ZETA BETA LAMBDA FOUNDATION
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Plain text ZETA BETA LAMBDA FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/zeta-beta-lambda-foundation-300050582. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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Retrieved 2026-11-07; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).
2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $89K · expenses $88K · assets $37K
- EIN
- 30-0050582
- Address
- PO BOX 22261, SACRAMENTO, CA 95822-0261
- Website
- zblf.org
- NTEE code
- B84 Alumni Associations (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
- FURP topic
- men: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2002 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Arthur McElvy (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The core mission of the ZBL Foundation is to engage in charitable and humanitarian efforts by providing financial support to deserving students. Through raising donation funds and distribution funds the foundation aims to empower these individuals to reach there full potential fostering social economic and intellectual growth.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Armistead | Director | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Gregory Berry | Director-Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Eddie Cooksey | Director-Parliamentarian | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Edward Jones | Director-Vice President | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William Manning | Director-Secretary | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Arthur McElvy | Director-President | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Gary Simon | Director | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Taylor | Director | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Virgil Torrence | Director-Public Relations | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Eddied Cooksey (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Travis Parker (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eddie Lang (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Armistead | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Gregory Berry | Director-Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Eddie Cooksey | Director-Parliamentarian | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Edward Jones | Director-Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Manning | Director-Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Arthur McElvy | Director-President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Gary Simon | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Virgil Torrence | Director-Public Relations | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Armistead | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Gregory Berry | Director-Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Eddie Cooksey | Director-Parliamentarian | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Edward Jones | Director-Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Manning | Director-Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Arthur McElvy | Director-President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Gary Simon | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Virgil Torrence | Director-Public Relations | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur McElvy | President | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| William Manning | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Gregory Berry | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Edward Jones | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Virgil Torrence | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Eddied Cooksey | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Travis Parker | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Gary Simon | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Eddie Lang | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur McElvy | President | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| William Manning | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Gregory Berry | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Edward Jones | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Virgil Torrence | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Eddied Cooksey | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Travis Parker | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Gary Simon | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Eddie Lang | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $89,001 | $87,981 | $36,854 | $36,854 | $62,469 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $51,084 | $30,381 | $35,834 | $35,834 | $51,084 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $27,860 | $18,532 | $46,304 | $46,304 | $26,830 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $16,649 | $17,637 | $36,976 | $36,976 | $15,610 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC-ZETA BETA LAMBDA Sacramento, CA · 4 people in common (Arthur McElvy, Bruce Armistead, Gregory Berry)
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $9,000 in all, tax years 2012 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $6,500 | 1 | $6,500 | 2012 | 2012 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 | 2021 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ZETA BETA LAMBDA FOUNDATION” | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP FOUNDATION | CA | B84 | $154,291 | $188,867 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GLOBAL JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY ALUMNI FOUNDATION INC | CA | B84 | $170,744 | $112,880 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VENICE HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CA | B84 | $114,022 | $80,966 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GARFIELD ALUMNI FOUNDATION | CA | B84 | $73,286 | $127,399 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BHHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $96,360 | $110,901 | SECRETARY/E | $33,000 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC | CA | B84 | $57,434 | $60,889 | CHAIRMAN, PRES | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | CA | B84 | $147,041 | $45,408 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VJTI INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $130,365 | $171,088 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | CA | B84 | $50,118 | $34,297 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BUPT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | CA | B84 | $65,222 | $45,688 | VP Board Member | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SUDO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | CA | B84 | $72,887 | $38,770 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIV ALUMNI ASSOC OF NORTH CALIFORNIA | CA | B84 | $57,852 | $48,975 | CFO | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WILSO MULES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $86,005 | $86,043 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $95,235 | $71,953 | SECRETARY/TREASURER | $17,640 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HARVARD CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | CA | B84 | $106,334 | $108,724 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| UC BERKELEY ARMENIAN ALUMNI | CA | B84 | $172,618 | $2,527 | President & CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $155,594 | $143,871 | NETWORK & CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT VP | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $49,725 | $38,726 | VICE PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF MILLS COLLEGE | CA | B84 | $144,752 | $160,043 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SMAIF | CA | B84 | $119,200 | $116,076 | PRESIDENT & | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WHITTIER HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOC AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CA | B84 | $129,057 | $132,174 | DIRECTOR OF BANKING | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $62,584 | $80,896 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARYSVILLE FFA ALUMNI AND AG BOOSTERS | CA | B84 | $84,177 | $57,390 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TAMKANG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | CA | B84 | $72,953 | $74,060 | Secreatary | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | CA | B84 | $68,375 | $110,683 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B84, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $87,981 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $73,981 | 84.1% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $14,000 | 15.9% | |
| Total | $87,981 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $30,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $14,000 | 46.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,600 | 34.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $5,781 | 19.0% | |
| Total | $30,381 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $18,532 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $11,000 | 59.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,227 | 39.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $305 | 1.6% | |
| Total | $18,532 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $17,637 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $10,000 | 56.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,227 | 41.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $410 | 2.3% | |
| Total | $17,637 | 100% |
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