OF LOCAL IMPACT GRANTS. LOCAL IMPACT GRANTS ARE MADE TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITH LITERACY PROGRAMS VIA NOMINATIONS FROM PI BETA PHI CHAPTERS AND ALUMNAE CLUBS.PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION ALSO OFFERS DIRECT GRANTS THROUGH THE EMMA HARPER TURNER FUND PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WHO ENCOUNTER DIRE FINANCIAL NEED DUE TO JOB LOSS, SIGNIFICANT ILLNESS, OR DEATH OF A PARENT OR SPOUSE. ONE-TIME FINANCIAL GIFTS ARE MADE TO MEMBERS WHO DEMONSTRATE SEVERE FINANCIAL STRESS. GRANTS ARE MADE VIA A ROBUST APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SPECIFIC COMMITTEE TRAINED TO ASSESS INDIVIDUAL NEED. BOTH COLLEGIATE AND ALUMNAE MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
  2. $2.4 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS AND GRANT AREAS FOR PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATION AREAS OF SPECIFIC CHAPTER HOUSING CAMPAIGNS AND SUPPORT FOR THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF PI BETA PHI AND WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, THROUGH HOLT HOUSE LOCATED IN MONMOUTH, IL AND CENTENNIAL PLAZA LOCATED IN GATLINBURG, TN. SUPPORT FOR ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IS ALSO RELATED TO THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF PI BETA PHI.
  3. $269,207 spent. PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION FUNDS A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE FRATERNITY, ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING EDUCATES UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN AND ALUMNAE TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS EQUIPPED TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO COMBAT ILLITERACY, SO THAT PI PHI CAN WORK TOWARDS ITS MISSION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. SCHOLARSHIPS ASSIST WOMEN IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ALUMNAE CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARDS. THERE WERE 104 AWARDS TOTALING $306,046 MADE IN FY24-25. SPECIFIC PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN DIRE FINANCIAL DISTRESS, SUPPORT THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF HOLT HOUSE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL AREA GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC CHAPTER HOUSING, AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR PI PHI'S LITERACY EFFORTS, INCLUDING CHAMPIONS ARE READERS, ARROW IN THE ARCTIC, AND FIRST BOOK. LITERALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WERE ASSISTED THROUGH PI PHI'S LITERACY EFFORTS IN FY24-25.
  4. $592,257 spent. LEADERSHIP IS AT THE CORE OF PI BETA PHI, DATING BACK TO ITS FOUNDINGIN 1867 IN MONMOUTH, IL. PI BETA PHI HAS BEEN A LEADER IN DEVELOPINGWOMEN OF INTELLECT, COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND COMMITTED TO SERVICE. IT WASTHIS FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP THAT ENABLED PI BETA PHI TO BE THE FIRST GREEKLETTERED ORGANIZATION TO ADOPT ITS OWN PHILANTHROPY IN 1912. TODAY,LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING IS A KEY PART OF THE MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE ATALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION, FROM UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGIANS TOALUMNAE OF ALL AGES. EVERY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OFFERED BY PI BETA PHIFRATERNITY FOR WOMEN IS SUPPORTED IN SOME WAY BY PI BETA PHI FOUNDATIONGRANTS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE PI PHI'S TRADEMARKED LEADING WITH VALUESPROGRAMMING, CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS, LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES ANDCONVENTION, ONLINE LEARNING, LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PREPARING YOUNG WOMENTO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE THE INEVITABLE, AND THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCONSULTANT PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING EDUCATES UNDERGRADUATE WOMENAND DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, CREATING IMPACT ON OURCOMMUNITIES, FAMILIES AND LEADING THE WAY TO FIGHT ILLITERACY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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