Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 350267650
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Phone
- 3172840203
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,623,352
- Expenses
- $6,392,218
- Assets
- $13,444,137
- Liabilities
- $2,751,858
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Jack Kreman (Chief Executive Officer)
Highest reported compensation
- Jack Kreman (Chief Executive Officer): $229,153 total reported compensation
- Tiffani D Ziemann (Chief Chapter Development Officer): $109,929 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The members of delta tau delta fraternity are committed to lives of excellence and believe in the fraternity for the education of youth and the inspiration of maturity, seeking to instill in all members respect for higher education loyalty to our brotherhood of honor, our host institutions and our country, intellectual integrity, and responsbility to those who follow.
What it reported doing in 2024
Karnea - leadership education is a defining element of the delta tau delta experience, and karnea stands as the fraternity's premier gathering for learning, connection, and shared purpose. Hosted biennially, karnea brings together undergraduate members, alumni, volunteers, and staff from across the fraternity for an immersive, multi-day experience centered on leadership development and organizational excellence. Through a comprehensive slate of educational sessions, keynote presentations, and facilitated discussions, karnea equips participants with the knowledge and perspective needed to lead effectively at every level of the fraternity. Programming emphasizes values-based leadership, operational best practices, health and safety, personal development, and the long-term vitality of chapters and the broader organization. Karnea also provides unparalleled opportunities for connection and collaboration, fostering meaningful engagement between undergraduate leaders, alumni, and volunteers, and (continued on schedule o)
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 84% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 95
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -13.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $229K · 21 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $152K reported
- Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 5 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.