Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521345219
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5127107473
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,051
Expenses
$80,207
Assets
$620,934
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ebony Howard (President)
  • LaTanya Logan (Vice President)
  • Yvonne Swain (2nd Vice President)
  • Tamika Ford (3rd Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Ebony Howard (President)
  • LaTanya Logan (Vice President)
  • Yvonne Swain (2nd Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc is a community conscious action oriented organization. We provide scholarship to high school and undergraduate students. Provide service to the Austin Travis County Community.

What it reported doing in 2021

Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc provided in-kind services and labor to local schools under the Adopt A School program service. Se serviced 300 students and raised funds for activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.2%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -896.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.74; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -52% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.2% of revenue deployed · 0.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.