2026-07-13T13:16:07-04:00 2025-12-31 205520612 L M HENDERSON & COMPANY LLP 450 E 96TH ST STE 200 INDIANAPOLIS IN 462403797 990 2025-01-01 311254020 RHO CHAPTER OF SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC RHOC 3178479152 20528 CHATHAM POINTE LANE WESTFIELD IN 460747698 MARK C KUGAR TREASURER 3172289152 2026-07-06 true JAMES J CLINE P00151432 3175661000 2026-07-06 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARK C KUGAR 20528 CHATHAM POINTE LANE WESTFIELD IN 460747698 167512 false X WWW.BUTLERSIGMACHI.COM X 1988 IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. 5 5 0 5 0 9200 2000 0 24987 24960 0 34187 26960 28250 26000 0 0 0 0 8715 12506 36965 38506 -2778 -11546 591050 608968 0 591050 608968 PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. false false 38506 26000 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GRANTED TO BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. 38506 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 1 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false IN X MARK C KUGAR 3178479152 20528 CHATHAM POINTE LANE WESTFIELD IN 460747698 X DAN BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD VONDERHAAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN THEOFANIS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK C KUGAR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 2000 2000 22869 22869 142643 140552 2091 2091 2091 26960 24960 26000 26000 6250 6250 6256 6256 38506 38506 0 0 6260 6010 584790 602958 591050 608968 0 0 X 591050 608968 591050 608968 591050 608968 -11546 29464 X false false false X 10500 5000 2000 9200 2000 28700 10500 5000 2000 9200 2000 28700 14855 13845 19560 13806 20605 21869 22869 98709 127409 103255 0.10870 0.12110 X THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL PERTINENT PACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTD ORGANIZATION, THE FUND MUST MEET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THIS TEST IS COMPRISED OF THREE COMPONENTS: THE FIRST, IS TO DETERMINE IF THE FUND HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT OF AT LEAST 10% OVER THE MOST RECENT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE TOTAL SUPPORT RECEIVED WAS 127,409. PUBLIC SUPPORT OF 13,845 IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TOTAL SUPPORT FIGURE AND COMPRISES 10.87% AS PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SECOND COMPONENT THE FUND MUST MEET IS THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AS DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ATTRACTS SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND THEIR FRATERNITY MEMBERS. THIS WEBSITE INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING CONTACT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE FUND AND THE TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF DONATIONS. THE FUND THEN ATTRACTS NEW SUPPORT THROUGH ITS CURRENT FRATERNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LAST COMPONENT INCLUDES SEVERAL FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FUND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. INCLUDED IN THESE FACTORS IS THE SOURCE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. SUPPORT IS RECEIVED THROUGH FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS. OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE CONSIDERED IS THE PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE 1988 AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FROM 100 TO 1,000 TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY EACH SEMESTER. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS STATES THAT AN APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENT, DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AS HAVING LEADERSHIP TRAITS, AND PERFORM SERVICES FOR BUTLER UNIVERSITY OR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ONLY SIGMA CHI MEMBERS, BUT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLIC INTEREST TO PROMOTE AND HELP FUND THE EDUCATION A BUTLER UNIVERSITY. DUE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAVING PUBLIC SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 10%, THE FUND ATTRACTS NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. UNDER THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FUND MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS AN ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. PART II, LINE 17A THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL PERTINENT PACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTD ORGANIZATION, THE FUND MUST MEET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THIS TEST IS COMPRISED OF THREE COMPONENTS: THE FIRST, IS TO DETERMINE IF THE FUND HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT OF AT LEAST 10% OVER THE MOST RECENT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE TOTAL SUPPORT RECEIVED WAS 127,409. PUBLIC SUPPORT OF 13,845 IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TOTAL SUPPORT FIGURE AND COMPRISES 10.87% AS PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SECOND COMPONENT THE FUND MUST MEET IS THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AS DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ATTRACTS SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND THEIR FRATERNITY MEMBERS. THIS WEBSITE INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING CONTACT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE FUND AND THE TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF DONATIONS. THE FUND THEN ATTRACTS NEW SUPPORT THROUGH ITS CURRENT FRATERNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LAST COMPONENT INCLUDES SEVERAL FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FUND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. INCLUDED IN THESE FACTORS IS THE SOURCE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. SUPPORT IS RECEIVED THROUGH FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS. OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE CONSIDERED IS THE PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE 1988 AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FROM 100 TO 1,000 TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY EACH SEMESTER. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS STATES THAT AN APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENT, DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AS HAVING LEADERSHIP TRAITS, AND PERFORM SERVICES FOR BUTLER UNIVERSITY OR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ONLY SIGMA CHI MEMBERS, BUT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLIC INTEREST TO PROMOTE AND HELP FUND THE EDUCATION A BUTLER UNIVERSITY. DUE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAVING PUBLIC SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 10%, THE FUND ATTRACTS NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. UNDER THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FUND MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS AN ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. PART II, LINE 17B THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL PERTINENT PACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTD ORGANIZATION, THE FUND MUST MEET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THIS TEST IS COMPRISED OF THREE COMPONENTS: THE FIRST, IS TO DETERMINE IF THE FUND HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT OF AT LEAST 10% OVER THE MOST RECENT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE TOTAL SUPPORT RECEIVED WAS 146,502. PUBLIC SUPPORT OF 17,735 IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TOTAL SUPPORT FIGURE AND COMPRISES 12.11% AS PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SECOND COMPONENT THE FUND MUST MEET IS THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AS DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ATTRACTS SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND THEIR FRATERNITY MEMBERS. THIS WEBSITE INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING CONTACT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE FUND AND THE TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF DONATIONS. THE FUND THEN ATTRACTS NEW SUPPORT THROUGH ITS CURRENT FRATERNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LAST COMPONENT INCLUDES SEVERAL FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FUND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. INCLUDED IN THESE FACTORS IS THE SOURCE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. SUPPORT IS RECEIVED THROUGH FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS. OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE CONSIDERED IS THE PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SIGMA CHI SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE 1988 AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FROM 150 TO 1,000 TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY EACH SEMESTER. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS STATES THAT AN APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENT, DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AS HAVING LEADERSHIP TRAITS, AND PERFORM SERVICES FOR BUTLER UNIVERSITY OR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ONLY SIGMA CHI MEMBERS, BUT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLIC INTEREST TO PROMOTE AND HELP FUND THE EDUCATION A BUTLER UNIVERSITY. DUE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAVING PUBLIC SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 10%, THE FUND ATTRACTS NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. UNDER THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FUND MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS AN ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. true SCHOLARSHIPS 56 26000 FMV FORM 990 PART III, LINE 28 - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS- GRANTS: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO BUTLER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE SEMESTER PRECEDING THAT OF THE ANTICIPATED GRANT. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THESE APPLICATIONS ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. NUMBER OF GRANTS EACH: SPRING SEMESTER 2025 = 16 @ 1,000 FALL SEMESTER 2025 = 15 @ 400; 15 @ 200; 10 @ 100 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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