2025-05-17T08:54:23-07:00 2023-06-30 990EZ 2022-07-01 954566487 Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity California Chi Chapter SIGM 8043531901 960 Rosemount Glendale CA 91207 Benjamin Raoult Vice President of Finance 8043531901 2025-05-15 1 1 Norman Klonowski CPA P02269573 5869426583 2025-05-15 X 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 0309 X X https://loyolamarymount.sigep.org X X 77688 X 0 0 77688 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77688 34586 0 0 648 0 0 44153 79387 -1699 5530 0 3831 5530 3831 0 0 0 0 5530 3831 0 0 5530 3831 Social Club - Fraternity: 81 Members. Social Events/Gatherings Member Education and Enrichment Community Service and Philanthropy 0 Drew Fahrendorf President (start Nov 22) 10 0 0 0 Drew Seibel President (end Nov 22) 10 0 0 0 Joe Feeney VP of Programming 5 0 0 0 Jack Michaelis VP of Learning Community 5 0 0 0 Rhett Niedermeyer VP of Finance (start Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Sam Sprute VP of Finance (end Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Zach Rodriguez VP of Member Development (start Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Max Nicolais VP of Member Development (end Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Owen Odell VP of Recruitment 5 0 0 0 Rishi Patel VP of Communications (start Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Preston Parsons VP of Communications (end Nov 22) 5 0 0 0 Josh Petteruti Chaplain 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8100 0 0 Benjamin Raoult 960 Rosemount Glendale CA 91207 8043531901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Grantee: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Inc. 310 South Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA. 23220. Amount: $34,586. Relationship: Central Organization. Classification: Payment to Affiliate: Dues, Insurance, and Brotherhood Activities. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Chapter Operations: $44,153 I am writing to request an abatement of any penalties or late filing fees for the filing of California Chi Chapter's TY22 (6/30/2023) for tax Form 990-EZ for "reasonable cause". I acknowledge and sincerely apologize for the late filing of our Chapter's TY22 tax Form 990-EZ. The California Chi Chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, is a tax exempt organization operating under IRS Code Section 501c7. California Chi is a college fraternity supported by dues paying members to provide an opportunity for members to commingle, engage in personal contact, pursue common goals, and aspirations. Personally, I am currently the VP of Finance for the fraternity, and I am responsible for the ultimate filing of the tax Form 990. The governance responsibilities of a college fraternity are extremely fluid due to officers being in transition annually due to graduation from school. In addition, there were fraternity challenges related to the COVID pandemic. These I believe are the primary reasons for the late filing of the Form 990-EZ. Our new governance structure acted (completion/filing the tax return) as soon as we became aware of the specific 990 filing requirements. Unfortunately, such corrective action was also protracted since our new governance structure had to familiarize itself with the detailed Form 990 informational filing requirements, aligning our historical financial information with the 990 requirements, along with an associated search for a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) for tax return preparation/assistance. Going forward, California Chi intends to comply with all Form 990 filing requirements. Finally, I have designed procedures to ensure that future officer transition will include the Form 990 filing requirements and associated completion procedures. Again, I sincerely apologize and hope that you will consider the abatement of any penalties or late filing fees owed for "reasonable cause". I am willing to provide any clarifications that you may require. Sincerely, Benjamin Raoult, VP of Finance, California Chi Chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.