ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SORORITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SORORITY (EIN 16-0766961)
Tax period: 2016-06-01 to 2017-05-31
Filed: 2017-10-12
IRS object ID: 201732859349301408
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-12T12:59:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350905983	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	K B PARRISH & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6840 EAGLE HIGHLANDS WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46254	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	160766961	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALPH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3178712920	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9002 VINCENNES CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KRYSTAL SLIVINSKI	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3178712920	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRISTINE KEITH CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00963290	PTIN
Phone	3173475200	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.195.153.245	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-10-05	IPDt
IP Tm	07:57:22	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	43FABA4D138799D48CABEDFE459B880B147FD138	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4CFA41B2C2D010AF808557834D314F7574C9EC4E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KRYSTAL SLIVINSKI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9002 VINCENNES CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,325,820	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ALPHASIGMAALPHA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1901	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA PROMOTES HIGH IDEALS AND STANDARDS FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES BY EMPHASIZING BALANCE AMONG OUR FOUR AIMS OF INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH:SISTERHOOD - FORMING STRONG BONDS OF UNCONDITIONAL FRIENDSHIP BASED ON COMMON VALUES AND EXPERIENCES;HERITAGE - EXPRESSED THROUGH CREED, RITUAL AND HISTORY; ANDLEADERSHIP AND SERVICE - ENHANCED BY CHAPTER, CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	33	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$26,985	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$52,892	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$66,750	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,843,186	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,088,242	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$123,201	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$39,057	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$293,505	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$295,246	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,066,382	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,489,295	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,040	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$20,760	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$682,674	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$829,568	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,748,955	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,101,445	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,433,669	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,951,773	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$367,287	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$462,478	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,365,962	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,108,063	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,756,397	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,752,173	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,609,565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,355,890	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA PROMOTES HIGH IDEALS AND STANDARDS FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES BY EMPHASIZING BALANCE AMONG OUR FOUR AIMS OF INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH:SISTERHOOD - FORMING STRONG BONDS OF UNCONDITIONAL FRIENDSHIP BASED ON COMMON VALUES AND EXPERIENCES;HERITAGE - EXPRESSED THROUGH CREED, RITUAL AND HISTORY; ANDLEADERSHIP AND SERVICE - ENHANCED BY CHAPTER, CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE SORORITY PROVIDES SERVICES TO ITS 90 COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS, 55 ALUMNAE CHAPTERS, AND 35 ALUMNAE ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING REGULAR STAFF VISITS, PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCES AND CONVENTION: THE SORORITY PROVIDES PROGRAMMING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENHANCE THEIR INDIVIDUAL, INTELLECTUAL, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY THROUGH TRAINING SESSIONS, CONFERENCES, AND A BI-ANNUAL CONVENTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS: ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA OFFERS A SERVICE IMMERSION EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA MEMBERS GROW AS WOMEN OF POISE AND PURPOSE THROUGH SERVICE, IMMERSION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE CHALLENGED. THE SORORITY ALSO PROVIDES FOR OTHER PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS THROUGH VARIOUS JOINT EFFORTS WITH AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RISK MANAGEMENT: THE SORORITY PROVIDES A RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHAPTERS AND THEIR MEMBERS.PUBLICATIONS: THE SORORITY PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE WHICH CONTAINS BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND SORORITY SPECIFIC EDUCATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	33	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri	$320,160	InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use	$4,626	GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KRYSTAL SLIVINSKI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3178712920	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9002 VINCENNES CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELISSA MERRIAM
PRESIDENT	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER RILEY
VP OF OPERATIONS	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN HARTH
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA BRIDWELL
VP OF MEMBERSHIP	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLY MORELLO
VP OF FINANCE	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIM BENSON
FORMER VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE LEVINE WILEY
FORMER VP OF OPERATIONS	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMBER HUSTON
VP OF MEMBERSHIP	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANNE CATRON
VP OF MEMBERSHIP	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRYSTAL SLIVINSKI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$92,711	$0	$9,532

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$92,711	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,532	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HYATT REGENCY ORLANDO
9801 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE	ORLANDO	FL	32819	FACILITY RENTAL	$268,790
GMERCH LLC
108 MADISON STREET	ST LOUIS	MO	63102	APPAREL LICENSING	$166,861

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$66,750	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$66,750	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS	900099	$1,433,232	$1,433,232
CONFERENCE FEES	900099	$357,965	$357,965
PROP & LIAB INSURANCE FEES	900099	$221,900	$221,900
CONVENTION FEES	900099	$60,290	$60,290
INTEREST ON HOUSING N/R	900001	$14,855	$14,855

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,088,242	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,053	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,985	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$18,068	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$132,798	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$132,798	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,626	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,626	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,725,147	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,731,143	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$5,996	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$5,996	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$5,996	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$217,501	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$100,756	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$116,745	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$116,745	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$45,703	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$45,703	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$45,703	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,489,295	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,250,690	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,985	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$144,870	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,760	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,876	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$601,490	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,079	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,803	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,320	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,037	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,860	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,985	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$324,312	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,871	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,943	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,561	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,903	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$791,286	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,597	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,280	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,723	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,468	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$27,555
MEMBERS & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$8,860
BANK FEES	$4,204

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,951,773	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$809,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$675,017	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,542	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,722	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,033	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$110,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,320,867	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$703,759	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,670,913	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,617,108	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,253,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,073,276	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$306,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$364,703	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,061,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,201,236	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,365,962	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,108,063	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,968	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,437	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,814	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,317	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,954,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,120,956	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$473,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$450,715	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,748	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,756,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,752,173	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,609,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,355,890	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,609,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,355,890	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,365,962	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,108,063	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$462,478	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$208,803	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$440,356	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$440,356	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,369,428	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$287,542	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,081,886	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$511,083	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$416,217	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,866	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,617,108	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
GOVERNMENT BONDS	$171,965	F
CORPORATE BONDS	$137,773	F
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES	$54,924	F
GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES	$41	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$364,703	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE ON INVESTMENTS	$1,487
FUNDS RESTRICTED FOR CHAPTER OPERATIONS	$1,199,749

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,201,236	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CAPITAL LEASE	Desc
Amt	$24,748	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,748	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,777,495	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$208,803	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$105,382	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$314,185	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,463,310	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$25,985	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$25,985	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,489,295	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,031,170	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$105,382	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$105,382	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,925,788	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$25,985	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$25,985	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,951,773	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	THE SORORITY HAS CUSTODY OF OPERATING CASH BELONGING TO CHAPTERS AND HOUSE CORPORATIONS DUE TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CHAPTER AND THE SORORITY'S AND INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS USE OF ONLINE BILLING SYSTEMS.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE SORORITY HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN THE TAX RETURNS FILED AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. UNDER A THREE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, THE SORORITY REMAINS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2014 THROUGH MAY 31, 2016.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 100,756. MORTGAGE INTEREST ATTRIBUTABLE TO RENTAL INCOME 354. DEPRECIATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO RENTAL INCOME 4,272.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 100,756. MORTGAGE INTEREST ATTRIBUTABLE TO RENTAL INCOME 354. DEPRECIATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO RENTAL INCOME 4,272.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SPECIAL OLYMPICS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1133 19TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	520889518	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$19,760	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO NATIONAL COUNCIL APPROVAL AND GRANT AGREEMENTS, IF APPLICABLE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION MODIFIED ITS BYLAWS TO INCLUDE PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS AS PART OF THE VOTING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SORORITY IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	EACH CHAPTER (REGIONAL COLLECTION OF MEMBERS) ASSIGNS A DELEGATE TO VOTE AT BI-ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION. VOTING AT CONVENTION INCLUDES ELECTION OF NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS (THE SORORITY'S GOVERNING BODY).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL COUNCIL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY THE PERSONNEL CHAIRMAN AND NATIONAL PRESIDENT. ANY COMPENSATION INCREASES COMES FROM A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SALARY BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WHO IN TURN PRESENTS THE ENTIRE SALARY GRID TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR INCLUSION IN THE OVERALL BUDGET. THE ENTIRE BUDGET IS LATER APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL FORM 990S CAN ALSO BE ATTAINED THROUGH THIRD PARTY WEBSITES SUCH AS WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B	THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE WRITTEN AND UP-TO-DATE REMAINS WITH THE CHAPTER.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 3,575. MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS 320,737.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.