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← PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,654,248
Total expenses
$6,531,129
Contributions and grants received
$4,987,230
Grants paid
$106,000
Program service revenue
$1,528,973
Investment income
$27,923
Other revenue
$110,122
Total assets, end of year
$3,775,833
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,654,911
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,120,922
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,849,240
Management and general expenses
$1,837,576
Fundraising expenses
$844,313
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,849,240

Program services were 58.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,574,010

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,413,220

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,281,111 · related or exempt $1,281,111

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $154,362 · related or exempt $145,106 · unrelated business $9,256

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRIENNIAL COUNCIL

    total $61,000 · related or exempt $61,000

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $32,500 · related or exempt $32,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,923 · excluded $27,923

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $110,122 · excluded $110,122

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $106,000 · program services $106,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $684,214 · program services $441,132 · management and general $196,179 · fundraising $46,903

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,780,473 · program services $1,168,901 · management and general $497,254 · fundraising $114,318

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $167,188 · program services $110,327 · management and general $46,094 · fundraising $10,767

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $382,836 · program services $252,247 · management and general $103,943 · fundraising $26,646

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $180,189 · program services $118,988 · management and general $49,596 · fundraising $11,605

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,930 · fundraising $6,930

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $242,311 · management and general $242,311

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $369,287 · program services $136,224 · management and general $47,829 · fundraising $185,234

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,511,585 · program services $734,179 · management and general $364,017 · fundraising $413,389

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $348,356 · program services $238,771 · management and general $89,125 · fundraising $20,460

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,059 · program services $36,168 · management and general $15,364 · fundraising $3,527

  • 17 · Travel

    total $174,144 · program services $108,131 · management and general $61,479 · fundraising $4,534

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $222,324 · program services $151,058 · management and general $71,266

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,119 · management and general $53,119

  • 24a · Other expenses: CIRCULATION

    total $144,310 · program services $144,310

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUTHOR & CONTRIBUTOR

    total $76,625 · program services $76,625

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,179 · program services $26,179

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $131 · end of year $131

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,974,347 · end of year $1,052,345

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,960 · end of year $139,889

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $187,836 · end of year $8,804

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $51,920 · end of year $979,628

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $109,781

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $109,781

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,267,375 · end of year $1,595,036

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $676,684 · end of year $503,903

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $815,132 · end of year $1,151,008

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,997,753 · end of year $2,120,922

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY IS TO CHAMPION EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, FOSTER FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, AND RECOGNIZE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVOCATING FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS, ENCOURAGING SCHOLARSHIP, FRIENDSHIP, CULTURAL INTERESTS

  • THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR: THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR IS PHI BETA KAPPA'S QUARTERLY PUBLICATION, WITH A CIRCULATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE CURRENT CIRCULATION IS 19,587 (18,366 ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS, 426 NEWSSTAND SALES AND 795 FREE/NOMINAL RATE DISTRIBUTION). THE PUBLICATION PRESENTS ARTICLES ON SUBJECTS OF BROAD INTEREST, CURRENT AFFAIRS, CULTURAL AFFAIRS, PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND ARTS.

    Expenses $1,578,189 · Revenue $145,106

  • NATIONAL ARTS AND SCIENCES INITIATIVE: PHI BETA KAPPA'S NATIONAL ARTS AND SCIENCES INITIATIVE ENGAGES MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION, AND AWARDS THE KEY INTO PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP, ALONG WITH TRAINING AND MENTORING, TO PROMISING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES MAJORS PURSUING GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

    Expenses $538,894 · Grants $100,000 · Revenue $25,000

  • VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM: THE VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM INVITES EMINENT SCHOLARS TO UNDERTAKE A SERIES OF VISITS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH PHI BETA KAPPA CHAPTERS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE CAMPUS BY MAKING POSSIBLE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN DISTINGUISHED VISITING SCHOLARS, THE RESIDENT FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

    Expenses $307,939 · Grants $6,000 · Revenue $32,500

  • CHAPTER SERVICES: THE PHI BETA KAPPA CHAPTERS INDUCT INTO THE SOCIETY THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATES FROM 293 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE NATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2024, AND 19,549 NEW STUDENTS WERE INDUCTED.

    Expenses $230,954 · Revenue $1,256,111

  • THE KEY REPORTER: THE KEY REPORTER IS A NEWSLETTER THAT IS MAILED TO MEMBERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND KEEPS THEM INFORMED ABOUT CURRENT PHI BETA KAPPA ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $500,401

  • ASSOCIATION SERVICES: COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS OF MEMBERS ARE FORMED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS OF CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL INTEREST TO THEIR MEMBERS AND TO PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $307,939

  • AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: ACADEMIC AWARDS CONSIST OF SEVERAL ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP AND AWARD PROGRAMS. BOOK AWARDS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THREE OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY BOOKS DRAWN FROM THE FIELDS OF THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS. THEY MUST BE OF BROAD INTEREST AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL, LITERATE READER.

    Expenses $192,462

  • TRIENNIAL COUNCIL: THE TRIENNIAL COUNCIL IS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF PHI BETA KAPPA THAT CONVENES EVERY THREE YEARS TO CONDUCT PHI BETA KAPPA BUSINESS. THE MOST RECENT TRIENNIAL COUNCIL WAS HELD IN AUGUST 2024, DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2025.

    Expenses $192,462 · Revenue $61,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Quimby

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Esther Jones

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jonathan Lewis

    TREASURER (THRU 9/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeanette Garretty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bernadine Barnes

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Susan W Carlisle

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • S Raj Chaudhury

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ronald Crutcher

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sean Decatur

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dolores Duran-Cerda

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Harkless

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bridget Keegan

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Koster

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vera L Junkers

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Lomax

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Lewton-Yates

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kathleen McGarry

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Miller

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric W Nye

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol O'Donnell

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzie Park

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Pope

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Pamela Trotman Reid

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Judith Shapiro

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Janet Bauder-Thornburg

    SENATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frederick Lawrence

    SECRETARY/CEO

    Total calculated
    $584,165
    From this org
    $466,996
    From related orgs
    $60,258
    Other
    $56,911
    Hours/week
    31 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $466,996 + $60,258 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,229 + $3,771 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,178 + $2,733 related
    Filer's total
    $517,403 + $66,762 related
  • Amy Mulnix

    COO

    Total calculated
    $208,513
    From this org
    $143,334
    From related orgs
    $35,833
    Other
    $29,346
    Hours/week
    28 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,334 + $35,833 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,717 + $3,429 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,760 + $2,440 related
    Filer's total
    $166,811 + $41,702 related
  • Sudip Bose

    MANAGING ED-THE AMER. SCHOLAR

    Total calculated
    $174,555
    From this org
    $158,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,534
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,408
    Filer's total
    $174,555
  • Anne Wise

    NASI DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $201,168
    From this org
    $154,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,780
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,388
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,851
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,928
    Filer's total
    $201,167
  • Elizabeth Kelly

    VISITING SCHOLAR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,912
    From this org
    $118,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,680
    Hours/week
    35
  • Ann McCulloch

    DIR., CHAPTER AND ASSOC. RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $149,917
    From this org
    $116,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,241
    Hours/week
    35
  • Deepika Munnaluri

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $154,740
    From this org
    $112,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,657
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,083
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,729
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,928
    Filer's total
    $154,740

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 1B
THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS ADDED TO THE CEO'S TAXABLE COMPENSATION EACH YEAR.
PART I, LINE 3
IN ALL CASES, SALARY REVIEW INCLUDES STUDY OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. PBK'S PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE SECRETARY'S COMPENSATION; THE SECRETARY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • PHI BETA KAPPA FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · ORGANIZED FOR THE CREATION OF FUNDS OR ENDOWMENTS. · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511679349300911

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