Alumni Association of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237303172
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Edwardsville, IL, USA
Phone
6186502345
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$191,921
Expenses
$197,954
Assets
$308,652
Liabilities
$1,437

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAGGIE KRUMWIEDE (PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE LADD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANDREW RAVANELLITHRU 6302025 (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • CATHY TAYLOR (ASSOC. VICE CHANCELLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALUMNI)

Highest reported compensation

  • CONNIE COLLINS (VICE CHANCELLOR OF SIUE): $244,631 total reported compensation
  • CATHY TAYLOR (ASSOC. VICE CHANCELLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALUMNI): $171,046 total reported compensation
  • JENELL WRIGHT (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $164,388 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Be a valued partner of southern Illinois university edwardsville (siue) through the advancement and promotion of siue alumni, the university, and its friends. The siue alumni association will foster a lifelong, mutually beneficial relationship among siue alumni, the university, and its friends to become known by every cougar as the gateway to siue and the alumni community, and to meaningfully engage more alumni in programs and services every year based on its mission, vision, and aspirations. The actions of the siue alumni association will be guided by four strategic initiatives which will drive annual operating plans, be shaped by market feedback from its constituents, and be tracked and measured for success around selected key indicators the siue alumni association will also adhere to the core values of respect, generosity, service, and quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

The siue alumni association (aa) fosters the advancement of siue alumni and strives to support siue, its students, and the community. Aa endeavors to engage, educate, and empower the more than 120,000 siue graduates for life. Aa fulfills this mission through events held locally and in targeted areas around the country to bring alumni together in fellowship and discussions centered around furthering the mission of siue. Aa also fulfills its mission via the siue alumni magazine distributed to alumni providing updates on campus developments and alumni events. Aa sends electronic newsletters several times a year to provide additional information of interest. Aa encourages and enables alumni to serve on advisory boards, alumni councils, and academic advisory boards to further enhance siue operations. Aa maintains alumni records with the siue foundation. This data enables siue foundation to effectively contact alumni for the purpose of volunteer participation, donations, and service. Aa welcomes new alumni through its always a cougar graduation celebration held in conjunction with siue graduation in december and may, and aa celerates alumni marking their 50th siue graduation anniversary with a golden graduation event annually in may.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.5%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.1%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.56; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 60.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.5% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $168K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $245K · 26 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.