Delta Epsilon Mu

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383973142
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
5716214646
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Reported finances

Revenue
$254,475
Expenses
$229,709
Assets
$312,736
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRECKLYNN VAN UDEN (NATIONAL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ALLAJAH BLUGH (NATIONAL PRESIDENT)
  • ALEXANDER WALDHERR (NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY)
  • NICHOLAS COVINGTON (NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS)
  • MILLY JONES (NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRECKLYNN VAN UDEN (NATIONAL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT): $3,250 total reported compensation
  • ALLAJAH BLUGH (NATIONAL PRESIDENT): $3,250 total reported compensation
  • LAWRENCE CHEN (NATIONAL VP OF FINANCE): $2,250 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Delta epsilon mu exists to further health leadership and professional development and enrich the educational and professional experiences of its members through training and mentoring programs as well as to promote community health through educational and service activities by its members.

What it reported doing in 2024

National expansion: the national fraternity has focused efforts in expansion and chartering of new chapters each year. Funds are raised through fees paid by potential affiliates and all funds raised are put toward chartering costs and the recognition process.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 33
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.8%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 69.6%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94.6%; rating input score 95; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 41.2%; rating input score 41; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.8% of revenue deployed · 69.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 17 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $160K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $3K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 41/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.