Nonprofit · EIN 23-7161479
ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY
Also known as GROUP RETURN
Tax-exempt · CARMEL, IN 46032
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $61,152,981 | $60,476,300 | $676,681 | $14,372,232 | $1,916,934 | $12,455,298 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $56,734,844 | $57,917,807 | -$1,182,963 | $13,874,676 | $2,096,059 | $11,778,617 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $53,039,782 | $52,995,398 | $44,384 | $15,200,340 | $2,238,760 | $12,961,580 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $246,372
- Program service revenue
- $61,013,792
- Investment income
- $899
- Net income from fundraising events
- $195,262
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$303,344
- Other revenue
- -$108,082
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $516,646
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,616,490
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,973,903
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $170,411
- Occupancy
- $19,703,167
- Travel
- $2,822
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,874,676
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,372,232
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,916,934
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,455,298
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,383
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,455,298
- Gross unrelated business income
- $899
- Gross receipts
- $63,774,822
- Employees
- 221
- Volunteers
- 2,267
- Year formed
- 1898
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGHAN PARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 15 | $0 | $196,081 | $14,696 |
| DINAH LAUGHERY | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BRASELMAN | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STANCY HAGANS | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUE LISH | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB CHANG-HOLT | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KERY WEBB | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON FERGUSON | NATIONAL SECRETARY/TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARLA WHEELER | EXTENSION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ZAMULINSKY | NPC DELEGATE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGHAN PARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 15 | $0 | $180,752 | $13,546 |
| DINAH LAUGHERY | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BRASELMAN | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STANCY HAGANS | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY IVESTER | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI ARMSTRONG | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KERY WEBB | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON FERGUSON | NATIONAL SECRETARY/TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARLA WHEELER | EXTENSION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ZAMULINSKY | NPC DELEGATE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGHAN PARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 15 | $0 | $165,101 | $12,296 |
| DINAH LAUGHERY | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BRASELMAN | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STANCY HAGANS | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY IVESTER | VP - COLLEGIATE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI ARMSTRONG | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KERY WEBB | VP - ALUMNAE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON FERGUSON | NATIONAL SECRETARY/TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARLA WHEELER | EXTENSION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ZAMULINSKY | NPC DELEGATE Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1036 S RANGELINE RD, CARMEL, IN 46032-2544
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MEGHAN PARKER, 1036 S RANGELINE ROAD, CARMEL, IN 46032
- Signed the 990
- MEGHAN PARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (317) 872-0540
- Website
- ZETATAUALPHA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLUE & CO LLC
Mission
ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY WAS ORGANIZED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FRATERNITY CHAPTERS INTERNATIONALLY. THE FRATERNITY MAINTAINS BOTH COLLEGIATE AND ALUMNAE CHAPTERS.
Program accomplishments
- ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY WAS ORGANIZED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FRATERNITY CHAPTERS INTERNATIONALLY. THE FRATERNITY MAINTAINS BOTH COLLEGIATE AND ALUMNAE CHAPTERS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Group return. Included in a group return filed by its parent. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7161479
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Group return
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,372,232
- Income (IRS master file)
- $63,774,822
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $61,152,981 | $60,476,300 | $14,372,232 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $56,734,844 | $57,917,807 | $13,874,676 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $53,039,782 | $52,995,398 | $15,200,340 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $51,722,782 | $50,067,016 | $15,155,288 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7161479).
Questions about ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY
- What is the EIN of ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY is 23-7161479.
- Is ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1941.
- Are donations to ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY file?
- Form Group return. Included in a group return filed by its parent.
- When is the next return of ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names MEGHAN PARKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $61,152,981, expenses of $60,476,300 and total assets of $14,372,232 at year end.
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